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6A.A. - Page 2 STATE LAW Can Do Can't Do Local police may verify information and get history Local agency cannot require state certified of state certificate holder from CMTC. massage worker or business to obtain license, permit or other city authorization to practice massage. Local agency may adopt reasonable health & Local agency cannot enact ordinances, regulations, safety requirements — cleanliness of massage rules, requirements, restrictions, land use rooms, towels & linens, reasonable attire and regulations, moratoria, conditional use permits, or personal hygiene for persons providing massage zoning requirements that are different than those services as long as does not impose additional requirements that are uniformly applied to all other qualifications such as medical examinations, individuals and businesses providing professional background checks, or other criteria. services. Local agency may require file copies or other Local agency cannot enact or enforce existing local evidence of state certificate & must have on building code or physical facility requirements that premises for review. do not uniformly apply to other professional or personal services business. Local agency may require a business license to Local agency cannot charge a business license fee operate a massage establishment and require an that is different than the fee uniformly applied to all applicant to provide relevant information, make other individuals and businesses providing reasonable investigation into the information professional services. provided, and deny or restrict a license if the applicant has provided materially false information. Local agency may require owner or operator to be Local agency cannot require unlocked doors when responsible for the conduct of all employees or there is no staff available to ensure security for independent contractors working on the premises clients and massage staff who are behind closed of the business, and revoke, suspend for violations doors or require windows that provide a view into on premises. massage rooms that interfere with the privacy of clients of the massage business. Local agency may conduct reasonable inspections. Local agency may require an owner or operator to notify the city of any change to name, management or conveyance of business to another person. Can require background check on owner who owns 5% or more of business and who is not state certified. An informal survey shows that the City has both City - permitted massage workers and state - certified massage workers employed in these establishments: 59 are state certified, 2 have city and state permits, and 16 workers are city permitted only. Currently, the Redwood City Police Department reports that it has not experienced significant enforcement problems associated with massage establishments located in the jurisdiction of Redwood City, although there have been problems with such businesses in the County's jurisdiction. The Police Department's permitting and