Who needs a health club registration and bond in Virginia?

Issued by Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (Virginia Health Club Act), 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 Virginia

Register each facility before advertising or selling any membership. The Act writes a three-day cancellation right and refund terms into every contract, and limits prepayment.

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 Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Office of Charitable and Regulatory Programs (Virginia Health Club Act).

Sources and dates

Code of Virginia 59.1-296 and following (Virginia Health Club Act); VDACS health club registration form OCRP-31 and bond form OCRP-34. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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