Massage license applications

Apply for a license for a commercial or home-based or single-operator massage business.

What to know

Application types

We license three types of massage businesses.

  • Commercial
    • This is a business offering massage services to customers.
    • The business has one or more massage therapists.
    • Each license is assigned to one location.
    • A license is not required for medical massage services.
  • Single operator
    • This is a business offering massage services:
      • By a self-employed individual who leases a room, studio, or office.
  • Home-based
    • Offers massage services from an individual’s home.
    • The license is only issued for that location.
    • The business can only have one employee who doesn’t live in the home.

Fee

See massage license fees

Submit your application

Attach your disciplinary history to the application

Submit your application to Business Licenses

Application

Contact us

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

Community Planning & Economic Development

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Thursday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday

Environmental Health

Minneapolis Health Department

Phone

612-673-2301

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 520
Minneapolis, MN 55415