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37 38 Added Section 309.01 Purpose and Findings to better articulate the rationale and need for the 39 licensing of massage therapy establishments and massage therapists 40 Made adjustments to Section 309.02 including adding a definition of accredited institutions 41 Sections 309.03 (Licenses Required, Exceptions), 309.04 (Granting, Denying, Suspending or 42 Revoking Massage Therapy Establishment Licenses), and 309.05 (Granting, Denying, 43 Suspending or Revoking Massage Therapist Licenses), were reorganized for clarity. 44 New language was added inSection 309.03 (B), to list exceptions for when a Massage Therapy 45 Establishment License or a Massage Therapist License is not required 46 New language was added in Section 309.04 (G) that states the owner/operator of the massage 47 therapy establishment does not need to be licensed as a massage therapist if they do not practice 48 or administer massage to the public 49 Section 309.04 (H) was amended to change the total amount of Massage Therapy Establishment 50 Licenses that are allowed in the city from 24 to 10 and the effective date for when the new cap 51 begins as May 1, 2023. It is felt that having 10 massage therapy establishments will allow for 52 better oversight of those businesses by licensing staff and the Police Department. It is expected 53 to take some time before the total number of massage therapy establishments reaches 10 as the 54 currentestablishments will be allowed to remain in business and renew as long as they meet the 55 provisions of Chapter 309 56 New languagewas added to Section 309.04(I) to state that failure of an establishment to renew 57 their license is considered a new application and is subject to the cap of total licenses 58 New language was added to Section 309.05 (A) to require applicants for massage therapist 59 licenses to apply in person at city hall with proof of identity on a government issued document, 60 provide proof of graduation from an accredited institution as defined in the chapter, clarifies that 61 course work of a minimum of 600 hours must be completed from one institution in required 62 subject areas 63 New language was added to Section 309.05 (D) regarding conditionsfor denial of a massage 64 therapist license including unlawful conduct and violations of law relating to the practice of 65 massage therapy regardless of whether such conduct resulted in criminal conviction. 66 New language was added to 309.06 (Restrictions and Regulations for Massage Therapy 67 Establishments and Massage Therapist Licenses) in several areas that are as follows: 68 o Requirementof a color photo to be displayed with the therapist license at the massage 69 therapy establishment 70 o Establishing the right of the City to enter and inspect the licensed premise during open 71 business hours 72 o Requiring the business to only provide services as posted in the business 73 o Requiring the business to be staffed during posted business hours 74 o Prohibiting the massage of certain body parts 75 o Requiring the city to be notified if the licensed premises is enlarged, altered, or extended 76 o Requiring the massage therapistto work for or own a massage therapy establishment 77 licensed by the city 78 o Prohibits the employment of unlicensed massage therapist by establishments 79 o Requires proof of local residency (Minnesota or Wisconsin) for the massage therapist 80 establishment managing partner or managerand for massage therapists 81 New language was added to Section 309.06 (D) regarding the transfer of an existing Massage 82 Therapy Establishment License. A Massage Therapy Establishment License may be transferred 83 to another person provided they meet the requirements to obtain alicense, orbe transferred to 84 another location provided the license holder files an application and the location meets the Page 2 of 4