Bathhouse Business and Employees

Definitions:

Bathhouse Business means any place where baths, saunas, showers or hot tubs of any kind are given or furnished to the public for or in expectation of a fee or other compensation.

Employee means any person who works for a public bathhouse or hot tub.

Any individual or business in unincorporated Snohomish County meeting the definition must obtain a bathhouse or bathhouse employee license prior to operating or operating in a bathhouse business. These licenses are annual licenses and must be renewed yearly. Applicants must appear with current photo identification and four (4) color passport pictures, 2 x 2 inches, taken within the last six (6) months.

Fees:

 

Bathhouse Business
License Fee	$500.00
Legal Advertisement	$ 25.00 (original applications only)
Employee
License Fee	$100.00
Fingerprint Fee (money order only)	$ 16.00
Criminal Background Check	$ 10.00 per applicant