§ 540.11. Prohibitions.

(A)

No owner or operator of a massage or bath establishment shall recklessly do any of the following:

(1)

Employ an un-registered masseur or masseuse;

(2)

Employ any person under the age of eighteen; or

(3)

Fail to post at the massage or bath establishment the current massage or bath establishment certificate or registration as well as the registrations of all masseuses or masseurs working at the establishment.

(B)

No registered masseuse or masseur shall fail to display his or her certificate of registration in a conspicuous place where the massage is being administered and where it is visible to the patron.

(C)

No person shall recklessly do any of the following while administering a massage to another individual:

(1)

Place his or her hand upon, touch with any part of his or her body, fondle in any manner, or massage the sexual or genital area of themselves or of any other person;

(2)

Perform, offer, or agree to perform any act which would require the touching of the sexual or genital area of themselves or of any other person;

(3)

Touch, offer, or agree to touch the sexual or genital area of themselves or of any other person with any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance; or

(4)

Wear unclean clothing, no clothing, transparent clothing, or clothing that otherwise reveals the sexual or genital areas of the masseur or masseuse.

(D)

No registered masseur or masseuse shall perform massage at a massage or bath establishment that does not have a current, valid certificate of registration issued by the city of Columbus.

(E)

No registered masseuse or masseur shall use the title "Licensed Massage Therapist" or the initials "L.M.T." or hold him or herself out to be so licensed unless licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio.

(F)

No massage or bath establishment shall permit any registered masseuse or masseur while employed by the establishment to use the title "Licensed Massage Therapist" or the initials "L.M.T." or hold him or herself out to be so licensed unless licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio.

(Ord. 1489-2006 § 1 (part).)