§ 6-48-1. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter:

Bath shall be defined as a washing, soaking or cleansing of all or part of the human body.

Bather shall be defined as one employed to administer a bath to the human body of another at a bathhouse, except that it shall not include a doctor, nurse or any other person who is otherwise regulated by law.

Bathhouse shall be defined as any place in which persons are employed to administer baths to others, but shall not include a hospital or sanitarium or any establishment which is otherwise regulated by law.

Massage institute shall be defined as any place in which massage operators are employed to give treatment but shall not include a hospital or sanitarium or any establishment which is otherwise regulated by law.

Massage operator shall be defined as a person who applies manual or mechanical massage or similar treatment to the human body, but shall not include a doctor or nurse or any type of person who is otherwise regulated by law.

(Code 1967, § 21½-1; Code 1985, § 19-1; Ord. No. 2027, § 1(art. I, § 1-1), 4-23-1974)