Bloomfield, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Chapter 630 of the Bloomfield Township Code covers massage and bodywork establishments. An establishment is any place where massage or bodywork is administered, or permitted to be administered, for any legal form of consideration, and a therapist is anyone who administers the therapies for any form of legal consideration (§ 630-2). Section 630-3 requires permits for both the establishment or premises and the therapist, issued by the Board of Health under Chapter 630 and Chapter 624. Under § 630-4, an applicant files a written application with the Health Officer on a form the Health Officer furnishes.

Fees are set in § 624-2(A)(8): $1,000 for the first year, $350 for subsequent years, and an additional annual $250 for each licensed massage therapist in the establishment. Section 630-5 says the fee is paid when the application is made, every license expires at the end of the calendar year, and the fee is not prorated when an application comes after January 1. Section 624-2 adds that renewal fees are due on or before the first day of February, with a $50 late fee after February 1.

Section 630-6 sets minimum operating standards: surfaces that can be readily disinfected, adequate bathing, dressing and locker facilities, separate facilities when male and female patrons have concurrent or overlapping appointments, disinfection of nondisposable instruments after use on each patron, nontransparent outer garments for staff, and clean laundered sheets and towels laundered after each use. Under § 630-7 the Department of Health can inspect at reasonable times, and a licensee must allow access. Section 630-8 requires the establishment license, the inspection placard and each therapist's license to be displayed in an open and conspicuous place.