HomeMy WebLinkAbout1529 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1 529
AN ORDINANCE LICENSING PUBLIC MASSAGE PARLORS
AND PUBLIC BATHHOUSES WITHIN THE CITY AND THEIR
EMPLOYEES; DEFINING OFFENSES AND FIXING PENAL -
TIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. LICENSE REQUIRED - PUBLIC MASSAGE PARLOR - PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
No person shall conduct, operate, or maintain a public massage parlor or a
public bathhouse without first obtaining a license therefor as hereinafter
provided.
Section 2. LICENSE REQUIRED - MASSEUR - MASSEUSE - ATTENDANT
No person shall act as a masseur or masseuse or as a public massage parlor
attendant or as a public bathhouse attendant without first obtaining a license
as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. 1 DEFINITION: MASSAGE
The method, art or science of treating the human body for hygienic, remedial,
or relaxational purposes by rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping, rolling, or
manipulating the human body of another with the hands, or by any other agency
or instrumentality., The term "massage" as used herein includes the use, in
connection with massage treatment, of such appliances, equipment, and aids
as heat lamps, electric cabinets designed to produce heat, steam baths given
by cabinet or any other method, mineral baths either as complete or partial
baths, baths by tub or shower or otherwise, baths administered hot or cold,
using water, natural mineral water, a formula, or other liquid, and including
colonic irrigation.
Manipulation of the human body in the course of the practice of medicine,
surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, chiropady, naturopathy, dentistry, nursing,
physical therapy, optometry, or any other of the healing arts by persons
licensed by the State of Washington to practice such healing arts is not in-
cluded in the term massage as used herein.
Section 3.2 DEFINITION: PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or
organization of any kind.
Section 3.3 DEFINITION: PUBLIC MASSAGE PARLOR
Any place within the City of Pasco where massages are given or furnished
for, or in expectation of, any fee, compensation, or monetary consideration.
Section 3.4 DEFINITION: PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
Any place within the City of Pasco where baths or facilities for baths of any
kind whatever are given or furnished for, or in expectation of, any fee, com-
pensation, or monetary consideration including, but not limited to: Finnish
baths, Russian baths, sauna baths, Swedish baths, Turkish baths, baths by
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hot air, steam, vapor, water or electric cabinet; PROVIDED, that "public
bathhouse" for the purpose of this ordinance, does not include such baths
or facilities for baths where no attendant or other person administers, or
holds himself out as administering, massage treatment as herein defined,
either by physical manipulation of the body or by the use of equipment.
Section 3.5 DEFINITION: MASSEUR, MASSEUSE
A male person, or a female person, respectively, who practices massage,
or holds himself or herself out as practicing massage, for, or in expecta-
tion of, any fee, compensation, or monetary consideration.
Section 3.6 DEFINITION: PUBLIC MASSAGE PARLOR ATTENDANT
Any person who administers to, or performs services to, patrons of a public
massage parlor or who supervises the work of a masseur or masseuse or other
person administering to, or performing services tos,uch patrons.
Section 3.7 DEFINITION: PUBLIC BATHHOUSE ATTENDANT
Any person who administers to, or performs services to, patrons of a public
bathhouse or who supervises the work of such a person. The term does not
include a person who performs only custodial or janitorial work.
Section 3.8 DEFINITION: LICENSE
A certificate issued by the City of Pasco authorizing a holder thereof to:
(1) act as a masseur; or
(2) act as a masseuse; or
(3) act as a public massage parlor attendant; or
(4) act as a public bathhouse attendant; or
(5) operate a public bathhouse; or
(6) operate a public massage parlor
Section 4. EXEMPTIONS
When no fee, compensation, or any other monetary consideration(axcept for
payment of dues to a bona -fide social or athletic club for which the primary
purpose is other than the services described herein) is paid, directly or
indirectly, the provisions of this ordinance do not apply to:
(1) Persons giving massage treatments or baths in a pri-
vate residence or a private social or athletic club not open
to the public generally;
(2) Athletic coaches or trainers affiliated with public or
private educational institutions or athletic organizations;
(3) Students enrolled in schools of massage performibg
such practices of massage as are incidental to their
course of study.
The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to massage treatments given
in any hospital, duly licensed nursing or convalescent home, or by physical
therapists duly licensed, who treat patients only upon written prescription of
a licensed doctor of medicine, or by any other person licensed by the State of
Washington to treat the sick, injured, or infirm, or by any nurse under the
direction of a person so licensed.
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Licensed beauty operators and barbers who perform only such acts of massage
as are customarily given in beauty salons and barber shops for purposes of
beautification only are also exempt from the provisions of this ordinance.
Section S. FEES
The fee for a public massage parlor license is hereby fixed at fifty dollars
($50.00) per annum, and the fee for a public bathhouse license is hereby
fixed at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per annum. An additional non-refundable
application fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall accompany each application for
such a license.
The fee for a license as a masseur, masseuse, public massage parlor attend-
ant, or a public bathhouse attendant is hereby fixed at ten dollars ($10.00) .
The City Clerk of the City of Pasco shall issue a student permit to any stu-
dent who is enrolled in a state licensed school of massage. Fee for student
permit shall be five dollars ($5.00) and shall be good for six (6) months from
date of issuance. Students shall not be allowed to charge for services rendered
until they have a Certificate of Graduation.
Section 6. APPLICATION FOR AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE - PUBLIC MASSAGE
PARLOR - PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
No license or renewal of license to conduct a public massage parlor or pub-
lic bathhouse shall be issued or renewed except upon written application
filed with the City Clerk upon forms furnished by the City of Pasco, which
shall be signed and sworn to by the person who intends to conduct, operate
and maintain a public massage parlor or bathhouse. Such applications shall
include the following:
(a) The true name, home address and telephone number
of the applicant.
(b) The business name, business address and telephone
number of the establishment or proposed establishment.
(c) Whether applicant is a sole proprietorship, partner-
ship or corporation; if a partnership, giving the names of
all persons sharing in the profits of said business; if a
corporation, giving the names of its officers, directors
and shareholders, giving title, residence address and tele-
phone number of each.
(d) If applicant is a sole proprietorship or a partnership,
stating whether the proprietor or the partners are of legal
age.
(e) Two 2" x 2" black and white photographs of the appli-
cant, or in the case of a firm, the party signing the appli-
cation, taken within six months of the date of the applica-
tion, showing only the full face of such applicants . The two
2" x 2" black and white photographs shall be provided at the
applicant's expense. The license, when issued, shall be
posted and displayed in a conspicuous place in the establish-
ment where such license is enjoyed, at all times, and such
license shall not be tampered with in any manner.
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( f ) Such applicants, or party signing the application,
shall also be required to submit to fingerprinting by the
Police Department, and such fingerprints shall be retained
in the application file, a copy of which will be forwarded
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division.
(g) Whether the applicant or anyone owning an interest in
the business or proposed business has ever been convicted
of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. If so,
stating the nature of the crime, the date of conviction, the
name and location of the convicting court, and the disposi-
tion thereof.
(h) All assumed names or aliases which have been or are
used by any person whose name appears on an application.
Section 7. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE - PUBLIC MASSAGE PARLOR -
PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
Upon the filing of an application for issuance or renewal of a public massage
parlor license or a public bathhouse license, the City Clerk shall ascertain
from the City's Building Inspector whether the operation of such establishment
at the business address shown on the application will be in compliance with
the City's zoning regulations; and the City Clerk shall promptly refer the ap-
plication to the Police Department with a request for an investigation of the
statements contained in said application and for a written report to be made
within 30 days by the Police Department containing the results of the investi-
gation and any other matters pertinent to the application. The City Clerk shall
also refer the application to the Benton -Franklin County Health District with a
request for an inspection of the premises, or proposed premises, to determine
their suitability and adequacy as to sanitary and physical conditions and to
submit a written report thereon.
If, from said reports and other information, it appears that the application
and the premises are fit and proper, that the statements contained in the ap-
plication are true; that the applicant or the owners of the applicant firm have
not been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude and that
the applicant has complied with all the requirements of this ordinance, the
City Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant; otherwise the license appli-
cation shall be denied.
Section 8. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES
The City Council reserves unto itself the power to suspend or revoke any
license issued under the provisions of this ordinance at any time where the
same was procured by fraud or false representation of facts; or for violation
of any of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of this ordinance by the
person holding such license or any of his servants, agents, or employees;
or the conviction of the person holding such license of a felony or any crime
involving moral turpitude, or the conviction of any of his servants , agents
or employees of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude committed on
the premises in which the licensed establishment is located; or in the event
that it is determined that the further operation of such establishment would be
detrimental to the public health or welfare of the citizens of the City of Pasco.
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Section 9. CONDITION OF PREMISES
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The premises and equipment of all public massage parlors and public bath-
houses shall be maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner.
Section 10. BUSINESS HOURS
No public massage parlor or public bathhouse shall conduct business after
the hours of 2: 00 o'clock A. M. , or prior to the hour of 8: 00 o'clock A. M.
Section 11. UNLAWFUL TO ADVERTISE WITHOUT LICENSE
It shall be unlawful to advertise the giving of massage treatments or public
baths by a person or in an establishment not licensed or otherwise qualified
pursuant to this Ordinance.
Section 12. APPLICATION FOR OR RENEWAL OF LICENSE - MASSEUR - MASSEUSE -
ATTENDANT
No license or renewal of license to act as a masseur or masseuse, or public
massage parlor attendant, or public bathhouse attendant, shall be issued or
renewed except upon written application filed with the City Clerk upon forms
furnished by the City of Pasco, which shall be signed and sworn to by the ap-
plicant. Such application shall include the following:
(a) The true name, home address, and telephone number
of the applicant.
(b) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a
felony or any crime involving moral turpitude. If so,
stating the nature of the crime, the date of conviction,
the name and location of the convicting court, and the
disposition thereof.
(c) All assumed names and aliases which have been or
are used by applicant.
(d) Two 2" x 2" black and white photographs of the ap-
plicant, taken within six months of the date of the appli-
cation, showing only the full face of such applicant. The
two 2" x 2" black and white photographs shall be provided
at the applicant's expense. The license, when issued,
shall be posted and displayed in a conspicuous place in the
establishment where such licensee is employed, at all times,
and such license shall not be tampered with in any manner.
(e) Such applicant shall also be required to submit to
fingerprinting by the Police Department, and such finger-
prints shall be retained in the application file, a copy of
which will be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, Identification Division.
(f) The applicant's previous occupation and previous em-
ployer.
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Section 13. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE - MASSEUR - MASSEUSE -
ATTENDANT
Upon the filing of an application for a license to act as a masseur, mas-
seuse, public massage parlor attendant, or public bathhouse attendant, the
City Clerk shall refer the same to the Police Department with the request to
investigate the statements contained in said application, and to furnish a
written report within 30 days containing the results of the investigation, and
any other matters pertinent to said application. The City Clerk shall refer
the application to Benton -Franklin County Health District, with a request to
examine the applicant physically to ascertain if said applicant is free from
contagious or infectious disease and to make a written report thereon.
If, from said reports and other information, it appears that the applicant is
fit and proper; that the applicant is free of infectious or contagious disease;
that the statements contained in the application are true; that the applicant
has not been convicted of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude and
that the applicant has complied with all the requirements of this ordinance,
the City Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant; otherwise the license
application shall be denied.
S ection 14. LICENSE SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW -
GROUNDS
The following shall be grounds for suspension, revocation, or refusal to
renew any license of a masseur, masseuse, public massage parlor attendant,
or public bathhouse attendant:
(1) Fraud or deception in connection with securing the license.
(2) Conviction of a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude.
(3) Habitual drunkeness or intemperance in the use of narcotics
or stimulants .
(4) Conduct inimical to the public health or welfare.
Section IS. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES
All licenses issued or renewed pursuant to this ordinance shall expire one
year from date of issuance unless revoked earlier.
Section 16. LIQUOR
Liquor (as that term is defined in the Washington State Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act) shall not be distributed or consumed on the premises of any pub-
lic massage parlor or public bathhouse.
Section 17. PENALTY
Any person convicted of a violation of this ordinance shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by
imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and im-
prisonment.
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Section 18. SEVERABILITY
If any section of this ordinance, or any portion of any section of this ordinance,
or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder
of the ordinance or the application of the provision to other persons and circum-
stances shall not be affected.
Section 19.
Not withstanding the provisions of Sections 1, 2 and 11 of this ordinance, any
public massage parlor or public bathhouse which is in operation within the City
of Pasco and duly registered in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance
No. 990, as amended, of the City of Pasco upon the date of enactment of this
ordinance, and any employee of such establishment on such date, and any
masseur, masseuse, public massage parlor attendant, or public bathhouse
attendant actually actively engaged in such occupation within the City of
Pasco on the date of enactment of this ordinance shall be permitted to continue
such operation, such employment, or such occupation for a period not to exceed
sixty (60) days from the effective date of this ordinance; PROVIDED, that ap-
plication for licensing of such establishment, employee, or person, in accord-
ance with the provisions of this ordinance, is filed with the City Clerk no later
than ten (10) days after the effective date of this ordinance, and PROVIDED
FURTHER, that during said sixty (60) day period the provisions of Sections 8,
14 and 16 shall be applicable to such establishments.
Section 2 0.
The license required under this ordinance shall be exclusive and no other city
license shall be required.
Section 21.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage and publica-
tion as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council this 2 day of
signed in authentication of its passage this _
May
2 day of
May
1972, and
1972.
D. Wayne Ca pbell, City At orney
Date of Publication:
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