Doral, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Doral enacted its massage therapy article, Sec. 8-200 through Sec. ' Sec. ch. 480, the business holds a city business tax receipt, and it has every other required city and county approval. Sec. ch. C. and midnight. That hours limit does not apply to a massage business located inside a healthcare facility, a healthcare clinic, a hotel, motel or bed and breakfast, a timeshare property, or massage performed under a physician's, chiropractor's, podiatrist's, nurse practitioner's or dentist's prescription, nor to a licensed massage therapist working a city-approved special event.

No massage establishment may double as a residence: bedrooms and full kitchens are prohibited on the premises, though bathroom facilities required for state licensure are still allowed. Sec. 8-204 backs all of this with real criminal exposure. Operating in contravention of the article is a second-degree misdemeanor, an owner or operator who lets massage occur in violation of state or local law commits a first-degree misdemeanor, with a second offense becoming a third-degree felony, and the city reports violations by licensed therapists to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation for possible license discipline. A violation can also cost the business its city business tax receipt under Sec. 41-78.