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Council adopts ordinance to license massage-therapy and body-work establishments, citing trafficking and enforcement gaps
Summary
Council adopted a city ordinance to license fixed-site massage and body-work establishments (effective April 1, 2026), setting sanitation, hours, recordkeeping and criminal-background rules; police and staff said the change responds to advertisements and enforcement limits that have hampered shutting down illicit operations.
Council adopted an ordinance Jan. 27 requiring licensing of fixed-location massage therapy and body-work service establishments beginning April 1, 2026, with a modest fee schedule and operational rules aimed at distinguishing legitimate providers from illicit operations.
City staff (presenter identified as Speaker 24) told council the Norman Police Department and staff have observed an "uptick" in businesses that advertise on illicit web sites and that, under prior law, the city lacked authority to license establishments (state law historically licensed individual…
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