Know more. Phil L. Hansen of Hansen Hansen, Robert L. Plaintiffs appeal the declaratory judgment of the trial court which upheld the constitutionality of the Salt Lake County "massage parlor" ordinance. The relevant sections of that enactment read as follows:.
For the purpose of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings prescribed: 2 "Masseur" shall mean any person who gives massage for hire; provided that any person who is duly licensed by the Department of Registration to practice the healing arts shall not be included in this definition.
Requirements for the Issuance of a License. Each individual desiring a massage establishment license or a masseur license shall: 1 Be an individual at least 21 years of age. Sanitary Premises. All applications for a massage establishment license shall be referred to the Salt Lake City-County Board of Health for investigation and a license shall be granted only after a finding by the Salt Lake City-County Board of Health that the proposed premises are sanitary enough to conduct business therein without jeopardizing the public health.
Prohibited Acts. The following acts are prohibited: 1 It shall be unlawful for a masseur to administer, for hire, to any person of the opposite sex, a massage, a fomentation, or a bath. It shall be unlawful for any massage establishment to cause or permit in or about his place of business, an employee to administer a massage upon any person of the opposite sex.
This section shall not apply to any treatment administered by any person licensed to practice a healing art or profession under the provisions of Utah Code Annotated, , or any other law of this state.
