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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 />Background Check The process of investigating official and/or commercial records
<br />regarding an individual for employment or licensure imposes It is traditionally done b
<br />the police and information usually includes the following past employ mentcredit
<br />worthiness, and criminal history.
<br />Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) A State investigative agency that provides
<br />mvestrgatrve assistance to local law enforcement agencies
<br />"Massage". The rubbing, pressing, stroking, kneading, tapping, rolling, pounding, vibrating,
<br />or stimulating the superficial parts of the human body with the hands or any instrument by a
<br />person who is not duly licensed by the State to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy,
<br />chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry.
<br />"Physical Culture and Health Services," "Physical Culture and Health Club,"
<br />"Reducing Club," "Reducing Salon," "Therapeutic Massage Studio." Any building,
<br />room, structure, place, or establishment used by the public other than a hospital, sanitarium,
<br />rest home, nursing home, boarding home or other institution for the hospitalization or care of
<br />human beings, duly licensed under the provisions of M.S. 144.50 through 144.703, inclusive,
<br />where non-medical and non-surgical manipulative exercises or massages are practiced upon
<br />the human body for a fee or other valuable consideration by anyone not duly licensed by the
<br />State to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry,
<br />with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic, or bathing devices.
<br />575.02 Business License Required.
<br />Solid. I 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
<br />may 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
<br />available to the rest of the community and thereby diminishes the ability of the City to
<br />promote the general health, welfare, morals and safety of the community. Therefore, the
<br />number of business licenses which may be in force under this Section at any one time shall
<br />not exceed seven.
<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 therapeutic massage studio
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