[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Shenandoah County
11-13-1997 by Ord. No. 97-6.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also supersedes former Ch. 112, Massage
Parlors and Health Clubs, adopted 3-13-1984, amended in its entirety 9-23-1997
by Ord. No. 97-7.
It shall be unlawful for any person responsible for the operation of
any establishment, regardless whether it be a public or private facility,
to operate as a massage salon, bath parlor or any similar-type business, where
any physical contact with the recipient of such services is provided by a
person of the opposite sex.
This chapter shall not apply to a physician, surgeon, chiropractor,
osteopath, naturopath or physical therapist duly licensed by the state. This
chapter also shall not apply to a massage therapist who has successfully completed
a minimum of 200 hours of instruction at a school of massage therapy certified
by the State Board of Education or to a licensed nurse acting under the direct
prescription and direction of any such physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath
or naturopath, nor shall this section apply to barbershops or beauty parlors
in which massage is given to the scalp, the face, the neck or the shoulders.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this chapter
shall be guilty of a Class I Misdemeanor.
