Edison, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard permit fee
- $5,000 per year
- Peripheral-service fee
- $500 per year
- Buffer from schools/worship
- 1,000 feet
- Buffer from similar use
- 500 feet
Summary
Edison Township requires a Health Department permit costing up to $5,000 a year to operate a massage, bodywork or somatic therapy establishment, plus state therapist certification and strict location buffers.
No person, firm or corporation shall operate any establishment or utilize any premises in the Township of Edison in Middlesex County as or for massage, bodywork or somatic therapy establishment unless or until there has first been obtained a permit for such establishment or premises from the Township of Edison in accordance with the terms and provisions in this section.
b. Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapist Permit Required. No person shall practice massage or related therapies as a massage, bodywork or somatic therapist, employee or otherwise, unless he or she has a valid and subsisting massage, bodywork and somatic therapist's permit issued to him or her by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, New Jersey Board of Nursing pursuant to the provisions of the Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapist Certification Act, N.J.S.A. 45:11-53 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 13:37-16 et seq., hereinafter referred to the "Certification Act."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Section 11-11.2, no massage, bodywork or somatic therapy business may open in Edison Township without a Health Department permit, which costs five thousand dollars a year, or five hundred dollars if massage is only a peripheral service, as at a salon, and requires a criminal background check, three character references, and inspection by the Health, Fire, Police and Planning departments. Every therapist must also hold a New Jersey Board of Nursing certification. Establishments cannot locate within 1,000 feet of a school, place of worship or residential zone, or within 500 feet of another such establishment, and doors may not be locked while a client and employee are present.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a permit, employing an uncertified therapist, or violating the sexual-contact prohibitions in Section 11-11.9 triggers the Chapter 1, Section 1-5 penalty and can bring immediate suspension or permit revocation.
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