Elk Grove, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Special business license under EGMC § 4.32.105
- Provider certification
- Valid CAMTC certificate required, § 4.32.100
- Operating hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. only
- Employee permit
- Non-CAMTC employees need City permit, § 4.32.135
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000 fine or 6 months
- Reapplication bar
- One year after license denial or revocation
Summary
Elk Grove requires a special business license before anyone operates a massage business, and every provider must hold current CAMTC certification. Non-certified employees need a separate City employee permit. Massage services run only between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., and the Chief of Police vets owners and employees for criminal history before issuing either credential.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or conduct a massage business unless under and by authority of a valid, unexpired, unsuspended and unrevoked special business license issued pursuant to the provisions of EGMC Chapter 4.10 and this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4937385; v2 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
32. 100 separately bars anyone from practicing massage in Elk Grove, and bars any massage business from employing a provider, without a valid CAMTC certificate issued under Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq. 135, displayed for inspection during working hours. 115 must list every owner's five-year business history, include a copy of government-issued photo ID, disclose prior convictions, and, for owners who lack CAMTC certification, pass a criminal history background check; the Chief of Police may also request activity information at renewal. 115(D)-(E).
, unless the Chief of Police sets shorter hours as a license condition. Operating rules also require a posted price list, a daily-posted on-duty manager, a two-year employee register, and a two-year record of every service performed, all in English and available for city inspection. 120 lets the Chief of Police deny, revoke, restrict or suspend the license for any violation of this chapter, the Massage Therapy Act, or any other law.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required special business license or CAMTC certification is enforced under EGMC Section 1.04.030 as a misdemeanor, since Chapter 4.32 does not label the offense an infraction, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, six months in jail, or both. The Chief of Police may separately deny, suspend, revoke or restrict the special business license or an employee permit under Sections 4.32.120 and 4.32.150 for any violation of this chapter or of state law, and a revoked location cannot reapply for one year.
Frequently Asked Questions
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