Who needs a health spa registration and bond in Missouri?

Issued by Missouri Attorney General’s Office (RSMo 407.325 to 407.340), 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 Missouri

Any business selling memberships in a program of physical exercise, including a gym or a yoga or Pilates studio that sells memberships, registers before advertising or selling any contract. Contracts must be written, run no longer than 36 months and carry a three-business-day cancellation right; a club without a bond may still sell contracts of up to 36 months only when the monthly charge stays within the limit the statute sets.

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 Missouri Attorney General’s Office (RSMo 407.325 to 407.340).

Sources and dates

RSMo 407.327 (registration), 407.330 (contracts), 407.339 and 407.340 (bond); Attorney General health spa pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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