(a) The authority to license massage therapists is reserved to the state, and, except as specifically provided by statute, a municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance requiring professional licensure of massage therapists.
(b) This section applies to home rule and general law municipalities.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 29. Municipal Government
Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties
Sec. 29.35.010. General powers.
Sec. 29.35.015. Investment pools.
Sec. 29.35.020. Extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Sec. 29.35.030. Eminent domain.
Sec. 29.35.040. Emergency disaster powers.
Sec. 29.35.050. Garbage and solid waste services.
Sec. 29.35.055. Local air quality control program.
Sec. 29.35.060. Franchises and permits.
Sec. 29.35.070. Public utilities.
Sec. 29.35.080. Alcoholic beverages.
Sec. 29.35.090. Municipal property; rights-of-way.
Sec. 29.35.100. Budget and capital program.
Sec. 29.35.110. Expenditure of borough revenues.
Sec. 29.35.125. Fees for police protection services.
Sec. 29.35.130. Emergency services communications centers.
Sec. 29.35.131. 911 surcharge.
Sec. 29.35.133. Immunity for 911 systems.
Sec. 29.35.134. Multi-line telephone systems.
Sec. 29.35.135. Waiver of privacy by local exchange telephone company subscribers.
Sec. 29.35.140. Regulation of transportation carriers.
Sec. 29.35.141. Regulation of radio antennas.
Sec. 29.35.144. Sprinkler systems in certain residential buildings.
Sec. 29.35.145. Regulation of firearms and knives.
Sec. 29.35.146. Regulation of unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 29.35.147. Licensing of massage therapists.
Sec. 29.35.148. Regulation of transportation network companies or drivers.