HomeMy Public PortalAbout1988_01_13_O002 PRESENTED January 13, 1988
ORDINANCE NO. 88-0-2 ADOPTED January 13, 1988
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING SECTION 11-70 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING MASSAGE TECHNICIANS
WHEREAS, Leesburg's regulations for massage therapy effectively iprohibit
the administration of massage therapy outside of a hospital, medical or nursing
home setting; and
WHEREAS, this Council has received letters from physicians, social workers
and other health care professionals supporting a change in town regulations
to permit therapeutic massage; and
WHEREAS, this Council has received correspondence from clients of massage
therapists operating in other states in support of the therapeutic benefits
of massage:
THEREFORE ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Section 11-70 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 11-70. Unlawful acts of massage technician.
It shall be unlawful for a massage technician to willfully perform
any of the following acts:
(a) Placing of hand or hands upon, touching with any part of the
body, fondling in any manner, or massaging a sexual or genital
part, or any portion thereof, to any other person.
(b)Exposing of a sexual or genital part, or any portion thereof,
to any other person.
(c) Failing to conceal, with a fully opaque covering in the presence
of any other person, the sexual or genital parts of such massage
technician.
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ORDINANCE - AMENDING SECTION 11-70 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING MASSAGE TECHNICIANS
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, operating or managing
a massage parlor, knowingly to cause, allow or permit in or about
such massage parlor, any agent, employee or any other person und,ar
his control or supervision, or any other massage technician to p,arform
such acts prohibited in this section.
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage .and
all ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed.
PASSED this 13th day of
January , 19~.
Town of Leesburg
ATTE ST .-
Clerk of Co~cil