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ATTY/ORD.412/MASSAGE ORDINANCE <br />REV: 09-23-15 PT <br />Page 5 of 20 <br />to, showers, baths, wet and dry heat rooms, pools and hot tubs – shall be deemed a <br />massage business under this chapter. The term “massage business” includes a Certified <br />Massage Practitioner who is the sole owner, operator and employee of a massage <br />business operating as a sole proprietorship. <br />O. “Massage Registration Certificate” means a registration certificate issued <br />by the Redwood City Chief of Police upon submission of satisfactory evidence that a <br />massage business employs or uses only certified massage practitioners pursuant to this <br />Chapter. <br />P. “Operator” or “massage business operator” means any and all owners of a <br />massage business. <br />Q. “Outcall massage” means the engaging in or carrying on of massage <br />therapy for compensation in a location other than the business operations address set <br />forth in the massage business’s Massage Registration Certificate. <br />R. “Owner” or “massage business owner” means any of the following persons: <br />1. Any person who is a general partner of a general or limited partnership <br />that owns a massage business; <br />2. Any person who has a five percent (5%) or greater ownership interest in <br />a corporation that owns a massage business; <br /> 3. Any person who is a member of a limited liability company that owns a <br />massage business; or <br /> 4. Any person who has a five percent (5%) or greater ownership interest in <br />any other type of business association that owns a massage business. <br /> S. “Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, <br />joint venture, limited liability company, or combination of individuals. <br />T. “Practitioner” or “Massage Practitioner” shall be used interchangeably and <br />mean any person who administers Massage to another person, for any form of <br />consideration (whether for the Massage, as part of other services or a product, or <br />otherwise). <br />U. “Police Chief” means the Police Chief of the City of Redwood City or his or <br />her authorized representatives or designees. <br />6.4.A. - Page 9