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1. The term "massage therapy" means the rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping or rolling of <br />the body with the hands or other parts of the body for the exclusive purposes of relaxation, physical <br />fitness, or beautification and for no other purpose. <br />The practice of massage therapy is hereby declared to be distinct from the licensed practice of <br />medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy, podiatry, and nursing, as well as wellness programs <br />sponsored by the management of senior housing complexes and the professions of athletic coaching and <br />training. Persons engaged in those professions are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance. <br /> <br />2. The term "massage therapist" means a person who practices massage therapy. <br /> <br />3. "Massage Therapy Establishment" shall mean any room or rooms wherein a person may <br />receive a massage from a "massage therapist" for a fee. <br /> <br />4. “Complementary and alternative health care practices” shall mean touch-based practices <br />in which physical contact is intentionally provided to a client for therapeutic, relaxation, comfort, or <br />general wellness purposes, including but not limited to those described in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter <br />146A, whether or not the practitioner represents the service as improving health or well-being. Examples <br />include healing touch, reiki, energy work, relaxation techniques, and other non-invasive practices <br />intended to promote general wellness or stress reduction. The term applies only to practices in which <br />physical contact is a purposeful and integral component of the service. Incidental or minimal contact that <br />occurs solely for positioning, guiding, or placing objects does not constitute a complementary or <br />alternative health care practice. All such practices shall be non-sexual in nature and conducted in a <br />professional setting consistent with legitimate therapeutic objectives. The term does not include activities <br />otherwise regulated as medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, or massage therapy under other <br />applicable provisions of this Code or State Statute. <br /> <br />5. “Complementary and alternative health care practitioner” means a person who practices <br />complementary and alternative health care practices. <br /> <br />6. “Complementary and alternative health care establishment” shall mean any room or <br />rooms wherein a person may receive services from a " Complementary and alternative health care <br />practitioner " for a fee. <br /> <br /> <br />2203.020. LICENSE FOR MASSAGE THERAPY OR COMPLEMENTARY AND <br />ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE PRACTICES AS A PRINCIPAL USE. <br /> <br /> 1. No person, partnership, or corporation shall engage in a business, which has massage <br />therapy or any complementary and alternative health care practice as a principal use, without being <br />licensed as provided in this Chapter. <br /> <br /> 2. The initial application for a license by a business shall be made by completing an <br />application form provided by and containing such information as required by the City and by paying a <br />one-time non-refundable initial application fee as established by City Council resolution. <br /> <br /> 3. If the application for a license under this Chapter is granted, the fee above shall be the <br />first year’s license fee. Thereafter, the license fee shall be as established by City Council resolution. A <br />separate license shall be obtained for each place of business.