Who needs no health club registration; contracts under the Health Spa Consumer Protection Act in District of Columbia?
Issued by Office of the Attorney General, Office of Consumer Protection (D.C. Code 28-3817), 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 District of Columbia
A gym or studio with facilities for exercise, training or therapy is a health spa under the Act: every membership contract carries the boldface notice that the buyer may cancel within the first fifteen days, and later on death, disability or a move, owing only for services used plus a small registration charge. Cancellations go by certified mail. The Attorney General has sued chains over billing after cancellation under the Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
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 Office of the Attorney General, Office of Consumer Protection (D.C. Code 28-3817).
Sources and dates
D.C. Code 28-3817 (health spa sales); D.C. Law 1-62; Consumer Protection Procedures Act (D.C. Code 28-3901 and following). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
Yes. A gym or studio with facilities for exercise, training or therapy is a health spa under the Act: every membership contract carries the boldface notice that the buyer may cancel within the first fifteen days, and later on death, disability or a move, owing only for services used plus a small registration charge.
Yes. A gym or studio with facilities for exercise, training or therapy is a health spa under the Act: every membership contract carries the boldface notice that the buyer may cancel within the first fifteen days, and later on death, disability or a move, owing only for services used plus a small registration charge.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for gyms and yoga and Pilates studios.
Office of the Attorney General, Office of Consumer Protection (D.C. Code 28-3817).
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 no health club registration in District of Columbia?
