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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 10.78
Section 10.78.090
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.78 Massage and Reflexology Businesses

Section 10.78.090 Display of Massage Practitioner or Reflexologist License or Certificate Required - Violation
  1. At any massage business or reflexology business, a copy of the valid and current license of each person who practices massage or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner at or on behalf of the massage business or reflexology business, and the valid and current massage practitioner's license or reflexology certificate of each person who practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist at or on behalf of the massage business or reflexology business, shall be conspicuously displayed and shall be made available to persons receiving massage or reflexology services or to law enforcement for inspection upon request.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a massage business or reflexology business to fail to conspicuously display the valid and current massage practitioner's license of each person who practices massage or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner at or on behalf of the massage business or reflexology business.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a massage business or reflexology business to fail to conspicuously display the valid and current massage practitioner's license or certificate to practice reflexology of each person who practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist at or on behalf of the massage business or reflexology business.
  1. Each person who practices massage or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner, and each person who practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist, shall have his or her valid and current license or certificate at each location in which he or she practices massage or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner, and at each location in which he or she practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist, and the valid and current license or certificate shall be provided to the person receiving the massage or reflexology service or to law enforcement for inspection upon request.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any person who practices massage or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner, to fail to have his or her valid and current massage practitioner's license at each location in which massage services are provided, or display his or her valid and current license to the person receiving the massage service or to law enforcement for inspection when requested.
  1. It shall be unlawful for each person who practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist to fail to have his or her valid and current massage practitioner's license or reflexology certificate at each location in which reflexology services are provided, or display his or her valid and current license or certificate to the person receiving the reflexology service or to law enforcement for inspection when requested.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any person to present or conspicuously display an expired, altered, fake or fraudulently obtained license, certificate or certification. It shall be unlawful for an owner, director, manager or other person in charge of a massage business or reflexology business to facilitate or permit another to present or conspicuously display an expired, altered, fake or fraudulently obtained license, certificate or certification.

Date Passed: Monday, October 2, 2023

Effective Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

ORD C36444 Section 1