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boarding home or other institution for the hospitalization or care of other human beings duly licensed under the provisions of M.S. §§ 144.50 through 144.69, as they may be amended from time to time. THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE THERAPIST. A person who practices or administers massage to the public for consideration. (Prior Code, § 514.02) (Ord. 817, passed 04-02-2009) § 114.003 LICENSE REQUIRED. (A) Therapeutic massage enterprise. It is unlawful to operate, offer, engage in or carry on massage services in the city without a therapeutic massage enterprise license. (B) Therapeutic massage therapist license. It is unlawful to practice, administer or provide massage services in the city without a therapeutic massage therapist license. (Prior Code, § 514.03) Penalty, see § 114.999 § 114.004 EXEMPTIONS. A therapeutic massage enterprise license or therapeutic massage therapist license is not required for the following persons and places: (A) Persons licensed by the state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry; provided that, the massage is administered in the regular course of the medical treatment not provided as part of a separate and distinct massage business; (B) Persons licensed by the state as beauty culturists or barbers; provided, the persons do not hold themselves out as giving massage treatments and provided that massage by beauty culturists is limited to the head, hand, neck and feet and the massage by barbers is limited to the head and neck; (C) Persons working solely under the direction and control of a person duly licensed by the state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry; (D) Places licensed or operating as a hospital, nursing home, hospice, sanitarium or group home established for hospitalization or medical care; and (E) Athletic coaches, directors and trainers employed by public or private schools. (Prior Code, § 514.04) § 114.005 GENERAL RULE. The owner or operator of a licensed therapeutic massage enterprise may employ only licensed therapeutic massage therapists to provide massage services. The owner or operator of a licensed therapeutic massage enterprise need not be licensed as a therapeutic massage therapist unless that owner or operator personally provides massage services. (Prior Code, § 514.05) § 114.006 LICENSE APPLICATION. (A) Therapeutic massage enterprise. The application for a therapeutic massage enterprise license must contain the following information: (1) For all applicants: (a) Whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership or other form of organization;