§ 9-328. Massage practitioner or therapist—General conditions

All massage practitioners or therapists shall comply with the following provisions and any other regulations specified by the terms of this article:

(a) Except to the extent required, in writing, by a state-licensed medical practitioner, no massage practitioner or therapist shall massage or allow an employee to massage the genitals, buttocks, gluteal fold, or anal area of any patron or the breasts of any female patron. Nor shall any massage practitioner or therapist, or employee solicit or allow a patron to touch or massage in any manner the genitals, buttocks, gluteal fold, or anal area of a massage practitioner or therapist, or employee, or the breasts of any female massage practitioner or therapist, or employee. A massage shall not be given and no patron shall be in the presence of a massage practitioner or therapist, owner, manager or other employee of a massage establishment unless the patron's genitals, buttocks, gluteal fold, or anal area, and, if a female patron, the female patron's breasts, are fully covered by a non-transparent covering.

(b) Table showers are prohibited.

(c) The massage practitioner or therapist shall wear a photo identification badge prepared and issued by the city at all times when present in the massage establishment. Such identification shall be provided to the chief of police or to the director upon demand. The identification badge shall be worn on outer clothing with the photo side facing out. If a massage practitioner or therapist changes his/her business address, he/she shall, prior to such change, obtain from the chief of police a new photo identification badge and advise the police department, in writing, of the new business address.

(d) Massage practitioners and therapists shall not perform any massage at any location other than the location specified on the city registration certificate and photo identification badge.

(e) While on duty, the massage practitioners or therapists shall not use any name or designation or conduct business under any other name or designation than the name specified on his or her registration certificate and photo identification badge.

(f) Massage practitioners or therapists, at all times while on the business premises, shall wear clean, nontransparent outer garments solidly covering the shoulders to four (4) inches or less above the knees to the base of the neck, excluding the arms. Skirts, mini-skirts and dresses are not allowed to be worn at any time while on the business premises, only trousers, pants or shorts may be worn while on duty. Further, under no circumstances shall these garments permit the genitals, pubic area, abdomen, back, buttocks, breast or chest to be exposed.

(g) A massage practitioner or therapist shall consent to, and shall not prevent, delay or interfere with, an inspection of the massage establishment, including massage rooms by the city's development services department, fire department, police department and the County of Orange Health Department for the purpose of determining that the provisions of this article or other applicable laws or regulations are met.

((Ord. No. 11-7, § 1, 7-19-11 )