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Supervisors clear local code changes to align with state massage licensing, advance tougher enforcement measures
Summary
The committee approved amendments to align San Francisco’s health code with state CAMTC rules and advanced a second ordinance requiring photo IDs, background checks and penalties aimed at improving enforcement and addressing human trafficking concerns; both items will go to the full Board.
The Government Audit & Oversight Committee voted to approve a non‑substantive amendment to a Department of Public Health ordinance that codifies state law exempting California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC)‑licensed practitioners from local permits and moved a separate, more enforcement‑oriented ordinance to the full Board with recommendation.
Supervisor Katie Tang, sponsor of the enforcement measure, told the committee her office’s neighborhood survey found at least 30 massage establishments operating in the Sunset District and that the ordinance is intended to address enforcement gaps the city has experienced since the state created CAMTC. "We hope to codify some of the penalties for violations of health codes concerning massage establishments," Tang said, and to add measures allowable under state law, including photo identification for DPH‑licensed practitioners, background checks for establishment…
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