In an effort to crack down on prostitution and human trafficking, the Santa Maria City Council adopted an ordinance imposing stricter regulations on massage businesses.
The ordinance, which the council formally approved on Tuesday, will require massage businesses to have a California Massage Therapy Council-licensed therapist on site or a new city business license. Massage businesses will also be subjected to regular inspections. Additional rules include a dress code for employees and customers and limitations on advertising and hours of operation.
The ordinance also bars massage parlors from covering their windows. A total of 73 massage businesses exist in the city of Santa Maria. In order to remain in operation, they must achieve compliance with the new rules prior to the ordinance taking effect in 30 days.
Once the ordinance takes effect, authorities will shut down massage businesses that do not meet licensing requirements. Please, be respectful of others. Attack ideas, not users. Personal insults, shill or troll accusations, hate speech, and other uncivil comments will be removed. The comments posted represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of the website.
Seeing this article, after reading Stew Jenkins diatribe on the lack of access to Federal Court locations and Judges, made me wonder! Why is Prostitution illegal in the first place?
