Cobb County, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- County health spa license
- Therapist
- Valid Georgia massage license
- Hours
- 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.
- Employees
- County work permit required
Summary
Cobb County requires anyone operating a health spa or massage business in the unincorporated area to hold a county license, and every therapist must carry a state massage license.
No person shall engage in the business, trade, or profession or practice the business, trade or profession of a health spa unless such person shall, before engaging in such business, trade or profession, file an application for a license with the county as set forth in division 3 of this article. Such application shall set forth or show compliance with the following:
(1)Name to include preferred name, chosen name, and aliases. Current business, residential, and mailing addresses for the applicant.(2)Name to include preferred name, chosen name, and aliases, and address of any person having previously employed the applicant for a period of two years or longer in a health spa or business.(3)Qualifications, plainly stated, with all documentary exhibits annexed.(4)A diagram of the establishment's floorplan must be submitted with the application. Floorplan should include the location of all rooms and equipment located within. (Ord. of 10-25-94; Code 1977, § 3-7-150; Ord. of 7-8-03; Ord. of 2-26-08; Amd. of 2-22-11; Amd. of 11-21-24)
Sec. 78-291.1. - Time limit to begin business in licensed establishment; forfeiture for nonuse.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 53).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 78-291 requires anyone operating a health spa, a business deriving its primary income from massage therapy, in unincorporated Cobb County to file a license application with the county, including a floorplan of the establishment, before opening. Massage therapists must hold a valid Georgia massage therapy license, and Sec. 78-275 restricts operating hours to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., with no employees allowed on site between midnight and 5:00 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Health spa violations are punishable under Sec. 1-10, subject the license to revocation or suspension, and are deemed a continuing nuisance subject to court abatement or injunction under Sec. 78-271.
Frequently Asked Questions
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