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Mosinee, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

License required
Separate license for establishment and each technician
Closed hours
11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily
Minimum room size
50 square feet of clear floor area
License term
Expires December 31 each year
Penalty
$100-$500 forfeiture per day of violation

Summary

The City of Mosinee requires a common council license before anyone opens a sauna or massage establishment or works as a massage technician, and every establishment must close between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Violating the article costs a forfeiture of $100 to $500 per day.

(a)Required. No person shall establish, cause or permit the conduct of a massage establishment without having first obtained a license therefor from the common council. A separate license shall be acquired for each such establishment. ... No establishment shall be open for business between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Full Breakdown

Sec. 14-592 requires anyone who wants to run a massage establishment in the City of Mosinee to first obtain a license from the common council, with a separate license for each location; applications go on city forms and stay valid only through December 31 of the year issued unless revoked sooner, and a nonrefundable fee set by the council comes due with the application. Sec. 14-593 imposes a parallel license requirement on massage technicians themselves, who must also supply a diploma or certificate from a recognized school, and Sec.

14-594 lets the city issue a six-month conditional technician's license to someone still working toward that credential. Sec. 14-570 sets operating standards: massage rooms need at least 50 square feet of clear floor area and a liquid-impervious table, doors must have a privacy latch but cannot lock, a waiting area must sit separate from the massage rooms, and the establishment must let building, fire, and health inspectors or any law enforcement officer in during business hours. m. Sec. 14-595 lets the common council suspend or revoke a license for fraud in obtaining it, for practicing massage to arouse sexual desire, for a felony or moral-turpitude conviction, or for letting an unlicensed person perform massage on the premises, with no refund of the license fee if that happens.

Violations & Fines

Sec. 14-568 sets the penalty at a forfeiture of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for any violation of the massage and sauna article, with each day of violation counted as a separate offense. Sec. 14-595 adds that a license can be suspended or revoked for fraud, for unlicensed employees performing massage, or for a felony or moral-turpitude conviction, with no refund of the fee already paid.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a license to run a massage business in Mosinee?
Yes. Sec. 14-592 requires a license from the common council for every massage establishment location, and Sec. 14-593 separately requires each massage technician working there to hold their own license.
What hours must a Mosinee massage establishment stay closed?
Sec. 14-570(g) closes every sauna and massage establishment between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. daily, with no exceptions written into the code, and the same section requires a separate waiting area and inspections during all open business hours.
How big must a massage room be in Mosinee?
Sec. 14-570(b) requires at least 50 square feet of clear floor area in each room used for massage, along with a liquid-impervious table, a fresh full-length cover for every patron, and instruments disinfected between each massage using an approved disinfecting agent.
What can get a Mosinee massage license revoked?
Sec. 14-595 lists fraud in obtaining the license, practicing massage to arouse sexual desire, a felony or moral-turpitude conviction, and letting an unlicensed person perform massage on the premises as grounds for suspension or revocation by the common council.

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