§ 14-283. Prohibited acts.

It is unlawful for any person to:

(1)

Operate a massage parlor without holding a validly issued local license;

(2)

Work at the licensed premises of a massage parlor without obtaining and carrying a valid identity card as required by this article;

(3)

Obtain the services provided in a massage parlor when the person is under 18 years of age, unless such person is accompanied by his parent or has a physician's prescription for massage services;

(4)

Allow the sale, giving or procuring of any massage service to any person under 18 years of age unless such person is accompanied by his parent or has a physician's prescription for massage services;

(5)

Permit any person under the age of 18 years to be employed as an employee in a massage parlor. If any person who is not at least 18 years of age exhibits a fraudulent proof of age, any action relying on such fraudulent proof of age shall not constitute grounds for the revocation or suspension of a license issued under this article unless the person employing such person knew or should have known that the proof of age was fraudulent; or

(6)

Fail to display at all times in a prominent place on the licensed premises a printed card, with a minimum height of 14 inches and a width of 11 inches, with each letter a minimum of one-half inch in height, which shall read as follows:

WARNING

IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANY PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE TO BE IN OR UPON THESE PREMISES AT ANY TIME, UNLESS HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENT OR HAS A PHYSICIAN'S PRESCRIPTION FOR MASSAGE SERVICES.

IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANY PERSON TO ALLOW A PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE TO BE IN OR UPON THESE PREMISES AT ANY TIME, UNLESS HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY HIS PARENT OR HAS A PHYSICIAN'S PRESCRIPTION FOR MASSAGE SERVICES.

FINES OR IMPRISONMENT MAY BE IMPOSED BY THE FEDERAL HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE.

(Code 1985, § 12-9-10; Ord. No. 15-06, § 6, 7-21-2015)