Amending Chapter 7 Regulation the Practice of Massage

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technician without having a permit therefor as required by this Article. (d) It shall be unalwful for any person who operates a massage establishment to allow or permit persons to act therein as massage technicians without first having a permit therefor as required by this Article. (e) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a massage technician within a massage establishment which does not have a license therefor as required by this Article. (f) It shall be unlawful for any massage technician to massage or offer to massage the genital area of any patron or the breasts of any female patron or for any operator of a massage establishment to allow or permit such massage or offer to massage in such massage estab- lishment, or for any patron to permit such massage upon his body. Sec. 7 -119. License or Permit Suspension or Revocation. (a) No license or permit may be suspended or revoked until after due notice and hearing before the Board of Public Works. to determine if grounds for such exist. Notice of such hearing shall be in writing and served at least ten (10) days prior to the date of hearing by personally serving the person in charge of the massage establishment and by personally serving the massage technician in the instance of a permit suspension or revocation. The notice shall state the grounds of the complaint against the licensee and shall designate the time and place where the hearing will be held. Suspension or revocation hearings shall - p ig gvgne by the s aaAdards set forth in Secs. 1 -18 (b) tiny massage eNa s min ghse or massage technician permit may be suspended for no more than ninety (90) days or revoked by the Board of Public Works for any violation of this Article or for any grounds that would warrant the denial of issuance of such license or permit in the first place. (c) Written notice of such revocation or suspension, together with the ieasons therefor shall be given by the City Controller to license holder or permit holder at his last known business address. Sec. 7 -120. Conducting as a Nuisance. Any massage establishment operated, conducted, or maintained contrary to the provisions of this Article shall be unlawful and declared a public nuisance. The City Attorney may, in addition to or in lieu of prosecuting a criminal action hereunder, commence an action for the abatement, removal or enjoinment therefore, in the manner provided by law; and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate or remove such massage establishment and restrain and enjoin any person from operating, conducting or maintaining a massage establishment contrary to the provisions of this Article. Sec. 7 -121. Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this Article shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both. The violation of any provision of this Article shall constitute d�