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***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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Title 10
Chapter 10.78
Section 10.78.050
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.78 Massage and Reflexology Businesses

Section 10.78.050 Exemptions - Limitations - Name or Structure of Business
  1. This chapter shall not apply to the following:
  1. Activities set forth in RCW 18.108.050 when performed as provided in that statute; or
  1. Massage or reflexology that is not provided in exchange for a fee, property or other consideration.
  1. The exemptions set forth in subsection A shall not apply to any person who practices or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner or who practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist and who advertises for the massage or reflexology services, to any business that advertises for massage or reflexology services, or to any person who provides massage or reflexology services at a business that advertises for such services.
  1. The exemptions set forth in subsection A shall not apply to any person who obtains massage or reflexology services from a person who advertises for the massage or reflexology service, from a business that advertises for massage or reflexology services, or from any person who provides massage or reflexology services at a business that advertises for such services.
  1. The fact that a person or business that provides massage or reflexology services describes or advertises such services by a name other than massage or reflexology shall not exempt that person or business from this chapter.
  1. In the event the services provided fall within the definition of massage or reflexology, the manner in which a business is incorporated or structured shall be of no consequence in determining if a business provides massage or reflexology services.
  1. A club or cooperative arrangement in which a person pays a fee to become a member of the club or cooperative and, as a result of such membership, he or she obtains massage or reflexology services, shall be considered a massage business or reflexology business.

Date Passed: Monday, October 2, 2023

Effective Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

ORD C36444 Section 1