Fresno County, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

39, adopted by Ordinance 20-006 in 2020, sets up two separate county permits administered by the sheriff's office: a massage establishment permit for a fixed location and an out-call massage business permit for services provided elsewhere. 04 business license on top of the permit. 070 requires every certified massage therapist to register with the sheriff's office at no charge before working, and to update that registration within ten days of any change. 080 requires the establishment permit application to include the names of every owner and therapist, a criminal background check with fingerprints for owners and non-therapist operators, and a ten-year business history.

090 gives the sheriff sixty calendar days to grant or deny the permit and lists disqualifying grounds, including convictions for pandering, prostitution-related Penal Code offenses, controlled-substance offenses, sex offender registration under Penal Code Section 290, and any conviction that would make operation injurious to community health or safety; a denial can be appealed to the county administrative officer within fifteen calendar days. 100 sets the permit term at two years and requires amendment within thirty days of any change in therapists or address. , no operating twenty-four hours a day, mandatory posted service price lists, two-year record retention for every service performed, unobstructed street-facing windows, and a ban on alcohol, marijuana, or controlled drugs on the premises.