City of Saint Paul - File #: Ord 17-7

• File #: Ord 17-7
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/26/2017
• Title: Amending Chapter 414 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Massage and Bodywork Practitioners.
• Sponsors: Chris Tolbert

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/28/2017	2	Mayor's Office	Signed
4/26/2017	2	City Council	Adopted As Amended	Pass
4/19/2017	2	City Council	Public Hearing Closed; Laid Over to Fourth Reading/Final Adoption	Pass
4/5/2017	1	City Council	Laid Over to Public Hearing	Pass
3/22/2017	1	City Council	Laid Over to Final Adoption	Pass
3/15/2017	1	City Council	Laid Over to Final Adoption	Pass
3/8/2017	1	City Council	Laid Over to Third Reading/Public Hearing
3/1/2017	1	City Council	Laid Over to Second Reading

Title
Amending Chapter 414 of the Legislative Code pertaining to Massage and Bodywork Practitioners.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:


SECTION 1

Chapter 414 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:


Chapter 414. - Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Practitioners
Amending Chapter 414 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Massage and Bodywork Practitioners

Sec. 414.01. - License required.
No person shall engage in providing services as a therapeutic massage or bodywork practitioner in Saint Paul without a license. Exception: Massage or bodywork services being conducted under the control of an Accredited School at a special event in which there are no fees or money being collected from the consumer for the massage services.

Sec. 414.011. - Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

Accredited School means a school accredited by a government agency or an organization recognized for conducting accreditation by a government agency responsible for accrediting schools.

Director. Means the Director of the department of safety and inspections or his/her designee.

Licensed school means a private institution that offers occupational programs below the associate level and has obtained Private Career School Licensure as required by Minnesota Statute.

Massage or bodywork therapy means a course of treatment in which the practitioner applies massage or bodywork techniques, with the intention of positively affecting the health and well-being of the client.

Massage or bodywork therapy means any method of applying pressure on, or friction against, or the rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping, effleurage or gliding; petrissage or kneading; vibr...