Blaine, MN Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Section 22-298 defines a massage therapist as someone carrying $1,000,000.00 in professional liability coverage who has completed 500 hours of accredited training in anatomy, physiology, hygiene, ethics, and massage practice, and who works for or owns a licensed enterprise. Section 22-300 exempts state-licensed physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, podiatrists, barbers, and beauty culturists performing limited head, neck, hand, or foot massage, along with hospitals, nursing homes, accredited-program students, and out-of-state therapists at a wellness expo lasting three days or less. Under § 22-322, no enterprise or therapist license goes to anyone under 18, anyone convicted of an occupation-related crime under M.S.A. § 364.03 without rehabilitation, anyone with a massage license denied or revoked in the past ten years, or anyone delinquent on local taxes.

Section 22-323 bars licensing a location without a distinct, front-facing public entrance (unless home-based) or one not zoned or code-compliant. Section 22-324 keeps enterprises and therapists from operating before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m., bars customers on the premises after 10:30 p.m., requires the client's genitals and breasts stay covered throughout the session, bans massaging the penis, scrotum, vulva, or vaginal area, and requires therapists to wear closed-toe shoes and skirts no shorter than three inches above the knee. Enterprise owners, managers, and therapists must also live in Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, or Wright County, in three named Wisconsin counties, or within 150 miles of the city. Every license expires December 31 under § 22-326 and must be renewed at least 75 days before expiration.