Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/24/2014

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Section 26 -852. Massage Therapist License. (a) Each person intending to offer massage services to the public or for monetary compensation or other consideration must first apply for a license to perform such activities. (b) Each application for a massage therapist license must be made to the City Clerk on such forms as the Clerk may make available. (c) Each application must include: (1) All information and documentation required for a business license for a natural person as required in subpart (e) of Section 26 -851. (2) The length of experience of the applicant in this occupation and the past places of employment and positions held. (3) The name and address of any training institutions attended and the dates of such attendance. (d) Each application must indicate whether the applicant is licensed or has applied to be licensed in other communities to perform massage services, and, if so, in which community the applicant is licensed or has applied and the status of such license or application. (e) Each application must indicate whether the applicant has previously been denied a license to perform massage services, or has had such a license revoked or suspended, and, if so, the circumstances of such denial, revocation, or suspension. (f) Each application must indicate the names, addresses, and occupations of at least three individuals residing in the City of Ramsey or nearby communities who are of good moral character, who are not related to the applicant or financially interested in the business at which the applicant intends to provide massage services, and who may provide information about the applicant's character. (g) Each application must indicate a description of the services to be provided, including specific techniques and equipment. (h) Each application must indicate a description and location of the premises at which the applicant will perform massage services. (i) Each application must be accompanied by written authorization for the City, its agents, and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the license. Section 26 -853. Application. (a) No application under Section 26 -851 or 26 -852 shall be granted unless: (1) It is made on a form or forms provided by the City Clerk. (2) It is signed and dated, indicates the name, phone number, and address of the person providing the information, and includes an attestation to the veracity and completeness of the information contained therein. If the applicant is of a natural person, it shall be signed and sworn to. If the 7