Massage therapy in Jacksonville is licensed and regulated by the Florida Department of Health Board of Massage Therapy under Statute Chapter 480. Local rules add zoning approval through Ordinance Code 656 and a Duval business tax receipt, with anti-trafficking checks under FL Sec. 480.0535.
Florida Statute Chapter 480 sets education, examination, and ethics standards for massage therapists and establishment licenses. Owners obtain a state establishment license listing a designated establishment manager (DEM) holding an active therapist license. Local Jacksonville rules require zoning compliance under Ord. Code 656 (Commercial Community/General districts), a Duval County business tax receipt, and Fire and Building Inspection sign-offs. FL Sec. 480.0535 prohibits operation between midnight and 5 a.m. and bans residing on the premises, targeting trafficking-linked storefronts. JSO partners with the Department of Health on inspections; complaints route to the state Board.
Practicing without state license is a first-degree misdemeanor with up to $1,000 fine and one year jail under FL Sec. 480.047. Off-hour operation or living on premises violates Sec. 480.0535 and triggers state license revocation plus city tax-receipt cancellation.
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