Wisconsin Code § 460.17

Local regulation
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(1) A city, village, town, or
county may not enact an ordinance that regulates the practice of
massage therapy or bodywork therapy by a person who is licensed by the affiliated credentialing board under this chapter.
No provision of any ordinance enacted by a city, village, town, or
county that is in effect before February 1, 1999, and that relates to
the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy, may be enforced against a person who is licensed by the affiliated credentialing board under this chapter.
(2) (a) 1. A city, village, or town may enact and enforce an
ordinance that prohibits an individual from violating the prohibitions under s. 460.02 unless the individual is licensed under this
chapter as required under s. 460.02.
2. A city, village, or town may enact and enforce an ordinance that prohibits a person from employing or contracting for
the services of an individual to provide massage therapy or bodywork therapy who is required to be licensed under s. 460.02 unless the individual is licensed under this chapter.
(b) Law enforcement personnel of a city, village, or town may
issue citations for violations of a local ordinance described in par.
(a), and the city, village, or town may impose forfeitures, not to
exceed the amount specified in s. 460.14 (4) , for violations of
such an ordinance.

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