(a) A person may not practice massage therapy or represent that the person is a massage therapist unless the person holds a valid license under this chapter. In this subsection, a person represents that the person is a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses a title or description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: massage, massage practitioner, massage therapist, massage therapy, therapeutic massage, massage technician, massage technology, massagist, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist, myotherapy, or another term describing a traditional European or contemporary western massage method, or a derivation of a term that implies a massage technique or method.
(b) A person who knowingly violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 8. Business and Professions
Chapter 61. Massage Therapists
Sec. 08.61.010. Board established.
Sec. 08.61.020. Duties and powers of board.
Sec. 08.61.030. Qualifications for license.
Sec. 08.61.040. Licensure by credentials.
Sec. 08.61.050. Standards for license renewal.
Sec. 08.61.060. Grounds for imposition of disciplinary sanctions.
Sec. 08.61.070. Practice of massage therapy without license prohibited.