Massage businesses in Phoenix must hold the Arizona Board of Massage Therapy license under ARS §32-4221 for each therapist, plus a Phoenix Code Chapter 31 establishment license. Phoenix inspects facilities, enforces sanitation, and bars residential operation without a home-occupation permit.
Phoenix City Code Chapter 31 (Massage Establishments, Ord. G-3789) requires every massage parlor or therapy clinic to obtain an annual establishment license from the Phoenix Police Department after background checks of owners and managers. Each individual therapist must hold an Arizona Board of Massage Therapy license under ARS §§32-4221 to 32-4230, which preempts city-level therapist licensing. Phoenix inspectors verify clean linens, lockable lockers, hand-washing sinks, posted rates, and unobstructed sightlines into treatment rooms. Outcall and mobile services need a separate permit. Operations between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. are restricted unless the city grants extended-hours approval. Health-permit oversight for spa services rests with Maricopa County Environmental Services.
Operating without an establishment license is a Class 1 misdemeanor under Phoenix Code §1-5, punishable by up to $2,500 and six months jail. Repeat violations or prostitution-related arrests trigger license revocation and zoning abatement.
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