Who needs a health club license and guaranty fund fee in Connecticut?
Issued by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division (C.G.S. 21a-216 and following), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Any business selling memberships for access to fitness facilities, including a yoga or Pilates studio that sells a contract, licenses each location before selling the first contract and files its membership contract with the application. Chapter 420 writes cancellation and refund rights into every contract. Nonprofits, member-owned clubs and clubs selling only short-term memberships are exempt.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division (C.G.S. 21a-216 and following).
Sources and dates
C.G.S. 21a-223 (license, $250 fee) and 21a-226 (guaranty fund); Department of Consumer Protection health club license page and form CPHCL-01. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
Yes. Any business selling memberships for access to fitness facilities, including a yoga or Pilates studio that sells a contract, licenses each location before selling the first contract and files its membership contract with the application.
Yes. Any business selling memberships for access to fitness facilities, including a yoga or Pilates studio that sells a contract, licenses each location before selling the first contract and files its membership contract with the application.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In Connecticut it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, License Services Division (C.G.S. 21a-216 and following).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a health club license and guaranty fund fee in Connecticut?
