Wayne, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Chapter 114 of the Wayne Township Code requires two separate licenses. Section 114-2 A bars any person, firm or corporation from operating a massage, bodywork and somatic therapy establishment without a license from the Township. Section 114-2 B bars anyone from practicing as a therapist without a valid license from the New Jersey Board of Massage and Body Work Therapy. An establishment is any place where those therapies are administered for any form of consideration.

Under § 114-3, the application goes to the Township Clerk's Office from a principal of the business. It lists the business name and ownership type, trade name, addresses and phone numbers, every therapist and employee with residence addresses, and a certified statement that each therapist is State certified. For the applicant, each officer, director or partner, and the manager, it also requires two prior residential addresses, a government photo ID, two passport-size photographs taken within 30 days, business history and all criminal convictions other than misdemeanor traffic violations. A fingerprint check at the applicant's expense follows, and a signed lease naming the applicant as lessee must accompany the application.

Section 114-5 refers the application to the Health Department, Construction Code Official, Fire Bureau, Police Department and Planning Department, and the Health Officer, Construction Code Official and Fire Inspector must find compliance with the Building, Health and Fire Codes. Each treatment room needs a handwashing sink. Under § 114-6, administrative review comes first, then the Township Council reviews and approves. A license is valid only for the named person and location and cannot be transferred. Section 114-16 sets a one-year term from July 1 to June 30, and § 114-10 requires the Health Department and Fire Bureau to inspect at least twice a year. Chapter 75 prints a $1,000 license/inspection fee under § 114-4 A and a $500 reinspection fee under § 114-4 B. Section 114-17 adds a $50 late fee for renewal after expiration.