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CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO . 3781
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON
REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING PORTIONS OF THE
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 32, TITLE V (BUSINESS
REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE
OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON"
RELATING TO MASSAGE BUSINESS REGULATIONS AND
PRESCRIBING PENALTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 : Existing Sections 5-3201 and 5-3207 through 5-3211
of Title V (Business Regulations) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled
"Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton , is hereby
repealed and re-enacted as Chapter 32, Title VI (Police
Regulations) , as follows :
CHAPTER 32
MASSAGE BUSINESS
6-3201 Definitions : For the purpose of this Section , the
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f ow ng terms , words and phrases shall have the following
meanings and definitions :
(A) Massage Business : The term "massage business" shall
mean any place where massage or other treatment to the body of
another person by rubbing , kneading , hitting or any other
manip-ulation are given or furnished , including the use of
equipment , machinery or appliances in connection with the
foregoing .
(B) Facility : The word "facility" as used in this
Section shall mean any of the foregoing definitions or any
combination thereof.
6-3202 Records to be Kept : Any facility licensed as a massage
business herein shall keep a record of all persons utilizing the
services given by or at such establishment . Such records to show .
the date given , the customer ' s name and address , the type of
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services rendered , and the name and address of any employee or
agent actually rendering such services. Such records shall be at
all reasonable times open to inspection , for good cause shown, by
the Seattle-King County Health Department and the City Police
Department.
6-3203 Unlawful to Employ Persons Under 21 Years of Age: It shall
be unlawful for the owner, proprietor, manager or person in charge
of any massage business as herein defined to employ in such
establishment any person who is not twenty one (21 ) years of age.
6-3204 Unlawful to Advertise Without License : It shall be
unlawful to advertise the giving of any treatment or service of a
massage business as hereinabove defined by a person or in an
establishment not licensed or otherwise qualified pursuant to the
terms of this Chapter.
6-3205 Unlawful to. Admit or Employ Certain Persons : It shall be
unlawful for the owner, proprietor, manager or person in charge of
any massage business as herein defined , or for any employee or
agent of such establishment to knowingly harbor, admit , receive or
permit to be or remain in or about such premises any prostitute ,
lewd or dissolute person or any drunk or boisterous person or any
person under the influence of any narcotic drugs, or any person
including any employee or agent of such facility who by his or her
conduct on such premises tends in any way to corrupt or debauch
public morals .
6-3206 Unlawful to .Attend Patron of Opposite Sex: It shall be
unlawful for an attendant or operator other than a chiropractor,
osteopath, chiropodist,, drugless healer , doctor of medicine ,
licensed practical or registered nurse, masseuse or masseur
graduated or certified from a duly State licensed training school
or, in lieu thereof, having practical working experience of not
less than two (2) years as such masseuse or masseur , when otherwise
duly licensed by the State of Washington, of any ' massage business
as hereinabove defined , to attend a patron of the opposite sex
while such patron is undergoing a massage, treatment or taking a
bath; it shall be unlawful for the owner , manager or person in
charge of a massage business to permit or suffer such an attendant
other than hereinabove excepted to attend a patron of the opposite
sex while such patron is undergoing a massage or treatment or
taking a bath. The above educational requirements relating to
graduated masseuse or masseur or certificated from a duly State
licensed training school , or in lieu thereof, having practical
working experience of not less than two (2) years as such masseuse
or masseur , shall become effective as of January 1 , 1971 . Each
such attendant or operator shall at all times , while giving such
massage , or otherwise attending such patron , be appropriately
dressed, including undergarments , smock, or customary uniform.
6-3207 Violations; Penalties : Every person , whether as principal ,
agent or otherwise , who fails , neglects or refuses to comply with
any provisions or terms of this Chapter or violates the same , shall
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be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be
confined to the City Jail for not more than ninety (90) days , or be
punished by both such fine and jail sentence. Each day of such
failure, neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of this
Chapter or the violation of same shall contitute a separate offense
hereunder.
6-3208 Inspection: The Chief of Police or his duly authorized
representative is hereby authorized and directed to inspect any
premises regulated under the terms of this Chapter at all
reasonable times to determine compliance with the standards and
requirements set forth in this Chapter which inspection shall be in
addition to the provisions of Section 5-1014(E) (6) . Such
inspection , however , shall only take place during the regular
business hours of such facility.
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection , sentence , clause , phrase
or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such .
portion shall be deemed to be a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance .
SECTION 3 : Existing Sections 5-3201 , 5-3207 through 5-3211
Title V (Business Regulations) of the City Code are hereby
repealed .
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage ,
approval and thirty (30) days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL on December 19th , 1983 .
Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on December 19th, 1983 .
Barbara Y. hinpoc , Mayor
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. rren ,.
City Attorney
Date of Publication: December 26, 1983 (Summary Form)
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