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Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 5-196
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Sec. 5-196. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Charge, either directly or indirectly shall refer to a salary, commission, gratuity or other remuneration as paid or made available to a massagist administering massages as a primary or incidental activity resulting from such payment; a charge, fee, dues or other payment for the purpose of receiving any service or use of an establishment which provides for the payor the opportunity to obtain a massage. Genitals shall mean the external sexual organs. Health certificate shall mean a certificate from a regular practicing medical doctor showing that the person named therein has been examined and is free from any infectious or communicable disease. Massage shall mean the act or art of treating the human body or any part thereof by rubbing, kneading, tapping, compression, vibration, application of friction or percussion or like ministrations to stimulate circulation or increase suppleness for a charge, direct or indirect. Massage establishment shall mean any building, room, place or establishment where massages are practiced upon the human body for a charge, either directly or indirectly, by a person whether with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic or bathing devices, whether primary or an incidental activity of the establishment in which the massage is performed. Massage establishment license shall mean that document issued by the city clerk to an establishment where massages are furnished. Massage parlor shall mean any business establishment existing for the principal purpose of offering massages to the public. Massagist shall mean a person who administers massages. Massagist license shall mean that document issued by the city clerk to a person who administers massages. (Code 1963, § 16½-1)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH5LIBURE_ARTVIIIMAPAES_S5-196DEFetched: 11/1/2026

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