§ 8-32. Scope.

(a)

The therapeutic application of massage is one of the oldest healing arts known to humankind; a practice which can provide many benefits to an individual's state of well-being. Pursuant to the authority granted to counties by G.S. § 153A-134 and to protect public health, safety, and welfare, the following regulatory license provisions and regulations are ordained for carrying on the business, trade, or profession of massage practitioner and for the operation or carrying on of the businesses, trades, or professions commonly known as massage clinic, massage parlor, health salon, health club, physical culture studio, or similar establishment wherein massage or physical manipulation of the human body is carried on or practiced.

(b)

The provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply to:

(1)

Regularly established and licensed hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, nor to an office or clinic operated and regularly used by a duly licensed physician, surgeon, osteopath, chiropractor, physical therapist or podiatrist in connection with the practice of medicine, chiropractor, osteopathy, physical therapy or podiatry;

(2)

Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, physical therapists or podiatrists duly licensed by the State of North Carolina;

(3)

Registered or practical nurses duly licensed by the State of North Carolina working under the supervision of a licensed physician, chiropractor, osteopath or podiatrist;

(4)

Cosmetologist, barbers or beauty culturists duly licensed by the State of North Carolina who do not give, or hold themselves out to give massages other than are customarily given in barber shops and beauty shops solely for the purpose of beautification.

(Ord. of 11-4-1985, § 1-2, eff. 11-4-1985; Amend. of 06-19-2012, eff. 06-19-2012; Res. 2016-046, eff. 6-7-2016)