Nampa, ID Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License required
- Before operating any massage establishment
- Background check
- Fingerprints via Idaho State Police, FBI
- Insurance
- $1,000,000 general liability required
- Hours
- Closed 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- First violation
- 180-day license suspension
Summary
Nampa requires every massage establishment to hold a city license issued through police fingerprint background checks, $1,000,000 liability insurance, detailed sanitation standards, and a mandatory 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. closing window.
No owner or manager of a massage establishment shall permit or allow any person to engage in, or attempt to engage in, the practice of massage therapy within a massage establishment unless the massage establishment: 1. Possesses a valid city massage establishment license; or 2. Is exempted by this Code from the massage establishment license requirement.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Nampa City Code chapter 5-7 requires a city-issued license for every massage establishment, on top of each therapist's state massage therapist license. Owners, managers and therapists undergo Idaho State Police and FBI fingerprint background checks; violent, sexual or drug-related convictions within the prior five years disqualify an applicant. Licensed establishments must carry $1,000,000 in general liability insurance naming the city as certificate holder, meet detailed physical-facility and sanitation standards, keep therapist-license and service logs for one year, and close between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. A first violation suspends the license 180 days; a third suspension within three years is a revocation, in addition to misdemeanor criminal penalties.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a license, or while suspended or revoked, is a misdemeanor; a first violation suspends the license 180 days, and a third suspension within three years is a revocation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the city license replace the state massage therapist license?
What hours can a Nampa massage establishment operate?
Who is exempt from Nampa's massage establishment license?
Sources & Official References
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