PUBLIC NOTICE

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 731
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN
MASSAGE THERAPIST AND MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT
CITY CODE SECTIONS 6.40 & 6.41

The Austin City Council adopted a new massage therapist and massage establishment ordinance at the July 1, 2024, City Council meeting.
SUMMARY: A repeal of former Section 6.40 (regulation and licensing of Sauna and Massage Parlors) and 6.41 (regulation of Massage Therapists) and replacing these sections with a new Section 6.41 entitled “Massage Therapist and Massage Establishment” for the regulation of all massage businesses under a single section and requiring only a single license for each location. The new section combines definitions from the prior language definitions from state statutes; clarifies what businesses, locations and providers are required to be licensed; and the licensing process and requirements for those required to be licensed. The permitted hours for massage services were modified to be from 6 am to 11 pm only. Finally, references to sauna and sauna licenses were deleted and not replaced.
COPIES OF ORDINANCE: The above is only a summary of the essential elements of the ordinance. A printed copy of the full ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular office hours at the Clerk’s Office located at 500 4th Avenue NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912, or at the Austin Public Library located at 323 4th Avenue NE, Austin, Minnesota 55912.
Passed by the Austin City Council this 1st day of July, 2024
YEAS 5 NAYS 0
ATTEST:
Tom Dankert, City Recorder
APPROVED:
Stephen M. King, Mayor
This ordinance was introduced on July 1, 2024; approved on July 1, 2024; was published in the Austin Daily Herald on July 6, 2024; and becomes effective July 13, 2024.

Austin Daily Herald:
July 6, 2024
ORDINANCE 731