North Dakota § 43-25-05 - Board of massage therapy - Terms
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§ 43-25-05. Board of massage therapy - Terms
1. The governor shall appoint a board of massage therapy, to consist of five members. a. Three members of the board must be massage therapists who are licensed in this state and annually work at least five hundred hours practicing massage in this state and have done so for at least the previous three years. These members must be appointed for terms of three years, staggered so that the term of one member expires each year. b. One member of the board must be a consumer member. To qualify as a consumer member an individual may not be or have been a massage therapist, may not have an immediate family member who is a massage therapist, may not be an owner of or have any affiliation with a massage school, and may not have a direct and substantial financial interest in massage therapy. This member must be appointed for a two-year term, staggered so that the term expires with a licensed board member but not with the instructor board member. c. One member of the board must be a current or former massage therapy instructor of a massage therapy program that meets the standards set by the board. This member must be appointed for a term of two years, staggered so that the term expires with a licensed board member but not with the consumer board member. d. Each member of the board holds office until that member's successor is appointed and qualified. Any member may only serve for a total of six consecutive years, after which that member may not be reappointed unless a period of three years has passed since that member last served on the board. 2. Within one month after appointment of a new member, the board shall meet at some convenient place within the state and shall annually elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. The treasurer must be bonded in the sum of at least fifty thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the treasurer's duties. 3. Each member of the board must be a citizen of North Dakota and the United States.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 43-25-05 ("Board of massage therapy - Terms") is part of the North Dakota Century Code, the codified statutory law of North Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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