Yuba County, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- from Yuba County Tax Collector
- Minimum age
- 18 years old
- Training required
- 200 hours, recognized school
- Background check
- fingerprints via Sheriff's Department
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, up to $1,000, 6 months
Summary
Unincorporated Yuba County requires a Tax Collector license to operate a massage establishment or work as a massage technician, backed by Sheriff background checks and health review.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, or carry on, or to permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any premises within the County of Yuba, the business of massage establishment or to render, or permit to be rendered massage services without having first obtained and have a license issued pursuant to the provisions hereinafter set forth.
(Prior Code, § 6.04.040; Ord. No. 862)
State Law reference— Authority to require license, Government Code § 51030.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Yuba County Code § 6.04.040 makes it unlawful to operate a massage establishment or perform massage services in unincorporated Yuba County without a license from the County Tax Collector. Applicants must be at least 18, submit fingerprints and a criminal-history check through the Sheriff, provide proof of a communicable-disease-free medical exam, and show at least 200 hours of training from a recognized massage school (§ 6.04.070). The Sheriff, Community Development and Services Agency Director, and Health Officer all review applications before the Tax Collector issues or denies the license (§ 6.04.090).
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license is a misdemeanor under the Code's general penalty clause (§ 1.01.050): up to $1,000 and six months in jail; the county may also revoke a license after a ten-day violation notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does unincorporated Yuba County require a separate license for massage technicians and establishments?
Are licensed healthcare professionals exempt?
Sources & Official References
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