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County tightens massage-parlor rules after testimony on illicit activity; ordinance passes unanimously
Summary
The council adopted Bill 81-25 to strengthen licensing, inspections and verification for massage establishments, following public testimony alleging some parlors operate as fronts for prostitution and trafficking. The health department sponsored the ordinance and the council passed it 9-0.
Saint Joseph County adopted an updated massage-establishment ordinance (Bill 81-25) on Nov. 12 after the county's environmental-health interim director described the proposed changes as enhancements to public health and worker safety.
Brianna McCall, interim director of environmental health, said the ordinance is intended to "enhance the public…
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