Billings, MT passed an ordinance to reduce human trafficking by regulating local massage businesses

Billings, MT anti-human trafficking massage ordinance

The Billings City Council passed an ordinance to reduce human trafficking by regulating local massage businesses. The ordinance requires all massage business owners to pay $55 per year and submit background checks including fingerprints to obtain a specific business license. The ordinance prohibits practices commonly used by illicit massage businesses operating as sex trafficking hubs and gives city code enforcement inspectors the authority to ensure compliance.

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Billings, MT

Municipality in Montana

United States