Anaheim regulates massage businesses under AMC Title 4, requiring CAMTC certification for therapists and a city business license. State law (BPC 4600 et seq.) preempts most local massage regulation since 2015.
California Business and Professions Code sections 4600-4621 created the California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) and largely preempted local massage ordinances. Anaheim Municipal Code Chapter 4.29 still requires massage establishments to obtain a city business license and operate from properly zoned commercial premises, with operating hour limits and prohibitions on residential locations. Therapists must hold valid CAMTC certification, which the city verifies. Establishments may not advertise sexual services, must keep client records, and must allow inspections. Massage in the Anaheim Resort District is strictly limited to certified spa facilities within hotels.
Operating without CAMTC certification or city license triggers misdemeanor charges, business license revocation, daily civil penalties, and possible abatement of the property as a nuisance.
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