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<br />Division K, Massage
<br />Added by Town Ord. No, 112,9-16-47; Town Ord. No. 137, 12-7-48; Town Ord. No. 148,8-15-50;
<br />Repealed and new Division added by Town Ord. No, 171, 12-4-51
<br />Recodified by Ord. No. 95-13, 8-7-95
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<br />SEC. 14.259, PURPOSE,
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<br />The purpose of this Division of the City Code is to prohibit massage businesses and services to the public
<br />except those licensed as therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists pursuant to this Division. The licensing
<br />regulations prescribed herein are necessary in order to prevent criminal activity and to protect the health and
<br />welfare of the community. The purpose of this Division is not to impose restrictions or limitations on the freedom
<br />of protected speech or expression.
<br />(Code, 195& S 150.21; Ord. No. 75-3, 1-13-75, renumbered to S 150,19; Ord, No, 90-13, 3-26-90; Recodified by
<br />Ord, No. 95-13, 8-7-95)
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<br />SEC, 14.260, FINDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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<br />. The City Council of the City of Bloomington makes the following findings regarding the need to license
<br />therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists and to prohibit all other types of massage businesses and
<br />services to the public:
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<br />(a) Persons who have bona fide and standardized training in therapeutic massage, health, and hygiene can
<br />provide a legitimate and necessary service to the general public.
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<br />(b) Health and sanitation regulations governing therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists can
<br />minimize the risk of the spread of communicable diseases and can promote overall health and sanitation,
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<br />(c) License qualifications for the restrictions on therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists can
<br />minimize the risk that such businesses and persons will facilitate prostitution and other criminal activity in the .
<br />community.
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<br />(d) Massage services provided by persons with no specialized and standardized training in massage can
<br />endanger citizens by facilitating the spread of communicable diseases, by exposing citizens to unhealthy and
<br />unsanitary conditions, and by increasing the risk of personal injury.
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<br />(e) Massage businesses which employ persons with no specialized and standardized training can tax City
<br />law-enforcement services, because such businesses are more likely to be operated as fronts for prostitution and
<br />other criminal activity than operations Elstablished by persons with standardized training,
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<br />(f) The training of professional massage therapists at accredited institutions is an important means of
<br />ensuring the fullest measure of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare.
<br />(Code, 1958 S 150.22; Ord. No. 75-3, 1-13-75, renumbered to S 150.20; Recodified by Ord, No. 95-13, 8-7-95;
<br />Ord, No. 99-23, 9-7-99)
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<br />SEC. 14.261. DEFINITIONS,
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<br />The following words and terms when used in this Division shall have the following meanings unless the
<br />context clearly indicates otherwise:
<br />Accredited Institution - an educational institution holding accredited status from the North Central Association
<br />of Colleges and Schools (NCAl or another regional accrediting agency approved by the United States
<br />Department of Education,
<br />Accredited PrO(Jram - a professional massage program accredited by the International Massage and Somatic
<br />Therapies Accr~d.itation Council (IMSTAC), the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA), or a
<br />comparabie national or regional organization that evaluates program compliance with quality and competency. .
<br />standards through a process of periodic review and self-study.' '
<br />~ _ the absence of dirt, grease, rubbish, garbage, and other offensive, unsightly, or extraneous matter,
<br />Good repair _ free of corrosion, breaks, cracks, chips, pitting, excessive wear and tear, leaks, obstructions,
<br />and similar defects so as to constitute a good al]d sound condition.
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