LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville Metro Council passed a new ordinance Thursday implementing new regulations for massage facilities in the city.
The ordinance, which passed 21-4 after hours of debate, requires facilities to operate under a city-issued license, which includes background checks for owners and partners.
The ordinance also requires those facilities be closed from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. every day and require workers to be fully dressed with no see through clothing.
Sponsors of the new ordinance said this is to address human trafficking that may be happening through those facilities.
Thursday, skeptics of the ordinance voiced concerns about cost of enforcement, cost of oversight between Louisville Alcoholic Beverage Control and Codes and Regulations.
The ordinance's sponsor said no facilities in the city are licensed right now and are not in compliance with the law.
Louisville recently launched a task force to address illegal massage parlors, including making recommendations to improve regulations around them.
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