Solicit for Body Rubs on Street?

[the tax lady]

Solicit for Body Rubs on Street?

I know this is done in some areas of New York City by street vendors who give chair massages but this is a bit different twist.

I received an interesting E-mail from a Canadian bi male but would also apply to females. His question and my response is below. If others see other problems or can clarify please do and I will pass on to him.

Assume he is registered as a body rub attendnent if he needs to be in his city. He is not soliciting for anything sexual. Rather novel approach he has but he wonders if it has other legal implications..

He is in a Canadian city (not Toronto) off a freeway where the rush hour generates a lot of stalled traffic.

He says:
This seems like a prime area for me sit on a folding chair with a sign that says: Stop for Bodywork, Turn Right or Call # for appt. This seems like a great way to pick up clients, but I'm not so sure about doing this. Bodywork does not necessarily imply sex.

When people respond to my ads in the papers, I usually prefer to do outcalls as this offers me no legal hassles that I know of. Incalls are "trickier". Pardon the expression.

My gut feeling is that I'm asking for trouble by going outside with my sign, but I can always argue that bodywork does not necessarily involve sex if I get busted."

Dave's initial reply:
Very creative approach! Issues I see as possible problems:

Most cities, including I think xxxxxxxxx require an body rub attendant to be licensed. So you may need to be licensed to offer body rubs (which of course are legal). Most cities also restrict what you can say on a sign, nothing sexual but just "bodywork" should be OK.

Otherwise if licensed and not causing a traffic problem and its not a freeway that is posted "no pedestrians" don't see other problems unless city requires some sort of street vendor license as some cities in the U.S. do.

Otherwise seems sitting with a sign in a free speech right under your Rights charter just like in the U.S..

 

[~o~]

An interesting thought, but one thing you may not have noticed Dave is that here in Canada our politicians and the politically correct socio-crats, educrats and bureaucrats are the ULTIMATE in HYPOCRITES.

Aside from all of the obvious objections, there are many by-laws and laws that would make the idea unworkable. For example on needs a permit just to have a sandwich board by the roadside..... (heavy sigh).

The obvious is that politicians and Canadians will tolerate dirty laundry, but please keep it hidden. Not near residential areas, don't attract press, don't talk about it in polite company----- else draw the ire of those that want to tell us:

- what to do...
- how to do it..
- when to do ...
- and how we are supposed to think.......

Words cannot describe the bastards..... !!!!

 

[sara g]

hexter....

Sounds just like in the U.S. !