Atlanta Massage Parlors: Bill to crackdown on massage parlors clears House

Posted on April 28th, 2010 in Atlanta massage parlors

Bill to crackdown on massage parlors clears House

Macon could soon be better equipped to fight those massage parlors that are doubling as sex parlors and hurting the city’s image.

Macon, which sits along I-75 in Middle Georgia, has about 25 massage parlors inside the city or nearby. That’s more per capita than operate in Atlanta, Washington or San Francisco, said Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon), the bill’s sponsor.
Current law, he said, makes it difficult to crackdown on sex parlors that advertise as massage parlors, spas and even tanning salons.

The bill gives the state board that licenses massage therapists the authority to impose a $500 fine, not the $5,000 Staton initially proposed. The measure also would clarify that local officials — including those in Macon and Bibb County — are not barred under state law from establishing their own massage parlor ordinances.

See the full article from “Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)”



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