Fayetteville, NC Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

S. , and doctors, chiropractors or osteopaths practicing at their principal office. An applicant files a written application with the mayor and city council stating qualifications and attaching a health certificate from a medical doctor; a corporate applicant must certify its officers, and every employee hired after licensing must also obtain a health certificate, with copies going to the police department. The city manager approves the license, sending refusals to the city council for a final decision. Licensees must file employee names, addresses, phone numbers and workplaces with the chief of police, updating within seven days of any change.

The chief of police periodically inspects licensed premises. Treatment of a person of the opposite sex is barred except on a signed physician's, osteopath's, chiropractor's or physical therapist's order specifying no more than ten treatments, logged and open to police inspection. Anyone under 18 may not patronize a massage parlor unless carrying a signed physician's order. Unlicensed persons may give massages only under the direct, in-room supervision of a licensed masseur or masseuse. Revocation follows failure to perform a duty, any violation, a moral-turpitude conviction, or operating in a manner that creates a nuisance or menace to public health, safety or morals, after a council hearing with ten days' registered-mail notice and a right to appear with counsel.