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ATTY/ORD.412/MASSAGE ORDINANCE <br />REV: 09-23-15 PT <br />Page 6 of 20 <br />V. “Reception and waiting area” means an area immediately inside the front <br />door of the Massage business dedicated to the reception and waiting of patrons of the <br />massage business and visitors, and which is not a massage therapy room or otherwise <br />used for the provision of massage therapy services. <br />W. “Registration” means the registration required by this Chapter to operate a <br />massage business. <br />X. “School of massage” means any school or institution of learning that is <br />recognized as an approved school pursuant to Business and Professions Code Division <br />2, Chapter 10.5, as currently drafted or as may be amended. <br /> Y. “Sole proprietorship” means and includes any legal form of business <br />organization where the business owner (sometimes referred to as the “sole proprietor”) is <br />the only person employed by that business to provide Massage services. <br />Z. “Solicit” means to request, ask, demand or otherwise arrange for the <br />provision of services. <br />Sec. 18A.3. CAMTC CERTIFICATION AND MASSAGE BUSINESS REGISTRATION <br />REQUIRED: <br />A. Individuals. It shall be unlawful for any individual to practice massage <br />therapy for compensation as a sole proprietorship or employee of a massage business or <br />in any other capacity within the City of Redwood City unless that individual is a Certified <br />Massage Practitioner. <br />B. Businesses. It shall be unlawful for any business to provide Massage for <br />compensation within the City of Redwood City unless all individuals employed by the <br />massage business to perform Massage, whether as an employee, independent <br />contractor, or sole proprietorship, are Certified Massage Practitioners and said business <br />has obtained a valid Massage Registration Certificate as provided in this Chapter. <br />Sec. 18A.4. MASSAGE BUSINESS REGISTRATION: <br />A. Application. The registration application for a Massage Registration <br />Certificate shall include all of the following: <br />1. Legal name of the massage business. <br />6.4.A. - Page 10