Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations

5.50 Massage Therapy

5.50.300 Definitions.

  1. A.
    Business premises. Those premises where a private or public commercial enterprise is conducted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. B.
    In-home massage. Massage that is conducted in a private residence of a massage client or a therapist’s home or residence that is permitted as a home occupation and is licensed as a massage establishment.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. C.
    In-office massage. Massage that is conducted on the business premises of a massage client and is limited to massage therapy applied only above the massage client's waist.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. D.
    In-office massage establishment. Any establishment having a place of business where any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation engages in the activities mentioned in Section 5.50.300E for compensation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. E.
    Massage. Any method of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating of the external soft parts of the body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice. Massage as defined herein does not include the touching in any fashion of human genitalia.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. F.
    Massage establishment. Any establishment where any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation engages in or carries on or permits to be engaged in or carried on any of the activities mentioned in Section 5.50.300E for compensation but does not include "in-office massage establishments."

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. G.
    Minor Traffic Violations mean any violation classified as a traffic infraction or ordinance traffic infraction pursuant to K.S.A. 8-2118(c), and amendments thereto.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. H.

    Massage therapist. Any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in the practice of massage as herein defined.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. I.
    Patron means any person over 18 years of age who utilizes or receives the services of any establishment subject to the provisions of this Chapter and under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that he or she will pay money or give any other consideration therefor, provided a person under the age of 18 may utilize or receive massage therapy from a licensed massage therapist if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and a parent or legal guardian has authorized such therapy in writing.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

  1. J.
    Table shower. An activity in which a patron lies on a table and is washed by an attendant.

(History: Ord. MP-2790 §1, 2008)

Effective on: 1/1/1901