2026 Minnesota Statutes
148.6375 EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.
Subdivision 1.License authority.
Effective July 1, 2028, sections 148.636 to 148.6377 preempt the licensure and regulation of massage therapists or Asian bodywork therapists by a municipality, including, without limitation, conducting a criminal background investigation and examination of a massage therapist or Asian bodywork therapist, or applicant for a municipality's credential to practice massage therapy or Asian bodywork therapy.
Subd. 2.Municipal regulation.
Sections 148.636 to 148.6377 do not limit a municipality from:
(1) requiring a massage therapy or Asian bodywork therapy establishment to obtain a business license or permit to conduct business in the municipality; or
(2) conducting a criminal background investigation on any owners of a massage therapy or Asian bodywork therapy establishment who are not registered massage therapists or registered Asian bodywork therapists.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes