A. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to regulate the practice of fortunetelling and related practices in such manner as to reduce the risks to clients while allowing fortunetellers and related practitioners to provide their services to clients with only minimal restrictions.

B. The provisions of this chapter requiring a permit, posting of fees, providing receipts and allowing client recordation of the consultation, will make it more difficult for an unscrupulous fortuneteller to commit fraud or larceny, and yet, as informal regulations, will not affect the nature of the information conveyed by the fortuneteller nor the manner in which it is conveyed. These regulations require only minimal expense and effort on the part of the fortuneteller and related practitioner and will not, therefore, impose any undue burden on such practices.

C. The provisions of this chapter are necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community. (Ord. 95-9 § 1, 1995)