Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-2-40.03

  • massage parlor: shall mean any establishment, building, room, or place other than a regularly licensed hospital, medical clinic, nursing home, or dispensary, the offices of a physician, a surgeon, or an osteopath, where nonmedical, nonsurgical, nonosteopathic, and nonchiropractic manipulative exercises, massages, or procedures are practiced upon the human body, or any part thereof, for other than cosmetic or beautifying purposes, with or without the use of mechanical or other devices, by anyone not a physician, surgeon, osteopath, or chiropractor or of a similarly registered status, and shall include any place where baths, exercises, or similar services are offered. See Alabama Code 45-2-40.01
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Any massage parlor licensed by the county governing body shall at all times comply with all health regulations, rules, and requirements as shall now or hereafter be promulgated by the State Board of Health, and any premises used for the purposes of a massage parlor shall, during all hours of operation, be made open and available to inspection by duly authorized county officials for the purpose of assuring compliance with the health rules, regulations, and requirements. Each massage parlor shall be equipped with toilet and lavatory facilities for patrons and separate toilet and lavatory facilities for employees, and each operating area shall be equipped with a hand lavatory.