Business Licensing & Operations in Shasta County, CA (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Shasta County, California.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Shasta County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Adult Entertainment

Shasta County keeps adult entertainment businesses away from homes, schools and each other: Section 17.88.290 bars any new adult bookstore, theater, cabaret, model studio or similar use within 500 feet of residential zoning and within 1,000 feet of a school, park, church or another adult business. A planning commission waiver is the only way around the spacing rule.

Shasta County Adult Business Location Rules

Significant Restrictions

Shasta County Code Section 17.88.290(E)(1)

1.In those land use districts where the "adult entertainment" businesses regulated by this section would otherwise be permitted uses, it shall be unlawful to establish any such "adult entertainment" business if the location is:a.Within five hundred feet of any area zoned for residential use, orb.Within one thousand feet of any other "adult entertainment" business, orc.Within one thousand feet o...

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Secondhand Dealers

Anyone buying or selling secondhand goods as a junk dealer or itinerant junk dealer in unincorporated Shasta County must first obtain a license from the Board of Supervisors. The license does not transfer, requires a sheriff's background investigation, and comes with daily reporting duties on every item acquired.

Shasta County Junk Dealer Licensing

Significant Restrictions

Shasta County Code Section 5.16.020

It is unlawful for any person to act as a junk dealer, within the county without first making an application for and receiving from the board of supervisors of the county a license to act as a junk dealer. It is unlawful for any person to act as an itinerant junk dealer within the county without first making an application for and receiving from the board of supervisors of the county a license ...

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Business Licensing & Operations by City in Shasta County

1 cities in Shasta County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

ReddingPop. 93,611

6 verified rules • Adult Entertainment, Auto Repair on Residential Property

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