Irwindale Municipal Code Art. II Massage Technicians

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of acting as or to act as a massage technician unless such person holds a valid current massage technician permit issued by the city. Each massage technician permit holder shall be issued a photo identification badge which will also serve as the issued massage technician permit. The permit holder shall maintain the massage technician permit visibly on his or her person during business hours. Each permit holder shall immediately surrender to the director, or his or her designee, any massage technician permit issued by the city upon the suspension, revocation, or expiration of such permit.

B. A permit under this section shall be valid for twelve months from the date of issuance unless revoked or suspended.

(Ord. 475 § 3(part), 1993: Ord. 474 § 3(part), 1993).

A. Each applicant for a massage technician permit shall make application under penalty of perjury to the director. Prior to submitting an application, a nonrefundable fee as established by the city council shall be paid to defray the costs of investigation and report required by this article. A copy of the receipt shall accompany the application.

B. Permit fees required under this section shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee required under any other chapter of this code.

C. The application for permit does not authorize the applicant to practice massage until such permit has been granted.

D. Each applicant for a massage technician permit shall submit the following information:

1. Each and every fact or inquiry set forth in Sections 9.64.040(D)(3) through (7), inclusive, of Article I of this chapter;

2. Acceptable written proof that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age.

E. The applicant must furnish a diploma or certificate of graduation from either a five-hundred-hour resident course of instruction or five hundred hours of cumulative education consisting of a three-hundred-hour resident course and two hundred additional hours of resident instruction from:

1. A recognized school as defined in Section 9.64.010(I) of Article I of this chapter;

2. An existing school or institution of learning outside the state of California, together with a certified transcript of the applicant's school records showing date of enrollment, hours of instruction and graduation from a course having at least the minimum requirements prescribed by Title 5, Division 21, of the California Code of Regulations, wherein the theory, method, profession and work of massage is taught, and a copy of the school's approval by its state Board of Education; or

3. Three hundred hours of resident instruction and membership or the ability to obtain membership in a nationally recognized professional massage technician's organization approved by the city at either the certified technician or certified practitioner level.

F. The massage establishment's full name, address and telephone number where the massage technician will be employed at a fixed place of business. In the event the applicant seeks to conduct out-call massage services not listed in the original application, an additional application and fee must be submitted.

G. Such other identification and information as the director may require in order to discover the truth and completeness of the matters herein specified as required to be set forth in the application.

H. Two color portrait photographs of the applicant, two inches by two inches in size.

I. The director may require the applicant to furnish fingerprints when needed for the purpose of establishing identification. Any required fingerprinting fees will be the responsibility of the applicant.

J. A certificate from a medical doctor licensed to practice in the state of California stating that the applicant has, within thirty days immediately preceding the date of application, been examined and found to be free of any contagious or communicable disease.

K. Authorization to the director that he or she shall have sixty working days in which to investigate the application and background of the applicant. Upon termination of the investigation, the director shall approve or deny said application in writing.

L. The director, upon completion of the investigation, shall grant the permit if he or she finds in accordance with Section 9.64.040(G)(1) through (6), inclusive, and:

1. The applicant has furnished an acceptable diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school; or

2. The applicant has furnished acceptable written proof from a recognized school that the minimum number of hours of instruction have been completed.

M. If the director, following investigation of the application, determines that the applicant does not fulfill the requirements as set forth in this section, the director shall deny said application by dated, written notice dispatched to the address shown on the application. Any applicant for a permit who is refused a permit by the director may appeal the denial as set forth in Section 9.64.440.

(Ord. 475 § 3(part), 1993: Ord. 474 § 3(part), 1993).

A massage technician licensed under this chapter shall file an application to renew the permit thirty days prior to the date of expiration thereof. Approval shall be contingent upon satisfactory compliance with all pertinent sections of this article, including a current medical clearance. A renewal fee as established by the city council shall be charged to pay, in part, the cost of the renewal investigation required by this article.

(Ord. 475 § 3(part), 1993: Ord. 474 § 3(part), 1993).

If, during the term of a permit, the massage technician has any change in information submitted during the original application, or renewal thereof as the case may be, the massage technician shall notify the director of such change within ten business days thereof, in writing.

(Ord. 475 § 3(part), 1993: Ord. 474 § 3(part), 1993).

The provisions of this article shall be applicable to all persons working as massage technicians whether such employment commenced before or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, except that massage technicians legally employed prior to the effective date herein shall have ninety days after the effective date hereof to comply with the terms of this article.

(Ord. 475 § 3(part), 1993: Ord. 474 § 3(part), 1993).