Contra Costa County, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

404 requires every masseur to hold a valid masseur permit, with operators keeping an on-site register of employees and their permit numbers for sheriff inspection. Applications go to the sheriff on a sheriff-provided form with a nonrefundable fee of $100 for operators and $25 for masseurs. 606 requires fingerprints, two portrait photographs, and identifying data including birthdate, height, weight, and driver's license number for the applicant and, for a business entity, every officer and financially interested person. 612 requires a masseur applicant to have been examined by a physician within the last 30 days and found free of communicable disease, and to hold a diploma from a state-approved school requiring at least 70 hours of class instruction, or substitute two years of bona fide full-time massage experience.

7, 314, 315, 316, 318, 647(a)/(b)/(d) or 647a, the premises will not meet health and safety requirements, or the applicant made a knowing false statement. 806 sets detailed sanitation rules: separate dressing, locker, and toilet facilities for each sex, sterilized linens, and posted handwashing signage. 807 bars nude or topless exposure by any masseur or employee in a customer's presence.