Who needs a health studio registration and bond in Alabama?

Issued by Alabama Attorney General, Consumer Interest Division (Health Studio Services Act), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

2 of the 20 kinds of business in Alabama

Any gym, fitness studio or similar business selling memberships or prepaid services registers each location, names a resident agent in Alabama and posts the security before selling. Every contract carries a three-day cancellation right, a right to cancel if the studio closes or moves more than five miles away, and the other terms the Act requires; the Attorney General suspends a registration whose bond lapses.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Alabama Attorney General, Consumer Interest Division (Health Studio Services Act).

Sources and dates

Code of Alabama 8-23-1 through 8-23-13 (Health Studio Services); Attorney General health studio registration page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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