§ 11-16. Massage parlors, massage schools, bathhouses, and massage or bath technicians; unlawful acts.  


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  • (1)

    It shall be unlawful for any massage or bath technician, employee, patron, or other person in a massage parlor or bathhouse, to place his or her hands upon, to touch with any part of his or her body, to fondle in any manner, or to massage or bathe, a sexual or genital part of any massage or bath technician, employee, patron, or other person.

    (2)

    It shall be unlawful for any massage or bath technician, employee, patron, or other person in a massage parlor, massage school, or bathhouse, to expose his or her sexual or genital parts, or any portion thereof, to any other massage or bath technician, employee, patron, or other person. It shall also be unlawful for any massage or bath technician, employee, patron, or other person in a massage parlor or bathhouse, to expose the sexual or genital parts, or any portion thereof, of any other massage or bath technician, employee, patron or other person.

    (3)

    It shall be unlawful for any massage or bath technician, employee, patron, or other person while in the presence of any massage or bath technician, employee, patron or other person in a massage parlor or massage school or bathhouse, to fail to conceal with a fully opaque covering, the sexual or genital parts of his or her body.

    (4)

    It shall be unlawful for any person owning, operating or managing a massage parlor, massage school, or bathhouse, knowingly to cause, allow or permit in or about such massage parlor or bathhouse, any agent, employee, or any other person under his control or supervision to perform such acts as are prohibited in subsections (1), (2), or (3) of this section.

    (5)

    For the purpose of this section, the following words shall have the meaning assigned below:

    "Sexual or genital parts" shall include the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, anus, or perineum of any person, or the vulva or with regard to the breasts of a female, "sexual part" shall refer to that portion of the breast below the top of the nipple or the pigmented portion adjacent thereto, otherwise defined as areola.

    (6)

    Every person owning, operating or managing a massage parlor, massage school, or bathhouse shall post a copy of this chapter in a conspicuous place in the massage parlor, massage school, or bathhouse so that it may be readily seen by persons entering the premises.

(Ord. No. 522, § 1, 3-17-1977)