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License Required. Section 2202.030 of the Little Canada City Code refers to licensing requirements for massage therapy. No person, partnership, or corporation may engage in a business, which has massage therapy as a principal use, without being licensed as provided in this Chapter. The following are licensing requirements for massage therapy as a principal use: 1. The City will set a maximum number of three licenses for massage therapy as a principal use within the City of Little Canada. The City has an available license for this proposed use. 2. A license for massage therapy as a principal use shall be reviewed annually. No license approved by the City grants the licensee a property right or entitlement to a license. The City Council may refuse to issue, refuse to renew, or may suspend or revoke a license for any reason, and the City will not incur liability for any damages including, but not limited to, direct, consequential, or incidental damages, deprivation of property, loss of income, loss of profits, or loss of livelihood. 3. No person shall provide massage therapy as a principal use without being licensed individually as provided in Section 2202.040 of the Little Canada City Code. All persons licensed for massage therapy as a principal use shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 2202.050. Other General Licensing Requirements for massage therapy uses include the following: No more than three (3) massage therapist individual licenses will be issued to any business establishment. The applicant has not indicated the number of massage therapists would be employed with the business. As noted, the limit is a maximum of three by ordinance. Licenses may be denied or rescinded if the premises of the establishments do not meet the requirements of the City Council, and of the building, safety and sanitation regulations of the City of Little Canada, and State of Minnesota. Licenses may be denied or rescinded if there is any fraud or deception involved in the license application. Licenses may be denied or rescinded if the applicant, licensee or employee of the same fail to comply with, or have a history of violations of the laws or ordinances which apply to health, safety, or moral turpitude. The City Council may attach such reasonable conditions to the license as it, in its sole discretion, deems to be appropriate. The City may run criminal history checks on any applicant for a license pursuant to this chapter. A license for massage therapy shall be reviewed annually. No license approved by the City grants the licensee a property right or entitlement to a license. The