Louisiana § 37:3564 Regulation of advertising

Louisiana Statutes

§ 37:3564 — Regulation of advertising

Louisiana § 37:3564

Title 37Professions and Occupations

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 37:3564 (2026).

Text

§3564. Regulation of advertising

A.A person or an entity that does not hold a license as a massage therapist, physical therapist, or chiropractor, a certificate to practice athletic training, or a license as a massage establishment shall not use the words "massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation of the word "massage", including specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or other form of advertising. Any advertisement by a massage therapist or a massage establishment including but not limited to building signs, a website, and other promotional materials shall contain the name and number of the licensed therapist or establishment on file with the board.

B.No sexually oriented business, as defined in R.S. 37:3558(C), shall use the word "massage", "body work", or any

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§3564. Regulation of advertising
A. A person or an entity that does not hold a license as a massage therapist, physical
therapist, or chiropractor, a certificate to practice athletic training, or a license as a massage
establishment shall not use the words "massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation
of the word "massage", including specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or
other form of advertising. Any advertisement by a massage therapist or a massage
establishment including but not limited to building signs, a website, and other promotional
materials shall contain the name and number of the licensed therapist or establishment on file
with the board.
B. No sexually oriented business, as defined in R.S. 37:3558(C), shall use the word
"massage", "body work", or any derivative or variation of the word "massage", including
specific bodywork or massage modalities, on any sign or other form of advertising.
C. In all pictorial representations for any advertisement representing massage
therapy, including such representations through video, all persons representing massage
therapists shall be attired and posed in a manner as to avoid appealing to the prurient interest.
Persons representing clients shall be appropriately draped and posed. No licensed therapist
or establishment shall advertise in any publication or any website marketing services
appealing to the prurient interest.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 766, §1.}}

Legislative History

Acts 1992, No. 753, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; Acts 1993, No. 766, §1; Acts 2012, No. 605, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, No. 645, §1, eff. June 17, 2016; Acts 2024, No. 779, §1, eff. June 21, 2024.