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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE PERTAINING TO MASSAGE THERAPISTS, ESTABLISHMENTS AND LICENSES.
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CITY PROPOSAL:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Section 5-32 of the Duluth City Code be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5-32. Definitions.
(a) Accredited institution means an educational institution holding accredited status approved by the United States Department of Education or Minnesota Office of Higher Education.
(b) Accredited program means a professional massage program or educational institution accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA).
(ca) Massage. As used in this Article, the term means scientific manipulation of the soft tissue of the body of one person, with the hands or feet of another person or with or without the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or other device with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniment, antiseptic, oil, powder, cream, lotion, liniment, or other similar preparations, for the purpose of relaxation or therapy, but excluding The practice of massage is declared to be distinct from the practice of medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, nursing, physical therapy, or podiatry by persons duly licensed or registered in this state to practice such, and does not include athletic directors and trainers employed by a school or bona fide athletic team, beauty culturists, barbers or by practitioners of traditional healing or martial arts.,
(db) Massage establishment. The term means any business establishment having a fixed place of business where any person engages in, or permits another person to be engaged in, the massage of clients, including but not limited to health clubs, beauty salons, saunas and steam baths that offer massage therapy., but excluding residential premises where massage therapy is practiced as a home occupation under the terms of Chapter 50 of this Code and further excluding the pr...
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