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Council tightens massage-business rules, citing trafficking concerns; requires state credentials and staff training
Summary
Council adopted revisions to the city's massage-establishment ordinance that require state-issued massage-therapist credentials for establishment license holders, e-Verify/documentation for applicants, mandatory human-trafficking recognition training for staff, limits on hours (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.), prohibition on overnight stays and roster disclosures; enforcement appeals move to the city manager.
Sandy Springs moved to strengthen regulation of massage establishments on March 17 as council members and staff emphasized efforts to curb human trafficking and enforce licensing requirements.
City Attorney Dan Lee presented a comprehensive rewrite of the massage-establishment ordinance to bring local rules into alignment with state licensing and to provide local enforcement tools. Key changes adopted by the council include a requirement that any person seeking a license to operate a…
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