Investigation of applicants, premises; health certificate required.
Southaven Code of Ordinances § 8-69
in effectSec. 8-69. - Investigation of applicants, premises; health certificate required.
(a) The chief of police, before recommending to the mayor and board of aldermen the issuance of a permit for either a massage parlor or a masseur/masseuse, shall thoroughly investigate the character and reputation of the owner or owners, operators, masseur/masseuse and shall inspect the premises where the massage parlor is proposed to be operated.
(b) All persons engaging in the operation of the massage parlors, as well as each masseur/masseuse, shall obtain at least once a year, and as often thereafter as the county health officer may require, a health certificate from the county health department before engaging or continuing in the operation of a massage parlor or practicing the trade of masseur/masseuse.
(Ord. No. 32, § 4, 9-4-84)
Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITVIIILIMIBURE_CH3MAPA_S8-69INAPPRHECEREFetched: 11/1/2026
