Livermore, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- City massage establishment permit, LMC Ch. 5.28
- State credential
- Valid CAMTC certificate for every technician
- Business hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily
- Revoked-site ban
- 5 years, no massage use allowed
- Reapplication bar
- 1 year after permit revocation
- Enforcing agency
- Livermore Chief of Police
Summary
Livermore requires every massage establishment to hold a City permit under LMC Chapter 5.28, on top of state CAMTC certification for each technician. The chapter sets fixed operating hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., bans breast massage without written consent and a doctor's referral, bans genital massage outright, and lets the Chief of Police revoke a permit for a single act of prohibited conduct.
It shall be unlawful for any person, association, partnership, corporation or any other entity to engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in or upon any premises within the City of Livermore, the operation of a massage establishment unless all massage technicians providing massage, whether as employees or rent-space therapists, maintain a valid certificate from CAMTC as a certified massage practitioner or certified massage therapist, and said massage establishment has obtained a permit (massage establishment permit) issued by the City of Livermore pursuant to the provisions set forth in this chapter.
Full Breakdown
030(B) makes it unlawful to operate a massage establishment in Livermore unless every technician, whether an employee or rent-space therapist, holds a current CAMTC certificate and the business itself holds a City massage establishment permit. 060). 060(F)). , require every technician's CAMTC card displayed, and mandate a daily client register kept on-site for two years. 070(M) bars massage of a patron's female breasts without written consent and a referral from a licensed health care provider, bars massage of the genitals or anal region outright, and requires patrons' genitals stay fully covered. 080(B)). 150). 150(D)).
Violations & Fines
Operating without a City permit, employing a technician without valid CAMTC certification, allowing prohibited sexual conduct on the premises, or blocking street-front visibility into the reception area are each grounds for permit suspension or revocation under § 5.28.150. The Chief of Police must serve written notice stating the grounds; the decision becomes effective 15 calendar days after service unless the permittee appeals under Chapter 1.22 LMC, which stays the effective date until the appeal concludes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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