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<br />e <br /> <br />"sauna" does not apply to a sauna or steam room located within <br />a hotel, motel, health club, or athletic facility. <br /> <br />THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE: The practice of rubbing, stroking, <br />kneading, tamping, or rolling of the body with the hands or any <br />instrument, for the exclusive purpose of relaxation, physical <br />fitness, or beautification and for no other purpose, by a <br />person not licensed as a medical doctor, chiropractor, <br />osteopath, podiatrist, nurse, or physical therapist, or an <br />assistant who works solely under the direction of any of the <br />above-described professionals, or beautician and barber who <br />confine their treatments to the scalp, face, and neck. <br /> <br />THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT: An establishment in the <br />business of providing Therapeutic Massage services either to <br />the public or as a private club. <br /> <br />704.04 - BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED FOR ESTABLISHMENT <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />It shall be unlawful in the City of Elk River for any person to <br />directly or indirectly, upon any pretense or by any device, <br />engage in the business of keeping, conducting, or operating any <br />massage establishment, sauna, steam bath, or heat-bathing room, <br />which is open to the public or for which any charge or fee is <br />made or any money or thing of value is solicited or received <br />except a Therapeutic Massage Establishment or Sauna as defined <br />in this Section and then only after first obtaining a duly <br />issued license therefor from the City. A person who operates <br />an enterprise described in this Section without a valid license <br />issued by the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor offense. <br /> <br />1. Initial License Application. All initial applications <br />shall be accompanied by a non-returnable investigation fee <br />in the amount set forth in the Fee Schedule on file with <br />the City Clerk. Each application shall contain: <br /> <br />a. The names, addresses, and dates of birth of the <br />owners, lessees, operators, and Massage Therapists of the <br />proposed Therapeutic Massage Establishment or Sauna; <br /> <br />b. A description and location of the premises; <br /> <br />c. Information as to conviction of any crime or offense <br />committed by anyone listed on the application; <br /> <br />d. All applications by corporations shall include the <br />names, addresses, and dates of birth of all persons having <br />a beneficial interest therein; <br /> <br />e. A description of services to be provided; <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />f. <br /> <br />Such other information as the Council may require. <br />