Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 1(a) — Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)

“ body-rub ”:

• (i) means the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching, or stimulating, by any means, of a person’s body or part of a person’s body appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations including but not limited to such kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching or stimulating advertised by any means as “sensual”, “sexy” or by any other word or any depiction having like meaning or implication; and
• (ii) does not include a body-rub performed for the purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment provided by a person otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario;
• (b) “ body-rub parlour” includes any premises or part thereof where a body-rub is performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, but does not include any premises or part thereof where the body-rubs performed are for the purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed or offered by persons otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario, or a personal aesthetic services as defined in Schedule 13;
• (c) “ body-rubber ” means a person required to obtain a licence under paragraph 2 (1)(b) of this Schedule;
• (d) “ operator ” when used in reference to a body-rub parlour, refers to any person who alone or with others, operates, manages, supervises, runs or controls a body-rub parlour, and “operate”, “operation” and other words of like import or intent shall be given

a corresponding meaning; Revised:

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• (e) “ owner ” when used in reference to a body-rub parlour means a person who alone or with others has the right to possess or occupy a body-rub parlour or actually does possess or occupy a body-rub parlour, and includes a lessee of a body-rub parlour or premises upon which a body-rub parlour is located; and
• (f) “person authorized by the city ” means an inspector appointed under this By- law, an inspector appointed under any by-law of the City, a public health inspector and the Medical Officer of Health. PART II: LICENCES 2.(1) A licence authorizing such person to carry on the trade, calling, business or occupation shall be taken out by:
• (a) every person who owns or operates a body-rub parlour; and
• (b) every person, other than a person licensed pursuant to subsection (a), who performs, offers or solicits a body-rub in, at, or upon a body-rub parlour.