Who needs no health club registration; membership contracts under the Consumer Protection Act in Colorado?

Issued by Colorado Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section, 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 Colorado

A gym or studio needs only the rows above: the sales tax license, the city license and the certificate of occupancy. Membership contracts are governed by the Consumer Protection Act and by the automatic renewal disclosure rules, so write cancellation and renewal terms plainly.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

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 Colorado Attorney General, Consumer Protection Section.

Sources and dates

Colorado Revised Statutes (no health club services act); Colorado Consumer Protection Act, C.R.S. 6-1-101 and following. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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