City of Spokane

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 10.78.080
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.78 Massage and Reflexology Businesses

Section 10.78.080 Massage practitioner or reflexologist - Owner, director, manager, or other person in charge to ensure valid license or certificate - Violation.
  1. It shall be the responsibility of any owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a massage business or reflexology business in the city of Spokane to ensure that each person who practices massage, or represents himself or herself as a massage practitioner, is validly and currently licensed, and to ensure that each person who practices reflexology or represents himself or herself as a reflexologist is validly and currently licensed as a massage practitioner or certified as a reflexologist.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a massage business to facilitate or, with knowledge or criminal negligence, permit a person who does not have a valid and current massage practitioner's license to practice massage or represent himself or herself as a massage practitioner.
  1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a reflexology business to facilitate or, with knowledge or criminal negligence, permit a person who does not have a valid and current reflexology license to practice reflexology or represent himself or herself as a reflexologist.
  1. Any person who has not been issued a license or certificate by the Washington Department of Health, or whose license or certificate is expired, revoked, or suspended, shall not be considered validly licensed or certified to practice massage or reflexology.
  1. For the purposes of this section, the failure of the owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a massage business or reflexology business to confirm the validity of a massage license or reflexology certificate through the Washington Department of Health shall constitute criminal negligence.
  1. It shall be the responsibility of any owner, director, manager, or other person in charge of a massage business or reflexology business in the city of Spokane to maintain a record of every person providing massage or reflexology services on the premises, which list shall be maintained for all such persons for at least three (3) years, and which shall contain the name, address, telephone number, state credential number, and National Provider Identifier (NPI) (if any) of each such person, and the date(s) on which the person began and concluded such services.

Date Passed: Monday, October 2, 2023

Effective Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

ORD C36444 Section 1