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Roseville, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

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

Key Facts

Permit required
RMC § 9.10.030
Permit term
2 years
Insurance minimum
$1,000,000 liability
Application review
45 calendar days
Penalty
Misdemeanor, per day
Issuing official
Police chief

Summary

Every massage business in Roseville needs a police-chief-issued permit before opening under Municipal Code Section 9.10.030, and every massage professional working there must separately hold an active California Massage Therapy Council certificate. The two-year permit requires LiveScan fingerprints, a $1 million liability policy, and a nonrefundable council-set fee.

A. It is unlawful for any person to own, conduct, operate or maintain a massage business within the city without having a valid massage business permit issued pursuant to this chapter. Massage business permits shall also be required of any permanent or semi-permanent seated massage or reflexology installation. B. It is unlawful for any person to own, conduct, operate or maintain a massage business within the city unless all persons providing massage services at the massage business each hold an active and valid certificate from the CAMTC as a massage practitioner or massage therapist or qualify as an exempt therapist. A massage business permit shall in no way be construed to allow any person to perform massage services within the city without either an active and valid certificate from the CAMTC or qualifying as an exempt therapist.

Full Breakdown

030 makes it unlawful to own, conduct, operate or maintain a massage business, including permanent or semi-permanent seated massage or reflexology installations, without a valid city permit, and separately unlawful to run one unless every massage professional on staff holds an active CAMTC certificate or qualifies as an exempt therapist. 050 is extensive: applicants must disclose their full legal identity, business address, property owner's consent to the use, five years of residential and employment history, physical description, proof of being at least 18, prior license history, all criminal charges within 10 years and convictions since age 18, a complete roster of massage professionals with CAMTC numbers, a government photo ID, and a full LiveScan fingerprint set (fee paid by the applicant, waived for applicants already in good standing).

Owners providing massage themselves must submit their own CAMTC certificate, and every applicant needs a $1,000,000 liability insurance policy plus proof of a current city business license. 080(A), and may deny for enumerated disqualifying convictions, false statements, an incomplete application, being under 18, unpaid prior fines at the same location, or a permit revoked there within the past three years. 01. 060, but cannot be renewed while administrative citations remain unpaid.

Violations & Fines

Operating without a valid permit, or letting an uncertified person perform massage, is unlawful under Section 9.10.030 and prosecuted as a misdemeanor under Section 9.10.270, with each day of continued violation a separate offense under Section 9.10.310. The city can also seek a civil injunction under Section 9.10.280, pursue administrative citations under Section 9.10.290, and withhold permit renewal until unpaid citations are satisfied under Section 9.10.060(C).

Frequently Asked Questions

Do individual massage therapists need a city permit, or just the business?
The massage business needs the city permit under Section 9.10.030(A); individual massage professionals working there must separately hold an active CAMTC certificate or qualify as an exempt therapist under Section 9.10.030(B), and the business permit does not substitute for that state certification.
How long does it take to get a massage business permit approved?
The police chief has 45 calendar days from a completed application to approve, condition, or deny the permit under Section 9.10.080(A); if the chief needs more information, the applicant gets 20 days' notice and 15 days to respond before the application is deemed abandoned.
Can a past felony conviction automatically disqualify an applicant?
No. Section 9.10.080(C) bars denial based solely on a felony conviction if the applicant has obtained a certificate of rehabilitation under Penal Code Section 4852.01, or on a misdemeanor not among the chapter's specific disqualifying offenses.
What insurance must a Roseville massage business carry?
Section 9.10.050(C)(17) requires a current liability insurance policy from a California-authorized insurer providing at least $1,000,000 in coverage for injury or death to any one person arising from the business's operation and the administration of massage.

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