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ORDINANCE REPEALING ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE DULUTH CITY CODE, ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE I, AND NAMING CHAPTER 14 "COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE PRACTICES."
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BY COUNCILOR ANDERSON:
The city of Duluth does ordain:
Section 1. That Article VI of Chapter 5 of the Duluth City Code be repealed.
Section 2. That a new Chapter 14, Article I, be adopted to read as follows:
Chapter 14
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES
Article I. Massage Establishments.
Sec. 14.1. 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).
(c) 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 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.
(d) 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 premises of medical profe...
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