§ 43-9. Grounds for refusal to issue massage establishment license.

The chief of police shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of a massage establishment license required by this chapter to any applicant currently under suspension under this chapter or wherein either the applicant or any partner, manager, principal or employee of applicant or additionally, in the event applicant is a corporation, wherein any manager, officer, director or shareholder holding ten (10) percent or more of the corporate stock of said corporation is finally convicted in any court of sodomy, procuring, pandering, keeping a bawdy house, keeping an assignation house, engaging in prostitution, engaging in assignation or any offense contained in Sections 43.02 through and including 43.05 of the Texas Penal Code of 1974, within the last five (5) years, or employs any person who does not possess a valid, current health certificate as required by section 43-6 or employs any massaginist who does not possess a valid massaginist license issued by the city as required by section 43-6.

(Ord. No. 2693, § 9, 9-12-74; Ord. No. 2699, § 4, 9-19-74; Ord. No. 2703, § 5, 10-17-74; Ord. No. 3056, § 7, 1-5-78)

State law reference

Local regulation of massage therapists, V.T.C.A., Occupations Code § 455.005.