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Licensee: The holder of a license to operate a therapeutic massage business or work as a massage therapist. Massage Therapist: A person who practices or administers therapeutic massage services. Premises: The physical location(s) identified by the applicant where therapeutic massage services are to be administered, excluding hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes, nursing homes, boarding homes, or other institutions for the hospitalization or care of human beings, duly licensed under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 144.50 through 144.69, and also excluding locations where therapeutic massages services are only sporadically administered, such as the homes of therapeutic massage clients. The home of a massage therapist where therapeutic massage services are regularly administered constitutes a licensed premises. Therapeutic Massage Business: Operation of a business that employs and/or contracts with massage therapists to administer therapeutic massage services for a fee, including self- employed massage therapists, and other than a hospital, sanatorium, rest home, nursing home, boarding home, or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, duly licensed under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 144.50 through 144.69, whether or not the therapeutic massage services are rendered at the licensed premises. This does not include massage therapists working under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner. Therapeutic Massage Services: The rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping, or rolling of the body of another with the hands or objects for the exclusive purpose of physical fitness, relaxation, or beautification, and for no other purpose, including specified sexual activities defined in section 614.02 of this title. 616.03 LICENSE REQUIRED. Except as provided for by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.709, no individual shall practice, administer or provide therapeutic massage services to the public, and no corporation, partnership, other business or individual shall engage in the business of operating a therapeutic massage business as defined in Section 616.02 of this chapter, either exclusively or in connection with any other business enterprise, without first obtaining a license issued by the city. 616.04 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; LICENSE FEE (1) Application. An application form for a massage therapist or therapeutic massage business license shall be made available by the City Clerk. In addition to the general licensing application requirements included in Section 601.02 of this Code, each written application for a massage therapist or therapeutic massage business license shall contain the following: (a) If the application is made on behalf of a corporation, partnership, or other business, it shall be accompanied by appropriate business records showing the names and addresses of all individuals having a pecuniary interest in the business and, in the case of a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers and shareholders. (b) If the applicant intends to utilize a Premises to provide therapeutic massage services, applicant shall furnish to the city the address of the Premises and the city zoning designation for the Premises, as well as the applicant's interest in the Premises, such as a lease,