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Massage Establishment Licensing & Regulations
The Village of Deerfield passed Ordinance O-18-09 Amending Chapter 7 (“Business”), Article 14 (“Massage Establishments”) on May 7, 2018 to regulate massage establishments. Any business with a licensed massage therapist on staff providing massage services is required to have a license from the Village of Deerfield.
The regulation of massage establishments has become a matter of growing importance affecting the public health, morals and welfare of the residents of the Village including, but not limited to, the prevention of such establishments from being used for the purposes of prostitution and the spread of disease through unsanitary practices and facilities.
Therefore, all massage establishments must fill out an application to obtain a massage business license in order to engage in or carry on the business of massage. The license term will expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed annually.
Certain business operations are exempt from the license requirement. The exemptions are generally made for persons licensed to practice medicine such as a nurses, chiropractors or physical and occupational therapists. Massage therapists are not exempt. Please see the ordinance for complete exemption language (Sec. 7-87).
For more information, view frequently asked questions below.
The regulation of massage establishments has become a matter of growing importance affecting the public health, morals and welfare of the residents of the Village including, but not limited to, the prevention of such establishments from being used for the purposes of prostitution and the spread of disease through unsanitary practices and facilities.
Therefore, all massage establishments must fill out an application to obtain a massage business license in order to engage in or carry on the business of massage. The license term will expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed annually.
Certain business operations are exempt from the license requirement. The exemptions are generally made for persons licensed to practice medicine such as a nurses, chiropractors or physical and occupational therapists. Massage therapists are not exempt. Please see the ordinance for complete exemption language (Sec. 7-87).
For more information, view frequently asked questions below.
- How are massage establishments regulated by the Village?
- What is the purpose of the ordinance?
- Who does the ordinance affect?
- When does the ordinance take effect?
- What is considered a massage establishment?
- How do I get a massage establishment business license?
- What additional materials do I need to include with my application?
- How much does a massage establishment business license cost?
- What should I do with my massage establishment business license?
- How is the ordinance enforced?
- What is the penalty for violating the ordinance?
- Who can I contact if I have questions?
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