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Committee directs staff to draft ordinance to regulate massage-therapy businesses
Summary
The Brainerd City public works committee voted to direct staff to draft a local ordinance to license and regulate massage-therapy businesses after Chief Davis cited rising criminal activity and gaps in state-level oversight; staff said background checks would be central to any proposal.
The Brainerd City public works committee voted to direct staff to draft a local ordinance regulating massage-therapy businesses after staff reported rising criminal activity linked to some local establishments.
Chief Davis, introducing the item, told the committee staff "seeks counsel direction on implementing a local regulatory ordinance" and said Minnesota "does not license massage therapy at the state level," prompting some cities to adopt local licensure to…
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