Tennessee § 63-18-101 - Short title.
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§ 63-18-101. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Massage Licensure Act of 1995.” Acts 1995, ch. 480, § 2; T.C.A. § 63-18-201 . Compiler's Notes. Former §§ 63-18-101 — 63-18-114 (Acts 1979, ch. 431, §§ 1-14; T.C.A. §§ 63-1801 — 63-1813; Acts 1982, ch. 628, §§ 1-3; 1994, ch. 901, § 4), concerning massage registration, was repealed by Acts 1995, ch. 480, § 1, effective October 1, 1995. For new law, see this chapter. Former § 63-18-114 had been previously transferred to § 63-18-111(a)(5) in 1986. Cross-References. Adult-oriented establishment registration, title 7, ch. 51, part 11. Liability of professional societies, title 62, ch. 50, part 1. Massage or exposure of erogenous areas prohibited, § 39-17-918 . Practice of aesthetics, § 62-4-102 . Attorney General Opinions. Advertising and treatment by massage therapists, OAG 95-033, 1995 Tenn. AG LEXIS 27 (4/6/95). Effect of this part (now chapter) on prior city or county ordinances regulating massage, OAG 96-028, 1996 Tenn. AG LEXIS 18 (2/28/96). A city ordinance which requires that massage operators or bathers obtain a permit before conducting a massage institute, bathhouse, or similar business in the city, does not apply to persons or establishments required to be licensed under the Massage Licensure Act of 1995, T.C.A. § 63-18-201 , or who are otherwise regulated by law and, therefore, the ordinance does not violate the act, OAG 01-114, 2001 Tenn. AG LEXIS 105 (7/16/01).
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