South Fulton, GA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Sec. 24 states plainly that massage therapy, as defined in Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance, requires a City of South Fulton Application for Massage Therapist License; Article 9 defines a massage therapy business as one where licensed practitioners perform massage as defined by the Georgia Massage Therapy Practice Act. On the tax side, Sec. 2-5007 lists massage therapy among the professions eligible for the city's professional occupation tax election: a practitioner can either pay the standard gross-receipts occupation tax or elect a flat $400 per year, in which case they are not required to disclose gross receipts, though the finance director may still require proof of state licensure.

Sec. 2-5008 requires each state-licensed practitioner to show evidence of current state licensure before the city issues an occupation tax certificate, and to post that state license in the business. Separately, Sec. 12-2001(b)(14) targets businesses offering massage or bodywork by someone who is not a licensed massage therapist: those establishments must post the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's model human trafficking notice, in English, Spanish and any other GBI-required language, in every public restroom and near the public entrance.