Definitions.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 6.52.020
in effect6.52.020 - Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following words, as they appear in this Chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
"Ancillary medical massage therapy" means the provision of massage therapy by a massage therapist which is licensed by the City and State, limited to one room dedicated to massage therapy no larger than one hundred fifty square feet, which is incidental to the primary medical services provided by a licensed medical professional at such professional's licensed place of business.
"Chair massage therapy" means massage therapy administered by a massage therapist to the neck, shoulders, back, arms, hands and feet of a fully clothed client utilizing a massage chair.
"Employee" means any massage therapist who is a bona fide employee of a massage establishment.
"Independent massage therapist" means a massage therapist who is not an employee of a massage establishment, is a sole practitioner, and hires no employees.
"Licensed medical professional" means a person licensed pursuant to NRS Chapters 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 635, 640, 640A or 640B.
"Massage establishment" means any premises occupied and used for the purpose of performing massage therapy, excluding a premises offering no massage therapy other than medical massage therapy or ancillary medical massage therapy.
"Massage establishment licensee practitioner" means the licensee of a massage establishment who performs massage therapy.
"Massage therapist" means any person who, for consideration, performs any massage therapy as defined in this Section and has been licensed by the State to perform such services.
"Massage therapy" has the same meaning as set forth at NRS 640C.060.
"Medical massage therapy" means the physical application of massage therapy by a licensed medical professional at such professional's licensed place of business.
"Outcall massage therapy" means any massage therapy given or provided off the premises of a licensed massage establishment by a massage therapist licensed by the City and State.
"Sexual activity" means any activity characterized as such by NRS 640C.700 or the regulations adopted by the Nevada Board of Massage Therapists under NRS Chapter 640C.
"Specified anatomical area" means:
(1) Genitals;
(2) Pubic region;
(3) Buttocks; or
(4) Female breast.
(Ord. No. 6761, § 2, 12-16-20; Ord. No. 6213, § 27, 9-5-12; Ord. No. 6170, § 27, 12-7-11; Ord. 5998 § 97, 2008: Ord. 5640 § 1, 2003: Ord. 5491 § 2, 2002: Ord. 5197 § 1, 2000: Ord. 5168 § 1, 1999: Ord. 4024 § 4, 1996)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6BUTALIRE_CH6.52MAESINMATH_6.52.020DEFetched: 10/28/2026