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<br /> • CITY OF ST. ANTHONY
<br /> ORDINANCE 2002 -001
<br /> AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PHYSICAL CULTURE AND
<br /> HEALTH SERVICES AND CLUBS; ADDING
<br /> SECTION 575 TO THE ST. ANTHONY CITY CODE
<br /> The City Council of the City of St. Anthony hereby ordains:
<br /> Section 1. The St. Anthony City Code is hereby amended by adding Section 575 as follows:
<br /> Section 575 —PHYSICAL CULTURE AND HEALTH SERVICES AND CLUBS
<br /> 575.01 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise clearly indicates,the following terms shall have the
<br /> stated meanings:
<br /> Massage. The rubbing,pressing, stroking, kneading,tapping, rolling,pounding,vibrating, or
<br /> stimulating the superficial parts of the human body with the hands or any instrument by a person
<br /> who is not duly licensed by the State to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic,
<br /> physical therapy or podiatry.
<br /> "Physical Culture and Health Services," "Physical Culture and Health Club,"
<br /> "Reducing Club," "Reducing Salon," "Massage Parlor." Any building, room, structure,
<br /> place, or establishment used by the public other than a hospital, sanitarium,rest home, nursing
<br /> home, boarding home or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings,duly
<br /> licensed under the provisions of M.S. 144.50 through 144.703, inclusive,where non-medical
<br /> and non-surgical manipulative exercises or massages are practiced upon the human body for a
<br /> fee or other valuable consideration by anyone not duly licensed by the State to practice
<br /> medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic,physical therapy or podiatry, with or without the
<br /> use of mechanical,therapeutic, or bathing devices.
<br /> 575.02 Business License Required.
<br /> Subd. 1 Limiting_Business Licenses. It is found and determined that the type of business
<br /> activity subject to being licensed under this Section is particularly subject to abuse which may
<br /> take a number of forms contrary to the morals,health, safety and general welfare of the
<br /> community. Further, it is found that control of these abuses requires intensive efforts of the
<br /> Police Department as well as other departments of the City. These efforts exceed those
<br /> required to control and regulate other business activities licensed by the City. This
<br /> concentrated use of City services tends to detract from and reduce the level of service available
<br /> to the rest of the community and thereby diminishes the ability of the City to promote the
<br /> general health, welfare, morals and safety of the community. Therefore, the number of business
<br /> licenses which may be in force under this Section at any one time shall not exceed 7.
<br /> Subd. 2 Requiring License and Defining Businesses Operating within City. No person,
<br /> partnership,corporation, or other organization shall operate a physical culture and health
<br /> service or club,reducing club or salon, or massage parlor within the City, either exclusively or
<br /> • in connection with any other operation or enterprise, unless such business is currently licensed
<br /> under this Section.
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