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

Chapter 306 of the Roseville City Code regulates massage therapy. Sec. 306.03(a) says no person can operate a massage therapy establishment or perform massage therapy in the city without first obtaining the required license. The code defines a massage therapy establishment as a room or premise where a person can receive a massage from a licensed massage therapist for a fee, where massages are given on more than 14 calendar days in any calendar year.

Hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, sanitariums, and group homes are exempt from the establishment license when massage goes only to their residents or patients as part of their care. Sec. 306.03(c) also exempts medical professionals, people working under state-licensed health professionals, and students performing massage in the clinical component of an accredited program at the institution.

Under Sec. 306.04, the initial application is made on a form provided by the city manager with a nonrefundable application fee set by the city fee schedule. A separate license is required for each place of business. The zoning rule limits licenses to establishments associated with and incidental to a properly zoned beauty parlor (salon), health club, office, shopping mall, or similar area open to the public. Licenses can be denied, revoked, or not renewed for premises that miss building, safety, and sanitation rules, fraud or deception in the application, or violations of health, safety, or moral turpitude laws. The City Council can attach reasonable conditions. An owner or operator who never practices massage on the public does not need a therapist license.

Sec. 306.06 sets operating rules: no customers on the premises before 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. daily, posted business hours on the door, staffing at all posted hours unless the lone licensee is the sole therapist, no beer, liquor, or controlled substances, no locks on massage room doors, private rooms for all massages except chair massage, posted rates in the entrance or lobby, and proof of residency in the state or Wisconsin. The licensed space is the compact and contiguous space in the application, and the licensee must tell the issuing authority if it is enlarged, altered, or extended.