Section 35A.82.025 - Authority to regulate massage therapists-Limitations(1) A state licensed massage therapist seeking a city license to operate a massage business must provide verification of his or her state massage license as provided for in RCW 18.108.030.(2) The city may charge a licensing or operating fee, but the fee charged a state licensed massage therapist shall not exceed the licensing or operating fee imposed on similar health care providers, such as physical therapists or occupational therapists, operating within the same city.(3) A state licensed massage therapist is not subject to additional licensing requirements not currently imposed on similar health care providers, such as physical therapists or occupational therapists.Amended by 2016 c 41,§ 24, eff. 7/1/2017.Effective date- 2016 c 41 : See note following RCW 18.108.010.