Here are the By-Laws that I can find for Vancouver.
The come out of: License BY-LAW NO. 4450
I am posting excerpts of 4450 (it has lots of non relevant material) and afterwards I'll point out some interesting parts for discussion:
Please check with the city for official rules.
The come out of: License BY-LAW NO. 4450
I am posting excerpts of 4450 (it has lots of non relevant material) and afterwards I'll point out some interesting parts for discussion:
Please check with the city for official rules.
Code:
Costs:
New License Renewing
BODY-RUB PARLOUR 7,941.00 7,891.00 per annum
STEAM BATH/MASSAGE PARLOUR 258.00 208.00 per annum
SOCIAL ESCORT 175.00 125.00 per annum
SOCIAL ESCORT SERVICE 982.00 932.00 per annumDefinitions:
"Body-rub" includes the manipulating, touching or stimulating by any means, of a person's body or part thereof, but does not include medical, therapeutic or cosmetic massage treatment given by a person duly licensed or registered under any statute of the Province of British Columbia governing such activities other than the Vancouver Charter, or a therapeutic touch technique.
"Body-rub Parlour" includes any premises or part thereof where a body-rub is performed, offered or solicited.
"Social Escort" means any person who, for a fee or other form of payment, escorts or accompanies another person, but does not mean a person providing assistance to another person because of that other person's age or handicap.
"Social Escort Service" means any person who carries on the business of providing, or offering to provide, the services or the names of persons to act as escorts for other persons.
By-Laws
BODY-RUB PARLOUR, BODY-PAINTING STUDIO, AND MODEL STUDIO
11.5
(1) Every applicant for a license to operate a body-rub parlour, body-painting studio or model studio shall supply the Chief Constable and the Inspector with the name, age, address and sex of all persons employed by the applicant.
(2) REPEALED
(By-law 4969, Apr. 27, 1976)
(3) No person carrying on the business of operating a body-rub parlour, a body-painting studio or a model studio shall
(a) employ any person on the licensed premises unless such person is 19 years of age or over;
(b) permit any person to be on the licensed premises at any time unless such person is 19 years of age or over.
(4) Every applicant for a license for a body-rub parlour, body-painting studio or model studio shall be accompanied by a floor plan of the entire premises in such scale and detail as may be prescribed by the Inspector, and when any alterations are made to the licensed premises, plans thereof shall be filed with the Inspector forthwith.
(5) All rooms used for body-rub, body-painting or nude photography shall comply with the following condition:
(a) shall not be less than 2.4 metres by 2.4 metres;
(b) shall not be equipped with any locking device on any door thereto;
(c) other than a door providing entrance thereto, shall not have any means by which any person may view the interior thereof;
(d) shall be equipped with lighting of at least 50 candle power which shall remain "on" when the door is closed.
(6) No person who carries on the business of operating a body-rub parlour, a body-painting studio or a model studio shall permit any person to enter or remain thereon between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 8:00 a.m.
(7) No person carrying on the business of a body-rub shall permit any person engaged in providing a body-rub in the licensed premises to perform the same unless such person is wearing clean, washable, non-transparent outer garments covering his or her body between the neck and the top of the knee, the sleeves of which do not reach below the elbows.
(8) No body-rub parlour proprietor shall exhibit himself or herself nor permit other persons to exhibit themselves, in any window on or about the licensed premises, or exhibit or permit to be exhibited any sign outside of the premises showing any nude male or female body, or any part thereof, nor any printed words that might indicate that the licensed premises is a place that offers any form of sexual or nude entertainment.
(9) No person carrying on the business of a body-rub parlour shall practice or provide or permit the practice or provision therein of a therapeutic touch technique or advertise in any way that a therapeutic touch technique is available or being practiced on the premises.
(10) Any club subject to regulation under By-law No. 2647 providing any services similar to a body-rub parlour, body-painting studio or model studio shall, in addition to any other licensing requirement, obtain a body-rub parlour, body-painting studio or model studio license pursuant to Schedule "A" and shall comply with the regulations set forth in this section.
(By-laws 4957, Mar. 23, 1976; 4969, Apr. 27, 1976; 5283, Oct. 16, 1979; 6596, Nov. 28, 1989; 6646,
Apr. 3, 1990; 6830, May 14, 1991; 7052, Nov. 17, 1992)
By-Laws
STEAMBATH AND MASSAGE PARLOUR
25.6
(1) No person owning, keeping, maintaining or operating any bath, steam bath, or massage parlour shall allow or permit any person of the male sex to act therein as an attendant or employee in respect of any person, customer or patron of the female sex; or allow or permit any person of the female sex to act as an attendant or employee therein in respect of any person, customer or patron of the male sex; nor shall any person so owning, keeping, maintaining or operating any bath, steambath, or massage parlour attend, treat or serve any person, customer or patron thereof of the opposite sex.
(2) Every person owning, keeping, maintaining or operating any bath, steam bath, or massage parlour shall provide and keep therein a written and legible record in journal form of all persons using the facilities of the said bath, steam bath, or massage parlour, and shall require every such person upon entering the bath, steam bath, or massage parlour to record his or her name and home address together with the date and time of registration in such register.
(3) No person owning, keeping, maintaining or operating any steam bath shall allow persons of the opposite sex to occupy the same room or adjoining rooms with an inter-communicating door or which have doors opening into a common steam room. PROVIDED, however, that a person may maintain a steam bath having a family room intended to be occupied and occupied by members of the same family, if such room is closed off from the rest of the steam bath by a door.
(4) Every person owning, keeping, maintaining or operating any bath, steam bath, or massage parlour shall ensure that the interior of the premises is at all times during business hours illuminated to a minimum of ten foot candles in every part thereof.
(By-laws 4782, July 9, 1974; 6038, Sept. 9, 1986; 6646, Apr. 3, 1990)
By-Laws
SOCIAL ESCORT SERVICE
25.3
(1) Every applicant for a license to operate as a Social Escort Service shall include in the application the trade name or names under which such business will operate and advertise.
(2) Every person who intends to operate or advertise a Social Escort Service under a trade name other than that specified in the application for a license shall notify the Inspector in writing of the intended trade name at least 14 days prior to its
(3) No person carrying on the business of a Social Escort Service shall offer the services or name of any Social Escort, or introduce customers or potential customers to any Social Escort, unless that escort is at least 19 years old.
(4) No person carrying on the business of a Social Escort Service shall offer the services or name of any person required to be licensed pursuant to this By-law unless that person is so licensed.
(5) At all times during which the premises specified in the license application as the place of business of the Social Escort Service are open for business the operator or a licensee or employee shall be present on the premises.
(6) Every person carrying on the business of a Social Escort Service shall:
(a) maintain on the premises a list of all current employees and all persons being handled on an agency basis; and
(b) upon request make such list available for inspection by the Inspector or the Chief Constable.
(By-laws 6373, July 14, 1988; 6466, Mar. 21, 1989; 6646, Apr. 3, 1990)
