5.96.020 Exemptions.
The provisions of this title do not apply to:
A. Persons giving massage treatments in their private residence to members of their immediate family;
B. Athletic coaches or trainers affiliated with public or private educational institutions or athletic organizations;
C. Students enrolled in schools of massage performing such practices of massage as are incidental to their course of study;
D. Massage treatments given by physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, acupuncturists, physical therapists or naturopaths who are duly licensed or certified to practice their respective profession in the state;
E. Nurses who are registered as such under the laws of the state and who act under the direction and control of a duly licensed physician;
F. Massage treatments that are customarily given in beauty salons and barber shops for purposes of beautification when performed by state-licensed beauty operators and barbers;
G. State Licensed Massage Practitioners. For purposes of this chapter, “state-licensed massage practitioner” means a health care professional providing the city clerk with verification of his or her state massage license as provided for in RCW 18.108.030. (Ord. 1803-91 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1769-91 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1475-88 § 1, 1988; Ord. 295-74 Ch. 24 § 2, 1974.)