Massage Establishment Permit and Posting Requirements; Name Tags
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3514
in effect§33.3514 Massage Establishment Permit and Posting Requirements; Name Tags
(a) It is unlawful for any responsible person to employ or permit any person to act as a massage therapist who is not in possession of a valid massage therapist permit or state certification.
(b) The massage establishment or sole practitioner massage establishment business permit, public health permit, and a copy of the permit of each massage therapist working in the establishment shall be displayed in an open and conspicuous public place on the premises.
(c) Each massage therapist must wear a name tag on their outermost garment when working in the massage establishment. The name tag must contain the massage therapist’s name as it appears on the massage therapist permit or state certification. This subsection 33.3514(c) is regulatory only.
(“Massage Establishment Permit and Posting Requirements; Name Tags” added 12-5-2000 by O-18907 N.S.; effective 7-1-2001.)
(Renumbered from former Section 33.3516 on 11-25-2014 by O-20437 N.S.; effective 12-25-2014.)
(Amended 11-20-2019 by O-21152 N.S.; effective 1-1-2020.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division35.pdf#page=13Fetched: 10/28/2026