Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:11-73

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
18. a. No person shall engage in the practice of massage and bodywork therapies as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist or present, call or represent himself as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist unless licensed pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act.

b. No person shall assume, represent himself as, or use the title or designation “massage or bodywork therapist,” “licensed massage and bodywork therapist” or any title or designation which includes the words “massage,” “bodywork,” “masseur,” “masseuse,” “shiatsu,” “acupressure,” “accupressure,” “accu-pressure,” “nuad bo’rarn,” “amma,” “anma,” “chi nei tsang,” “tuina,” “polarity educator,” “polarity therapist,” “polarity therapy,” “polarity practitioner” or any of the abbreviations “MT,” “BT,” “MBT,” “MBST,” “CMBT,” “COBT,” “CMT,” “LBT,” “LMBST,” “LMBT,” “LABT,” “LOBT,” “AB,” “ABT,” “OB,” “RPP,” or “LMT” or similar abbreviations as determined by the board, unless licensed under this amendatory and supplementary act.

L.2007, c.337, s.18.