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~1 ')n~,::J ;' (~J I '-i!J,f f) II" II i,' ,. ,- LICENSES AND PERMITS .;., '" I. U. VL . 1St- cX A/! :/1/ 6 JZ) /LI Division K. Massage Y; / Z C?}~.:; Added by Town Ord. No. 112,9-16-47; Town Ord. No. 137, 12-7-48; Town Ord. No. 148,8-15-50; Repealed and new Division added by Town Ord. No. 171,12-4-51 .- Recodified by Ord. No. 95-13, 8-7-95 _ I~ SEC. 14.259. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Division of the City Code is to prohibit massage businesses and services to the public except those licensed as therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists pursuant to this Division. The licensing regulations prescribed herein are necessary in order to prevent criminal activity and to protect the health and welfare of the community. The purpose of this Division is not to impose restrictions or limitations on the freedom of protected speech or expression. (Code, 1958 S 150.21; Ord. No. 75-3, 1-13-75, renumbered to S 150.19; Ord. No. 90-13, 3-26-90; Recodified by Ord. No. 95-13, 8-7-95) SEC. 14.260. FINDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. . The City Council of the City of Bloomington makes the following findings regarding the need to license therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists and to prohibit all other types of massage businesses and services to the public: (a) Persons who have bona fide and standardized training in therapeutic massage, health, and hygiene can provide a legitimate and necessary service to the general public. (b) Health and sanitation regulations goveming therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists can minimize the risk of the spread of communicable diseases and can promote overall health and sanitation. (c) license qualifications for the restrictions on therapeutic massage enterprises and therapists can minimize the risk that such businesses and persons will facilitate prostitution and other criminal activity in the . community. ' (d) Massage services provided by persons with no specialized and standardized training in massage can endanger citizens by facilitating the spread of communicable diseases, by exposing citizens to unhealthy and unsanitary conditions, and by increasing the risk of personal injUry. (e) Massage businesses which employ persons with no specialized and standardized training can tax City law-enforcement services, because such businesses are more likely to be operated as fronts for prostitution and other criminal activity than operations established by persons with standardized training. (f) The training of professional massage therapists at accredited institutions is an important means of ensuring the fullest measure of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare. (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; Ord. No. 99-23. 9-7-99) SEC. 14.261. DEFINITIONS. I I I I I I L The following words and terms when used in this Division shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Accredited Institution - an educational institution holding accredited status from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) or another regional accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education. Accredited Prooram - a professional massage program accredited by the International Massage and Somatic Therapies Accr~dltation Council (IMSTAC), the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA), or a comparable national or regional organization that evaluates program compliance with qualily and competency. . standards through a process of periodic review and self-study.' . Clean _ the absence of dirt, grease, rubbish, garbage, and other offensive, unsightly, or extraneous matter. Good reoair - free of corrosion, breaks, cracks, chips, pitting, excessive wear and tear, leaks, obstructions, and similar defects so as to constitute a good an.d sound condition. 14-98