§ 9.12.210. Out call massage businesses.

A.

Permit. No person shall perform out call massage in the county without an out call massage business permit as required by this chapter.

B.

Recordkeeping. Any person performing out call massage services shall maintain written records, at the massage therapist's principal place of business, of all out call massage services performed. These records shall be retained for at least two years beyond the date services were provided. Record shall be made of each appointment at which massage services were provided and shall include:

1.

Date and time;

2.

Patron's full name and address;

3.

Address where services were provided; and

4.

Name of the massage therapist providing services.

C.

Inspection of Records. These records shall be open to inspection upon request only by officials charged with enforcement of this chapter or emergency medical personnel. Information within these records shall only be used to ensure compliance with this chapter, or any other applicable state or federal laws, or as necessary in providing emergency medical treatment, and shall remain confidential.

D.

No Out Call Services on Premises Owned by Therapist. Out call massage services shall not be provided at any location owned, leased, rented or under the control of the massage therapist, including residential dwellings and business offices, unless that location is licensed as a massage establishment or is otherwise exempted as provided in this chapter.

E.

Advertising. No services shall be offered in signs, posters, flyers, newspapers or other printed advertisements, or in verbal or recorded announcements or messages, other than those lawfully permitted. Photographs, drawings, written or verbal statements used in any advertising shall not explicitly or implicitly communicate that services offered are for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification.

F.

Compliance with SB 577. Massage therapists shall comply with the requirements of Business and Professions Code Sections 2053.5 and 2053.6 pertaining to disclosure and acknowledgment that massage services are not being provided by a licensed physician, are not licensed services by the State, the qualifications of the person providing the massage services, and those other matters as set forth in the statutes.

(Ord. No. 686, § 1, 9-5-17).