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placed in a single separate room or the operators of the massage establishment may elect to place such persons of the same sex in separate rooms or booths having adequate ventilation to an area outside said room or booth while massage services are being performed. (h) Wet and dry heat rooms, steam or vapor rooms or cabinets, shower rooms and compartments, toilet rooms and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as needed, and at least once each day the premises are open, with a disinfectant approved by the health department. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned with a disinfectant approved by the health department after each use. (i) Instruments utilized in performing massage shall not be used on more than one (1) patron unless they have been sterilized using approved sterilizing methods. (j) No persons shall enter, be or remain in any part of a massage establishment while in the possession of, consuming, or using any alcoholic beverage or drugs except pursuant to a prescription for such drugs. The owner, operator, responsible managing employee, manager or permittee shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon such premises. (k) No massage establishment shall operate as a school of massage, or use the same facilities as that of a school of massage, except as provided below. It shall be unlawful for any person to perform any massage upon a member of the general public while on the premises of a school of massage. (1) No part of the establishment shall be used for residential or sleeping purposes. (m) All massage establishments shall have a manager on the premises at all times the massage establishment is open. The designated manager must possess a valid and current CPR certificate issued by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. (n) The operator, or the manager in the operator's absence, shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this chapter and any applicable provisions of this Code. Any change in management must be reported to the police department within ten (10) days. (o) An operator and/or on -duty manager shall be responsible for the conduct of all employees, or independent contractors, while the employees are on the licensed premises. Any act of omission of any employee constituting a violation of the provisions of this chapter and any applicable provision of this Code shall be deemed the act of omission of the operator for the purposes of determining whether the operator's license shall be revoked, suspended or renewed. (p) All walls, ceilings, floors and other physical facilities for the establishment must be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Ordinance No. NS -2903 Page 10 of 19