Who needs a health spa certificate of registration (likely) in Texas?

Issued by Texas Secretary of State, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

1 of the 20 kinds of business in Texas

The Health Spa Act covers any business selling memberships for instruction in or use of facilities for a physical exercise program, which fits a studio selling class passes or memberships. It excludes a place operated exclusively to teach dance or aerobic exercise; whether a yoga or pilates studio falls inside that exclusion is not settled in the statute.

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 Texas Secretary of State.

Sources and dates

Texas Secretary of State health spa FAQ; Occupations Code 702.003. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

Questions about opening here.