Shawnee County, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Under Sec. 7-52 of the county's General Code, a license application is filed in quadruplicate with the county clerk, who forwards copies to the sheriff's office and health department for investigation. Sec. 7-53 sets the qualifications: an individual operator must be a U.S. citizen at least 21 years old, free of any felony or moral-turpitude conviction within the prior five years, a county resident for the preceding 30 days, and of good moral character; corporations and partnerships face parallel checks on officers, stockholders and partners.

Attendants need their own permit under Sec. 7-54. Sec. 7-56 requires an attendant to be at least 18, a lawful U.S. resident, a 30-day county resident, free of disqualifying convictions, and to hold a proficiency certificate earned through 150 hours of health-department-approved training or demonstrated skill, plus a physician's health certificate and any physical exams or lab tests the health department orders, all at the applicant's cost. Sec. 7-57 sets a $500.00 license fee and a $100.00 attendant permit fee, half refunded if denied. Licenses and permits expire every December 31; Sec.

7-59 sets renewal fees of $500.00 and $50.00. Sec. 7-61 imposes sanitary rules: linens and coverings must be laundered or sterilized between customers, separate restrooms are required where both sexes are served, and attendants must stay free of communicable disease. Sec. 7-62 restricts hours to 8:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. and keeps the premises open to inspection at any time by the sheriff's office or health department. Sec. 7-64 bans any operator, attendant or employee from performing or offering oral, anal or manual sexual stimulation of a customer, or any service intended to arouse or gratify sexual desire.