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MASSAGE CERTIFICATE REQUIRED No person shall perform massage services within the City without a massage certificate as provided in this Ordinance. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION FOR MASSAGE CERTIFICATE An application for a massage certificate shall be made only on forms provided by the City. The application shall contain the following information together with any other information the City may require: A. Evidence of the applicant's educational qualifications, including originals or certified copies of degrees, diplomas or certificates, if any, including proof of receiving at least 100 hours of certified therapeutic massage training recognized and accepted by a state or national professional therapeutic massage organization. B. Evidence of applicant's practical qualifications to practice massage. C. The names and addresses of two (2) persons, who may be referred to as to the applicant's character. D. Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime or offense other than a traffic offense and if so, information as to the time, place and nature of such crime or offense. E. Evidence in the form of a current certificate from a licensed physician practicing in Minnesota indicating (i) that within the past thirty (30) days the physician has examined the applicant, and (ii) that such examination was for the purpose of determining whether the applicant had any communicable disease and (iii) that as a result of such examination he believes that applicant is not suffering from any communicable disease which would disqualifY tbe applicant from engaging in the practice of massage. CERTIFICATE FEE, CERTIFICATE INVESTIGATION AND CERTIFICATE YEAR The investigation fee shall be determined by City Council on an annual basis through a fee schedule resolution along with the annual certificate fee. The certificate year shall be the calendar year and a certificate shall be valid for the remainder of the calendar year in which it is issued. The certificate fee and fee for investigation for the certificate shall be paid when the application is filed. In the event that the application is denied or that the certificate, once issued, is revoked, cancelled or surrendered, no part of the annual certificate fee and investigation fee for the issuance of a certificate shall be returned to the applicant unless by express action of the City Council. A separate certificate shall be obtained each year. The certificate holder shall display the certificate in a prominent place in the licensed premises at all times. A certificate permitting the holder thereof to practice massage is nontransferable. INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION Certificate Applications shall be reviewed by the Police Department, which shall furnish written recommendations to the City Clerk. Thereafter certificates shall be granted or denied by the City Council subject to the provisions of this ordinance. The applicant may appeal to the City Council. Page 5 of12