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Section 26 -837. Applicability.
<br />(a) License Required for Massage Therapist. Each and every person intending to
<br />practice, administer, or provide massages to the public in exchange for money or
<br />other consideration within the City of Ramsey shall obtain from the City of
<br />Ramsey, prior to the provision of any massage or massage services to a patron, a
<br />license as described in Division 2 of this Article.
<br />(b) License Required for Massage Establishment. No person, partnership, limited
<br />liability corporation, or other corporation shall engage in or carry on a business
<br />including the provision of massage services, either exclusively or within
<br />connection with any other business enterprise, without a license issued pursuant to
<br />this Article for each and every separate office or place of business operated by
<br />such person or entity in the city. A separate license must be obtained for each
<br />place of business. Licenses are not transferrable.
<br />(c) Massage Establishment License Not Required. A license under this Article is
<br />not required for the following:
<br />(1) A health care facility licensed by the State of Minnesota.
<br />(2) A health care facility owned or operated in whole or in part by the State
<br />of Minnesota or any of its agencies.
<br />(3) A medical clinic or hospital, in which a massage is performed by a state
<br />licensed physician, chiropractor, osteopath, podiatrist, nurse, physical
<br />therapist, or an assistant working under the direction of such professionals.
<br />(4) A physical therapy clinic or athletic facility, so long as the massage is
<br />performed by a state licensed physical therapist, athletic director, coach, or
<br />trainer.
<br />(5) A beauty parlor, barbershop, nail salon, so long as the massage is
<br />performed by a state licensed cosmetologist, esthetician, beautician, or
<br />barber, and treatment is limited to the scalp, face, neck, shoulders,
<br />associated with a scalp massage; or the hands and elbows, associated with a
<br />manicure; or feet to knees, associated with a pedicure.
<br />(d) Massage Therapist License Not Required. A license under this Article is not
<br />required for the following:
<br />(1) A medical doctor, chiropractor, surgeon, osteopath, occupational
<br />therapist, physical therapist, podiatrist, or nurse otherwise licensed by the
<br />State of Minnesota.
<br />(2) A coach, athletic director, or trainer, who performs massage services in
<br />connection with an athletic team.
<br />(3) A cosmetologist, esthetician, beautician, or barber who performs
<br />massage services in connection with a hair or nail cut or treatment, as
<br />limited in the manner described in paragraph (c) (5) above.
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