A. "Bona fide massage therapy school" means an institution, school, or training center providing a course of training in bodywork, healing arts, massage, or touch therapy and issuing a diploma or certificate upon completion of at least five hundred (500) hours of classroom instruction.

B. "City" means the City of Berkeley.

C. "Compensation" means the payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit, exchange or gift of money or anything of value.

D. "Massage," "Massage Therapy" and "Bodywork" are used in the Chapter interchangeably and mean any method of pressure on, or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating the external parts of the human body with the hands or other parts of the body or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus, or other appliances or devices. Massage includes, but is not limited to, shiatsu, acupressure or similar activities.

E. "Massage Establishment" means any business or establishment at a fixed place of business at which Massage Therapy is offered in exchange for compensation. Any business or establishment which offers any combination of Massage Therapy and bath facilities, including, but not limited to, showers, baths, wet and dry heat rooms, pools and hot tubs, shall be deemed a Massage Establishment under this Chapter.

F. "CAMTC Certificate" means a certificate issued to Massage Therapists and Massage Practitioners as those terms are used in Sections 4601 and 4604 of the California Business and Professions Code.

G. "Operator" means any person who supervises, manages, directs, organizes, controls or in any other way is responsible for or in charge of the overall operation, conduct or activities of a Massage Establishment.

H. "Owner" means any of the following persons: the sole proprietor of a Massage Establishment, any general partner of a partnership that owns and operates a Massage Establishment or any person with a five-percent (5%) or greater ownership interest in a corporation that owns and operates a Massage Establishment.

I. "Person" means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation or combination of individuals of whatever form or character. (Ord. 7283-NS § 1, 2013: Ord. 7214-NS § 2, 2011: Ord. 7106-NS § 1 (part), 2009)