Business Licensing & Operations in California (2026)

Baldwin Park confines adult-oriented businesses to the I and I-C industrial zones and keeps them 1,000 feet from any…

Butte County prohibits adult businesses everywhere except the GI and HI industrial zones under Sec. 15-111 and 15-112…

Elk Grove requires a special business license plus an individual employee permit for every adult-oriented business, and…

Adult-oriented businesses in Roseville may locate only in the GC, CMU, RC, M1, M2 or MMU zones, and must sit at least…

Alameda confines adult entertainment activities, defined to include adult bookstores, theaters, peep shows and…

Alhambra requires a city-issued adult business permit and business license before any sexually oriented business can…

Anaheim requires anyone operating a sex-oriented business to first obtain a sex-oriented business permit from the…

Antioch allows adult entertainment businesses only with a use permit, and bars them within 1,500 feet of any other…

Adult entertainment businesses in Apple Valley need a Conditional Use Permit and may open only in the General…

Bakersfield requires a business permit from the city manager before operating an adult entertainment business, under…

Adult bookstores, adult theaters, and model studios in Bellflower must hold a $300-per-year business license, can't…

Berkeley keeps adult-oriented businesses at least 300 feet from any residential district boundary, 1,000 feet from any…

Brentwood confines adult-oriented businesses to six named planned development zones and keeps them 1,000 feet from any…

Buena Park requires a permit to operate any adult entertainment business and bars locating one within 300 feet of…

Sexually oriented businesses can locate only in Calaveras County's General Commercial (C2) zone, and only with a…

Camarillo confines sexually oriented businesses to the L-M, M-1 and M-2 industrial zones and enforces strict buffers…

Carlsbad confines adult businesses to C-M, M and P-M industrial/commercial zones, requires a city license under Chapter…

Carson requires adult businesses to hold a Conditional Use Permit and stay at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks…

Ceres requires adult businesses to obtain a Chief of Police-issued regulatory permit and confines them to the M-1, M-2…

Chico requires adult arcades, bookstores, cabarets, and similar businesses to stay 1,000 feet from schools, parks, and…

Chino confines adult-oriented businesses to its SC service-commercial zone and requires them to sit at least 1,000 feet…

Chino Hills confines adult-oriented businesses to the freeway commercial north area and general commercial north area…

Chula Vista requires a sexually oriented business regulatory license under CVMC Chapter 9.13 before operating, and…

Clovis confines adult businesses to specific mapped zones and imposes strict spacing rules: at least 500 feet from any…

Colusa County bars adult business establishments from locating within 1,000 feet of Interstate 5 or within 2,000 feet…

Contra Costa County keeps adult bookstores, cabarets, adult theaters, and similar businesses away from homes, schools…

Corona confines adult businesses to the M-3 zone and requires an adult use planning permit plus a city adult business…

Costa Mesa requires a sexually-oriented business license from the city before any adult bookstore, cabaret, modeling…

Cupertino bars adult bookstores, adult theaters, adult cabarets, public dancehalls and massage parlors within 1,000…

Davis confines sex oriented entertainment businesses to industrial and industrial research districts under Municipal…

Downey requires an Adult Use Permit from the Planning Commission before any adult business can open, and the code locks…

Dublin requires a discretionary Conditional Use Permit before any Adult Business Establishment can open, and confines…

Eastvale requires a sex-oriented business permit from the chief of police before operating, and bans locating within…

El Cajon confines adult entertainment establishments to C-G and C-R commercial zones, requires a Planning Commission…

El Dorado County requires adult (sex-oriented) business establishments to keep 300 feet from U.S. Highway 50 and 1,000…

El Monte requires a Director of Community Development adult business license and keeps adult entertainment…

Escondido requires every adult business, from adult arcades to adult cabarets, to hold a city adult business regulatory…

Fairfield channels adult entertainment businesses into the CS, CT and IL zoning districts and requires a zone clearance…

Folsom requires a police-issued adult related business permit under FMC 5.21.020 before any adult bookstore, theater…

Fontana bans adult oriented businesses within 1,000 feet of any residential district, park, religious institution…

Fremont confines adult-oriented businesses to the CC-UO and CC-UN zoning districts, bars them within 600 feet of…

Fresno requires a Conditional Use Permit for any Adult-Oriented Business and keeps them at least 1,000 feet from…

Fresno County confines adult businesses to the M-1, M-2, and M-3 industrial zoning districts and keeps them at least…

Fullerton bans anyone from opening or operating an adult business without first obtaining an adult use development…

Garden Grove requires a conditional use permit for any adult entertainment business and layers on fixed distance…

Glendale requires a city-issued adult business license before operating an adult motion picture arcade, adult peep…

Unincorporated Glenn County allows adult entertainment businesses only where the underlying zoning already permits…

Adult bookstores, cabarets, theaters and similar businesses in Hanford, California must sit at least 500 feet from…

Any adult bookstore, cabaret, motion-picture arcade, or similar sexually oriented business in Hawthorne needs an adult…

Hayward bans adult entertainment activities, defined to include adult bookstores, arcades, theaters, and sexual…

Hemet requires every adult business to obtain a city permit and business license before opening, subject to zoning…

Hercules bars adult-oriented entertainment businesses within 300 feet of any residential zone, within 1,000 feet of…

Hesperia requires a zoning permit for adult entertainment businesses and keeps them at least 500 feet from other adult…

Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.70 bars anyone from operating a sex-oriented business without both a…

Imperial County allows adult bookstores and adult movie theaters only in the C-2 medium commercial zone, and only with…

Indio confines sexually oriented businesses to the IP (Industrial Park) zone and requires them to clear 500- to…

Inglewood requires adult cabarets and adult live entertainment theaters to hold three separate approvals before…

Irvine requires every sexually oriented business to obtain both a sexually oriented business permit and a city business…

Kern County requires board of supervisors approval before any adult business opens in the unincorporated county, on top…

Lake Forest confines adult businesses to a handful of commercial and industrial zones, requires 1,000 feet of…

Lakewood confines adult entertainment businesses to the C-4 zone under a conditional use permit, and Municipal Code…

Lancaster confines adult-oriented businesses to the Heavy Industry (HI) category of its Industrial zones and bars them…

Livermore bars adult bookstores and adult motion picture theaters within 1,000 feet of elementary or junior high…

Lodi bars any adult-oriented business from operating within 1,000 feet of a church, school, playground, child care…

Adult entertainment businesses in Long Beach must sit at least 300 feet from any residential zone, 1,000 feet from a…

Los Angeles prohibits establishing adult entertainment businesses within 1,000 feet of another such business or 500…

Adult businesses in unincorporated LA County must maintain a license under Chapter 7.92; the Business License…

Los Banos requires a police-issued regulatory permit for every adult entertainment business, plus separate performer…

Madera confines adult-oriented businesses to its C-2 Heavy Commercial and I Industrial zones and requires a 1,000-foot…

Manteca requires a zoning permit for adult-oriented businesses and keeps them 300+ feet from residential zoning, 1,000+…

Unincorporated Marin County treats adult entertainment establishments as a discretionary land use in most commercial…

Any business in Menifee that devotes more than 15% of its floor space to sexually oriented merchandise, or presents…

Operating an adult entertainment business in Merced without a city permit is unlawful under Municipal Code Sec…

Adult entertainment businesses in unincorporated Merced County need a Sheriff's regulatory permit before opening and…

Mission Viejo confines adult businesses to its Adult Business (AB) Overlay Zone and caps them at three per planning…

Every adult-oriented business in Modesto needs a Police Chief-issued regulatory permit before opening, and new…

Monterey confines adult bookstores and adult movie theaters to sites at least 1,000 feet from any residential district…

Monterey County bars adult entertainment facilities within 1,000 feet of any residential zoning district, school…

Moorpark requires a city-issued adult business permit and enforces strict 500- to 1,000-foot buffers from homes…

Moreno Valley bars adult businesses within 500 feet of any residential zone, park, church, school or day care, and…

Mountain View requires a police-chief-issued license before an adult bookstore, cabaret, theater, or similar…

Murrieta requires every sexually-oriented business to hold a city permit before opening. Operating without one is a…

Newport Beach requires an adult-oriented business permit and business license before any adult bookstore, cabaret…

Norwalk requires a sexually oriented business permit from the Planning Commission before any adult business can…

Oakland bars Adult Entertainment Activities from opening anywhere in the city without a Conditional Use Permit, and…

Article 36 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance keeps every 'regulated use,' adult bookstores, cabarets, motion…

Ontario requires every adult business and adult business performer to register with the City Manager under § 3-1.801…

Sexually oriented and adult businesses in Orange need a police-vetted permit and cannot locate within 1,000 feet of a…

Unincorporated Orange County bans adult entertainment businesses within 500 feet of residential zones, 1,000 feet of…

Oxnard confines adult businesses to M-1 and M-L manufacturing zones (adult motels to CBD, C-O, C-2, C-M and BRP zones)…

Adult businesses in Pacifica are allowed only in the Commercial (C) zoning districts, and only as a conditional use…

Palm Springs requires every adult-oriented business to hold a city business license before opening, and the Finance and…

Palmdale requires an adult-oriented business regulatory permit before opening, plus City Council approval and a…

A sexually oriented business in Pasadena, an adult bookstore, cabaret, motion picture theater, semi-nude model studio…

Perris confines adult-oriented businesses to the M-2 zone and requires a 1,000-foot buffer from homes, commercial…

Petaluma confines adult entertainment establishments to commercial zones and requires a conditional use permit before…

Placer County requires a special business license and a conditional use permit before any adult bookstore, cabaret…

Pleasanton bars any new adult entertainment establishment within 500 feet of another such business, a residential zone…

Pomona requires an adult-oriented business regulatory permit before operating, issued by the business license division…

Rancho Cordova bars anyone from operating an adult-related establishment, such as an escort bureau, bathhouse, modeling…

Adult entertainment establishments in Rancho Cucamonga are confined to industrial zones east of Haven Avenue and must…

Redding requires a discretionary use permit for any adult entertainment business and bans operation between 2 a.m. and…

Redlands requires an adult oriented business regulatory permit from the chief of police before operating, and confines…

Redondo Beach confines adult businesses to the I-1, I-1A, I-1B and I-1C industrial zones and requires an Adult Use…

Redwood City requires a Sexually Oriented Business Regulatory Permit from the Zoning Administrator before any adult…

Rialto confines adult businesses to two narrow zoning designations and bars them within 750 feet of homes, schools…

Ridgecrest requires a director-of-finance license and planning commission site-plan approval before opening an adult…

Riverside requires an Adult-Oriented Business Regulatory Permit from the Police Chief before anyone can operate a strip…

Operating a sex-oriented business in unincorporated Riverside County requires a sheriff-issued permit, and the county…

Rohnert Park requires a separate adult business permit, on top of the ordinary business license, before anyone can open…

Sacramento requires a police-issued adult-entertainment business permit and enforces a 1,000-foot buffer between adult…

Sexually oriented businesses in unincorporated Sacramento County must locate in an M-1 or M-2 industrial zone and stay…

Salinas bans adult entertainment facilities within two thousand feet of another such facility and within one thousand…

San Bernardino requires a city license before anyone operates a public dance hall, night club or any venue offering…

San Bernardino County confines adult businesses to General Commercial or Community Industrial zones, requires an Adult…

San Clemente requires a sexually oriented business to obtain both an adult-oriented business permit and a business…

San Diego permits adult entertainment businesses only as a limited use in designated zones, and bars them from locating…

Unincorporated San Diego County requires an Administrative Permit before any adult entertainment establishment opens…

San Francisco bans any new adult bookstore, adult theater, or encounter studio within 1,000 feet of another adult…

San Jose controls adult businesses through zoning, not a standalone permit: adult bookstores, theaters, adult…

Any adult-oriented business in San Leandro needs a regulatory permit from the Police Chief under Municipal Code §…

San Luis Obispo County Code Sec. 22.30.050(C) bars adult businesses within 500 feet of any residential land and within…

San Marcos confines adult entertainment establishments to the Commercial (C) Zone and requires a Conditional Use Permit…

San Ramon bans adult-oriented businesses by right: operators need both a Use Permit and a Business License, and the use…

Santa Ana confines adult entertainment businesses to six commercial/industrial zones and requires a ministerial land…

Sexually oriented businesses in unincorporated Santa Barbara County may locate only in C-3, C-S, or M-1 zones, and must…

Santa Clara confines adult-oriented businesses to the C-R commercial zone, and only with a Conditional Use Permit, then…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County keeps adult businesses at least 1,000 feet from residential/agricultural districts…

Santa Clarita's Unified Development Code confines adult businesses to the Community Commercial and Business Park zones…

Opening an adult bookstore or adult motion picture theater in unincorporated Santa Cruz County requires a development…

Santa Maria confines Adult Oriented Businesses to the C-1 and C-2 commercial zones and requires them to sit at least…

Adult entertainment (sexually-oriented) businesses may only operate in Santa Monica's designated commercial districts…

Santa Rosa requires a Police Chief-issued regulatory permit before anyone opens a sexually-oriented business, plus a…

Shasta County keeps adult entertainment businesses away from homes, schools and each other: Section 17.88.290 bars any…

Sexually oriented businesses may only operate inside Simi Valley's Sexually Oriented Business Overlay Zone, and even…

In the City of Sonoma, an adult business, defined by the zoning code as any fixed-location business specializing in…

Unincorporated Sonoma County confines adult entertainment establishments to the C3 general commercial district and…

South Gate requires a city regulatory permit for every adult-oriented business and enforces strict distance separations…

Stanislaus County requires a permit from the Planning Director before any adult business can open in the unincorporated…

Stockton requires a written operator permit from the Finance Director before anyone may run an adult-related…

Sunnyvale requires every adult business to hold a license from the Director of Public Safety under SMC Chapter 9.40…

Adult businesses in Temecula are confined to Special Use Overlay Zone No. 1 and must sit more than 1,000 feet from any…

Tracy confines adult businesses to the Community Shopping Center, Light Industrial and General Highway Commercial zones…

Tulare County requires anyone operating an adult-oriented bookstore, cabaret, theater, motel or novelty shop in the…

Turlock requires a discretionary permit before any adult business opens, and bans them within 500 feet of homes…

Union City confines adult businesses to the Community Commercial (CC) zoning district and requires a use permit plus a…

Upland requires a Conditional Use Permit and business license before an adult business can open, and Section 17.20.080…

Vacaville requires a City-issued adult-oriented business permit before anyone may operate an adult business, plus a…

Vallejo bars adult uses from operating anywhere in the city by right: Municipal Code Section 16.304.02 requires a major…

Any adult business in the City of Ventura, from adult arcades to adult cabarets, must hold an adult business regulatory…

Victorville requires a City-issued regulatory permit before anyone can operate an adult-oriented business, and Sec…

Vista confines every adult-oriented business to the M-1 industrial zone and requires an Adult-Oriented Business…

West Covina requires an administrative permit from the Community Development Director before any adult-oriented…

Adult entertainment businesses in the City of West Sacramento must locate at least 600 feet from any residential zone…

Westminster confines adult businesses to the C2 General Business and CM Commercial-Industrial zoning districts, and…

Whittier bans new adult entertainment establishments within 250 feet of another adult business, residential or…

Yolo County bans adult entertainment uses in every zoning district except General Commercial (C-G) and Highway Services…

Yuba City confines sex-oriented entertainment businesses to the General Commercial (C-3) district and imposes strict…

No person may operate an adult bookstore in proximity to a school anywhere in unincorporated Yuba County. County Code…

Running a massage establishment or outcall massage service in Alameda without a City permit is unlawful under Sec…

Unincorporated Alameda County requires a sheriff-issued permit and CMTC certification before anyone may run a massage…

Alhambra requires every massage establishment to hold a city business license, certificate of occupancy, conditional…

No one may operate a massage establishment in Anaheim without an operator's permit issued by the Planning Director…

Antioch requires every massage establishment to hold a Police Department registration before opening, on top of state…

Every Apple Valley massage business needs a business license plus a Town Registration Certificate, and every therapist…

Every massage establishment in Bakersfield must hold a city permit from the police department under Municipal Code…

Operating a massage establishment in Baldwin Park without an operator's permit from the Chief of Police is unlawful…

Bellflower requires massage establishments to hold a Conditional Use Permit, a Massage Establishment Permit, a CAMTC…

Operating a massage establishment in Berkeley without a permit is unlawful under BMC § 9.32.060. Establishments that…

Brentwood requires an annual police department permit to operate a massage establishment, on top of CAMTC therapist…

Buena Park requires a police-issued massage establishment permit before opening, on top of state CAMTC certification…

No one may own or operate a massage establishment in Camarillo without a massage establishment permit (MEP) plus a city…

Every massage business and massage therapist working in Carlsbad needs both a state CAMTC certification and a city…

Carson requires a Conditional Use Permit, a City business license, and annual inspections to operate a massage…

Ceres requires a City-issued massage establishment permit before anyone opens or operates a massage business, on top of…

Chico requires a massage establishment permit from the Community Development Department before operating, plus a…

Chino requires massage establishments to hold both a business license and a special conditional use permit, and bars…

Since January 1, 2024, no one may own or manage a massage establishment in Chino Hills without a City operator permit…

Operating a massage business in Chula Vista requires a Chief of Police-issued permit on top of a City business license…

Anyone operating a massage establishment or out-call massage business in Clovis needs a permit from the Chief of Police…

Compton caps massage establishment licenses at one per 30,000 residents and requires a Chief of Police-issued business…

Anyone operating a massage parlor or outcall massage service, or working as a masseur, in unincorporated Contra Costa…

Corona requires anyone operating a massage establishment to obtain a permit from the Chief of Police under Corona Code…

Costa Mesa requires every massage business to hold a police-issued massage establishment permit, and every practitioner…

Cupertino requires anyone operating a massage establishment to hold a separate City Manager license for each location…

Operating a massage establishment in Downey requires a Chief of Police permit under Municipal Code Section 6553.1, on…

Dublin, California requires every massage business to hold both a city business license and a city massage…

Eastvale allows a massage parlor only as a conditional use in the C-1/C-P and C-P-S commercial zones under the Table…

Massage establishments in El Cajon need a business license, a special operation license, and background-checked work…

Massage establishments and technicians in unincorporated El Dorado County are regulated as adult-related establishments…

El Monte requires two separate approvals to run a massage business: an operator permit from the Chief of Police for…

Elk Grove requires a special business license before anyone operates a massage business, and every provider must hold…

Escondido requires every massage establishment to hold an annual permit from the chief of police under Municipal Code §…

Fairfield requires a police-vetted permit before anyone runs a massage establishment or offers out-call massage in the…

Fremont has required a city massage establishment permit since April 11, 2016 before anyone can operate a massage…

Fresno bars anyone from practicing massage for compensation, or operating a massage business, without CAMTC…

Fresno County requires a sheriff-issued massage establishment permit, CAMTC certification, and a Chapter 6.04 business…

Fullerton requires a Police-issued operator's permit before anyone runs a massage establishment, on top of the standard…

Running a massage business in Garden Grove requires a Police Chief-issued operator's permit under Municipal Code…

Glendale requires every massage establishment owner or operator to hold a current massage establishment owner…

Hanford requires a police-issued establishment permit to operate a massage business and a therapist or trainee permit…

Hawthorne massage establishments need both a business license and a police-issued operator's certificate, and every…

Hayward requires a Massage Permit Ordinance permit from the Chief of Police before opening a massage establishment, on…

Hemet requires every massage business, fixed or mobile, to hold a one-year city license, with fingerprinting…

Hercules requires a Chief of Police permit for every massage parlor and masseur under Municipal Code Section 4-9.03…

Hesperia requires a city business license to run a massage facility, bars locating within 3,000 feet of another massage…

Every massage business in Huntington Beach, including a sole practitioner, must get an Establishment Registration…

Indio requires a City-issued permit before operating any massage therapy establishment, confines them to commercial…

Massage establishments in Inglewood need a business license, Special Use Permit, and Building Permit under § 8-69, and…

Operating a massage establishment in Irvine without a City permit is unlawful: owners need both a massage establishment…

Kern County requires two layers of permitting for massage businesses under Ordinance Code Section 8.70.020: every…

Operating a massage establishment in Lake Forest, California without a City-issued license is unlawful, and the license…

Lakewood requires a separate massage business permit for every fixed office where massage is practiced, plus an…

Lancaster requires an operator's permit before anyone owns or runs a massage establishment, issued under Municipal Code…

Livermore requires every massage establishment to hold a City permit under LMC Chapter 5.28, on top of state CAMTC…

No one may operate a massage establishment in Lodi without an operator's permit from the police department, and no…

Long Beach requires a Massage Establishment Permit, a Health Permit, and, when massage is the primary use, an…

Los Banos requires anyone who owns or operates a massage establishment to hold a City-issued massage establishment…

Operating a massage business in unincorporated Madera County without a sheriff-issued establishment permit is unlawful…

Massage businesses in Manteca need both a city business license and a separate police-issued massage business permit…

Menifee requires every massage therapist to hold a valid CMTC certificate and every massage business to carry a city…

Operating a massage or bodywork business in Merced without a city permit is a misdemeanor under Municipal Code Section…

Merced County requires a county permit before anyone opens a massage establishment or school of massage, and every…

Operating a massage establishment anywhere in Mission Viejo without a license from the community development director…

Modesto requires every person performing massage for compensation to hold a current California Massage Therapy Council…

Operating a massage establishment in Monterey requires a City permit from the Police Chief in addition to state CAMTC…

Operating a massage establishment in unincorporated Monterey County requires a Sheriff-issued license under County Code…

Moreno Valley requires every spa facility (massage establishment) to hold a business license under Chapter 11.96…

No one may open or operate a massage establishment in Mountain View, including a home massage business, without a…

Murrieta requires every massage business and massage therapist to hold a CAMTC certificate and a city permit issued by…

Newport Beach bars anyone from operating a massage establishment without a Police Department operator's permit, and…

Operating a massage establishment in Norwalk requires a Chapter 5.52 permit from the Community Development Director…

It is unlawful to operate a massage establishment in Oceanside without a separate massage establishment license under…

Anyone operating a massage business in Orange needs a City business license plus a Police Department-issued business…

Operating a massage establishment in unincorporated Orange County requires a Sheriff-issued operator's permit, and…

Oxnard requires every massage business to make sure each staff member providing massage holds a valid California…

In the City of Pacifica, no individual may practice massage therapy for pay, and no business may offer it, without a…

Palm Springs requires a City Manager-issued massage establishment permit for every business location under Section…

Operating a massage establishment in Palmdale without a City Council-issued permit is unlawful and a misdemeanor under…

Operating a massage establishment in Pasadena requires a permit from the license collector under Municipal Code Chapter…

Petaluma requires every massage professional to hold either a CAMTC state certificate or a city-issued massage permit…

Massage parlors are treated as adult-entertainment businesses in unincorporated Placer County, not ordinary…

Anyone operating a massage business in Pleasanton must hold a current city registration permit from the police…

Anyone operating a massage establishment or working as a massage technician in Pomona must hold a City of Pomona…

Rancho Cordova requires every massage business to hold a city business license before offering massage for…

Operating a massage establishment in Rancho Cucamonga without a city permit is unlawful under Municipal Code Section…

Redding regulates massage businesses under Municipal Code Chapter 6.08, requiring every massage professional, owner…

Redlands requires every massage establishment owner and technician to hold current California Massage Therapy Council…

Redondo Beach requires every massage business and every individual practitioner to hold a City registration certificate…

In Redwood City it is unlawful to practice massage therapy for compensation, as a sole proprietor, employee, or in any…

Rialto requires anyone practicing as a massage technician or operating a massage parlor to hold both a business license…

Ridgecrest requires every massage/bodywork office and each individual practitioner to hold a city-issued license…

No one may own, operate, or manage a massage establishment in Riverside without a permit from the Chief of Police…

Anyone running a massage business in unincorporated Riverside County needs a sheriff-issued business license, and every…

Every massage business in Roseville needs a police-chief-issued permit before opening under Municipal Code Section…

Operating a massage business in Sacramento requires a city permit good for only one site. City Code § 5.124.040(C)-(D)…

Every massage establishment in unincorporated Sacramento County needs a Massage Establishment Special Business License…

Operating a massage establishment in Salinas requires both a city business license and a police department permit, and…

Running a massage parlor or working as a massage technician in San Bernardino requires a City Clerk permit backed by a…

San Bernardino County requires every massage clinic in the unincorporated area to hold a license issued under County…

San Clemente requires a Massage Establishment Business License for every fixed-location massage business, and Section…

San Diego bans operating a massage establishment or sole practitioner massage establishment without a police-issued…

San Francisco requires a Massage Business permit from the Department of Public Health before any massage establishment…

Operating a massage or bodywork establishment in the unincorporated county requires a Community Development Department…

San Jose requires anyone who owns, manages, or operates a massage business to hold a business permit from the chief of…

No one may operate a massage establishment in San Leandro without an operator permit from the Permit Administrator, and…

Anyone operating a massage establishment or working as a massage technician in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County…

San Marcos requires a separate Massage Establishment or Outcall Massage License for every massage business, on top of a…

Since July 1, 2012, every massage practitioner working for compensation in unincorporated San Mateo County must hold…

No massage establishment can open in San Rafael without a city-issued certified massage establishment certificate or an…

San Ramon requires every massage business to hold a city massage establishment permit before offering services, under…

Santa Ana limits full massage establishments to six commercial zones plus a Conditional Use Permit, 1,000-foot spacing…

Santa Clara requires a Police Chief-issued massage establishment permit before anyone opens or operates a massage…

Santa Clarita requires every massage business or establishment to hold a business license under Municipal Code Chapter…

Every massage business operating in Santa Maria needs a City Registration Certificate from the Chief of Police, and…

Massage establishments and massage technicians in Santa Monica must obtain a police permit in addition to a standard…

Chapter 20-49 makes it a misdemeanor to practice massage for compensation in Santa Rosa, or to run a massage…

Every massage practitioner working in Simi Valley must hold a current CAMTC certificate, and massage establishments…

Since May 1, 2014, no massage business can operate in unincorporated Solano County unless every owner and every person…

South Gate makes operating a massage establishment without a city-council-reviewed permit a misdemeanor, and permits…

Stockton requires a written permit from the Director of Finance to operate a massage establishment, plus a separate…

Operating a massage establishment in Sunnyvale requires a permit from the Department of Public Safety, on top of the…

Temecula caps massage establishments at one per 10,000 residents and requires a city permit plus CAMTC certification…

Operating a massage business in Tracy without a police-issued permit is a misdemeanor under TMC 4.20.150. Chapter 4.20…

Turlock requires every massage business to hold a City Business License and every therapist a CAMTC certificate, with…

Union City requires every massage establishment's owners to obtain an operator permit from the Permit Administrator…

Operating a massage establishment in Upland without a permit from the police chief is a misdemeanor under Municipal…

Vacaville requires every massage establishment to hold a City massage establishment permit on top of a regular business…

Vallejo requires anyone practicing massage, alcohol rub, or similar treatment to get a police-vetted permit and license…

Operating a massage establishment in the City of Ventura requires a certificate of registration under San Buenaventura…

Victorville requires every massage establishment to hold both a Conditional Use Permit and a City business license…

Vista requires every massage establishment and off-premises massage business to hold a City-issued Massage…

West Covina requires a police chief-issued license before anyone opens a massage parlor or bathhouse, plus a separate…

West Sacramento requires a nontransferable city permit to operate a massage establishment, plus separate technician…

No massage establishment may operate in Westminster without a police-department-issued massage establishment permit…

Whittier requires every massage establishment to hold a police-issued operator's permit before opening, under Municipal…

Operating a massage establishment, working as a massage therapist, or providing out-call massage in Yuba City without a…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires a Tax Collector license to operate a massage establishment or work as a massage…

Folsom requires every massage therapist and massage practitioner to hold a current California Massage Therapy Council…

Fontana requires a city business license before anyone practices massage or operates a massage establishment within…

Operating a Massage Establishment or Out-Call Massage Business in Los Angeles requires a Police Commission permit for…

Any massage establishment operating in unincorporated LA County must obtain a public health permit from the County…

Moorpark requires every massage business, therapist, and independent contractor to hold a city business license plus a…

Every massage business in Rohnert Park needs a city massage business license on top of the state CAMTC certificate each…

Massage establishments in unincorporated Santa Barbara County pay a $50 annual license fee and massage technicians pay…

In unincorporated Santa Cruz County, a bath or massage establishment cannot open within 1,000 feet of another one, or…

Thousand Oaks requires every massage business and technician to hold current CAMTC (California Massage Therapy Council)…

Opening a massage business in unincorporated Ventura County takes a Sheriff-issued license for each business location…

Massage establishments in Visalia must obtain a city business tax certificate (the massage establishment permit), and…

Massage therapy is an allowed use in every unincorporated Yolo County zoning district, but the paperwork depends on…

In Alameda's C-C, Community Commercial District, a tattoo parlor cannot operate on the ground floor. Municipal Code…

Body art and tattoo shops in Alameda County need an annual environmental health permit, and every practitioner must…

Anaheim regulates tattoo shops through zoning, not a standalone trade license. Municipal Code § 18.36.040.160…

A tattoo or body-piercing studio can't open in Bakersfield's C-O professional/office zone as a matter of right, §…

Tattoo and piercing work in Berkeley requires both a City registration for the practitioner and a health permit for the…

Carlsbad zones tattoo parlors as a conditional use and requires city planner or Planning Commission approval before one…

Carson requires a Conditional Use Permit and City business license to operate a tattoo establishment, plus Los Angeles…

Chino confines tattooing, body piercing and body art to specific commercial zones, and treats most such businesses as…

Clovis requires a conditional use permit for tattoo parlors and body art studios, but confines the use to the C-2…

Eastvale allows a tattoo parlor only as a conditional use in the C-1/C-P and C-P-S commercial zones under the Table…

El Monte treats tattoo and body piercing shops as a 'personal service, restricted' use that needs a Minor Use Permit in…

Elk Grove bars tattooing as a home occupation, classifies tattoo parlors as a dispersal-restricted personal service in…

Escondido tattoo operators must be disease-free, wear gloves and a smock, and cannot smoke or share space with another…

Folsom bans tattoo and body art establishments outright in the C-1 neighborhood business zone and the BP…

Fresno County requires anyone operating a body art or tattoo facility to first obtain a written permit from the…

Hanford's zoning code treats tattooing and body art as its own defined commercial land use and bars it outright from…

Hawthorne confines tattoo parlors and body piercing facilities to a conditional-use framework under Chapter 17.77…

Tattoo and body piercing shops are conditionally permitted only in Hemet's C-2 general commercial and C-M commercial…

Tattoo parlors, including body piercing shops, may only operate in Inglewood's C-1 Limited Commercial Zone with a…

Lakewood allows tattoo parlors only in the C-4 zone with a conditional use permit under Municipal Code Section…

Tattoo parlors and body piercing establishments, a category that specifically includes microblading and permanent…

Long Beach requires new tattoo parlors to sit at least 700 feet from another tattoo parlor and 700 feet from any K-12…

Tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics in unincorporated Marin County require annual practitioner…

No one may run a tattoo establishment in Mission Viejo without a conditional use permit under Municipal Code Sec…

Newport Beach confines tattoo establishments to commercial zoning districts, caps hours at 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. by…

Palmdale requires a conditional use permit for every tattoo, body art, and piercing establishment under PMC Sec…

Pasadena treats tattoo parlors and piercing studios as a 'Personal Services, Restricted' land use, which means a…

Rancho Cordova keeps tattoo parlors spread out: RCMC § 23.919.080 bars a new parlor within 1,000 feet of another tattoo…

Redondo Beach requires a Conditional Use Permit for every body art studio and limits operating hours to 10:00 a.m. to…

Rialto Municipal Code Sec. 18.34.020(U) allows tattoo parlors only in the C-3 general commercial zone, and only with a…

Rohnert Park classifies tattoo and piercing studios as a "Personal Services - Restricted" use, and its zoning tables…

Salinas zoning confines tattoo and body-piercing parlors to the Commercial Retail (CR) district, and only with a…

Unincorporated San Benito County requires an annual permit and practitioner registration for every tattoo, piercing…

San Clemente tattoo parlors and body piercing studios need a Minor Conditional Use Permit, must register with the…

Every tattoo, piercing or permanent-makeup studio in San Diego County, including mobile units and temporary events…

Tattoo parlors, permanent-cosmetics studios and body-piercing shops in unincorporated San Luis Obispo County must hold…

Tattoo and piercing shops in unincorporated San Mateo County need an annual LEA permit, and every practitioner must…

Santa Clara zones tattoo and body piercing shops as a "Restricted Personal Service" under City Code Section 18.60.170…

Santa Clarita's Unified Development Code bans tattoo parlors outright in every residential and neighborhood-commercial…

Tattoo, piercing and permanent-cosmetics businesses in unincorporated Sonoma County need a county health department…

South Gate requires tattoo and body modification shops to keep 500 feet from any school, bans live animals on-site, and…

Stockton's Development Code has no separate tattoo-parlor category; its land use table lists only "Body Piercing…

Tattoo, piercing, and permanent makeup shops serving Twain Harte must register with Tuolumne County Environmental…

Union City classifies tattoo, piercing, and other body-art studios as a conditional use requiring Planning Commission…

Upland allows tattoo parlors only in the Highway Commercial and Regional Commercial zones, and only with an…

Tattoo and body-art operators in unincorporated Ventura County must hold a permit or registration from the county's…

Victorville treats tattoo and body-art studios like massage businesses, spacing them at least 3,000 feet apart, 600…

Vista confines tattoo parlors to the C-2 commercial zone as a special-use permit item, not a by-right use. The city…

West Covina restricts tattooing to specific commercial and industrial zones under Development Code Sec. 26-112(b)…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires body art facilities and practitioners, tattoo, permanent cosmetics, and piercing…

Alhambra has no standalone tattoo or body-art license; tattoo and body modification parlors are zoned as "General…

In Bellflower's Town Center District, a tattoo parlor needs an Administrative Use Permit before opening: one line item…

Corona zones tattoo and body piercing salons as a supplemental use under Municipal Code Sec. 17.33.140, banning…

Costa Mesa regulates tattoo parlors under Municipal Code Chapter VI, requiring hot and cold running water, sterile…

Downey requires every body art or tattoo facility to hold a current Los Angeles County Public Health Permit, post age…

El Cajon regulates tattoo parlors and mobile tattoo vehicles by adopting the San Diego County tattoo ordinance by…

Fresno regulates tattoo and body modification businesses under FMC § 15-2758, requiring registration with the Fresno…

Fullerton treats tattoo parlors as a special use under Zoning Code § 15.55.020(E), capping every shop at 3,000 square…

Garden Grove regulates tattoo shops through health and sanitation rules in Municipal Code Chapter 6.38 rather than a…

Hayward treats tattoo parlors as a zoning-regulated use whose permit level changes by commercial district. Table…

Operating a tattoo, piercing, or other body art studio in Hesperia requires a city business license plus a San…

Any tattoo, body piercing or permanent cosmetics establishment in Huntington Beach must hold a City business license…

Imperial County requires tattoo and body art operators, fixed facilities, mobile units, practitioners, and event…

Indio limits tattoo, body art, and piercing establishments to 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and requires every owner to hold a…

Every tattoo shop in Irvine must run hot and cold water, sterilize equipment in an autoclave, disinfect stencils in 70…

Any tattoo, piercing, branding or permanent-cosmetics business in unincorporated Kern County needs an environmental…

Tattoo shops in unincorporated Kings County are licensed and inspected by the county health department, with detailed…

Lake Forest, California zones tattoo studios as a permitted use only in its Commercial and Industrial districts, and…

Body art establishments (tattoo, piercing, and related services) in unincorporated LA County must hold a county…

Los Banos allows tattoo parlors as a permitted use, by right, only in the General Commercial (C-1) zoning district…

In unincorporated Merced County, anyone operating a tattoo parlor, body piercing studio, permanent cosmetics business…

Modesto classifies tattoo and piercing shops as "body art studios" within the Personal Services land use category. They…

Monterey folds tattoo parlors into its general business health permit rather than a standalone body-art ordinance…

Anyone practicing tattooing, permanent cosmetics or body piercing in Monterey County needs a Department of Health…

Murrieta classifies tattoo parlors, body piercing studios and electrolysis shops as "Personal Services" under the…

Oceanside treats tattoo parlors as a Regulated Use under Article 36 of the Zoning Ordinance. A tattoo establishment…

Orange Municipal Code Chapter 5.43 sets sanitation and operating standards for every tattooing establishment in the…

Body art facilities in unincorporated Orange County, tattoo, piercing, and permanent-cosmetics studios, must hold an OC…

Petaluma's Zoning Code classifies tattoo and body piercing studios under the "Personal Services – Restricted" land-use…

Pomona zones a tattoo or body piercing studio as "Personal Services - General," a use the Zoning and Development Code…

Rancho Cucamonga requires new tattoo shops to sit at least 1,000 feet from any other tattoo shop and 500 feet from a…

Riverside regulates tattoo and body piercing parlors as a "Personal Services" zoning use, permitted by right only in…

Body art facilities and practitioners in unincorporated Riverside County must hold a Department of Environmental Health…

Tattooing in Sacramento requires a permit from the city health officer before opening. City Code § 5.132.020 requires a…

Tattoo, piercing and other body art businesses in unincorporated Sacramento County must register and pay annual…

San Bernardino County requires every tattoo, piercing and permanent-makeup studio to register annually with the…

San Diego tattoo shops must sterilize needles and instruments before every customer, use metal or stainless-steel…

Every tattoo, piercing, branding, or permanent-cosmetics shop in San Francisco must hold a Department of Public Health…

San Marcos does not run its own tattoo inspection program; it adopts the San Diego County health code for tattoo…

Santa Ana keeps tattoo and body art establishments in the C-1, C-2 and C-4 zones at least 500 feet from any K-12 school…

Body art practitioners and facilities anywhere in Santa Clara County, including San Jose and other cities, need Public…

A tattoo parlor in unincorporated Santa Cruz County is zoned as a personal service business under the Commercial Uses…

The City of West Sacramento, Yolo County zones tattoo and body-modification parlors as a permitted personal-service use…

Westminster regulates tattoo and dermatography shops under Chapter 8.10, requiring hot and cold running water…

Roseville has no standalone tattoo-business chapter; instead, Municipal Code Section 19.08.090(X) folds tattoo studios…

Vallejo does not run its own tattoo licensing program: Municipal Code Section 7.70.010 makes it unlawful to operate a…

Chico classifies tattoo parlors and body-piercing studios as "Personal Services," a use permitted by right in all eight…

Fremont's zoning code lists piercing services and tattoo parlors as a permitted use by right in every commercial and…

The City of Sonoma classifies a tattoo parlor as a "personal service" use under its zoning code, the same category as…

California requires statewide licensing of tobacco and vape retailers under the STAKE Act and the Cigarette and Tobacco…

Ceres outlaws the retail sale of electronic smoking devices and vape paraphernalia anywhere in the city, not just near…

Cupertino requires a Tobacco Retailer Permit from the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health before any…

Hesperia bans smoke shops outright as a commercial community enhancement measure: the use is prohibited citywide…

In unincorporated Willowbrook, the County's Imperial Commercial Zone bans tobacco and vape shops outright: new…

San Benito County bars tobacco retailers from selling single-use electronic cigarettes and vape pens, regardless of…

Santa Rosa requires a tobacco retailer's license under City Code Section 6-20.030 for every location that sells…

The City of Sonoma requires a tobacco retailer's license for every location that sells tobacco, and Sonoma Municipal…

Every tobacco retailer in Alameda, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, must hold a city tobacco retailer's license…

Anyone acting as a tobacco retailer in unincorporated Alameda County must first obtain a county tobacco retailer…

Alhambra has required every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a city tobacco retailer's…

Anaheim requires every tobacco and e-cigarette retailer to hold a City-issued tobacco retail permit from the Planning…

Every business selling tobacco or e-cigarette products in Antioch must hold a tobacco retailer's license under AMC §…

Selling tobacco products or paraphernalia in Apple Valley without a Tobacco Retailer's Permit is a misdemeanor under §…

Selling tobacco products in Bakersfield requires a valid tobacco retailer's permit. Municipal Code Chapter 8.59 adopts…

Baldwin Park requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a city license under…

Berkeley bars pharmacies from holding or renewing a tobacco retailer license and blocks new tobacco or e-cigarette…

Every store selling tobacco products in Brentwood needs a tobacco retailer's license under Municipal Code Chapter 5.76…

Selling e-cigarettes, vape liquids, or any tobacco product in Buena Park requires a city tobacco retailer's license…

Butte County bans self-service tobacco and e-cigarette displays at every unincorporated retailer: products must be sold…

Camarillo requires every store selling cigarettes, vapes, or e-liquid to verify photo ID for anyone who looks under 27…

Chino zones vape lounges, defined as businesses where patrons smoke and purchase vapor products and e-cigarettes, at…

Chula Vista requires every tobacco retailer to hold a City Tobacco Retailer's Permit issued by the Chief of Police, in…

Every tobacco retailer in Clovis, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, must hold a City-issued tobacco retailer…

Compton requires every tobacco retailer, including electronic-cigarette and vape sellers, to hold a Tobacco Retailer's…

Corona requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a tobacco retailer's license…

Davis regulates who may sell tobacco, vape products and paraphernalia by adopting Yolo County's tobacco retailer permit…

Downey confines tobacco retailers to the C-1 and C-2 commercial zones and requires every location to sit at least 1,000…

Eastvale requires every tobacco retailer, including sellers of nicotine vapor products, to hold an annual permit from…

El Cajon requires every tobacco and e-cigarette retailer, including vape shops, to hold a city tobacco retailer's…

El Dorado County Code Section 130.40.340 defines 'tobacco product' to include e-cigarettes and vape devices, then bars…

El Monte requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a city tobacco retailer…

Elk Grove requires a tobacco retailer license for each fixed location selling tobacco products, denies itinerant or…

Escondido requires a separate tobacco retailer license, on top of a regular business license, for every fixed location…

Fairfield restricts specialty tobacco retailers and smoke shops to a strict 1,000-foot buffer from schools, parks and…

Fremont Municipal Code 8.75.020 requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette shops, to hold a valid…

Fresno limits Smoke Shops to seven per City Council District and requires every new one to win a Conditional Use Permit…

Every tobacco retailer in Glendale, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, needs a tobacco retailer license under…

Hanford classifies any retail store devoting over 40% of floor space to tobacco products or paraphernalia as a 'smoke…

Every business that sells tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vaping products in Hayward must hold a City-issued Tobacco Retailer…

Hemet treats e-cigarettes and vapor devices as tobacco products, so opening a vape or tobacco retail store requires a…

Huntington Beach bans smoke and tobacco shops from residentially zoned property and keeps them 1,000 feet from any…

Indio requires a Conditional Use Permit for smoke shops and imposes strict buffer-distance rules from schools, parks…

Inglewood requires every retailer of cigarettes, vape products, hookah tobacco or paraphernalia to hold a City tobacco…

Selling tobacco products anywhere in unincorporated Kern County without a tobacco retailer's permit is a misdemeanor…

Selling tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vape products anywhere in unincorporated Lake County requires a tobacco retailer's…

Lakewood confines new tobacco and nicotine product sales, including vape and e-cigarette retailers, to the C-4 General…

Every tobacco and vape retailer in Lancaster needs a city tobacco retailer's license under Chapter 5.42, and if the…

Every tobacco retailer in Livermore needs a City license under LMC Chapter 5.50, issued per fixed location and barred…

No one may sell tobacco in Long Beach without a City tobacco retailer's permit for each fixed location: mobile and…

Electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes, vape pens, e-hookahs) and all substances used in them are legally defined as…

Any store selling tobacco, e-cigarettes, or vapor products in Menifee must hold a valid tobacco retailer's license…

Merced bans new tobacco retailers, including vape and e-cigarette shops, within 1,000 feet of any listed school and…

Any Merced County business that holds a California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Retailer's License must sit at least…

Modesto requires every Smoke Shop, including vape and e-cigarette retailers meeting the definition, to hold a Smoke…

Selling tobacco, e-cigarettes or vape products in Monterey requires a City tobacco retailer license for every fixed…

Unincorporated Monterey County requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a…

Moorpark allows retail sale of tobacco and vaping products, apart from dedicated smoke shops, only with an…

Every tobacco retailer in Moreno Valley, including vape and e-cigarette shops, must hold a valid tobacco retailer's…

Mountain View confines "significant tobacco retailers" to the CRA commercial zone and requires a conditional use…

Murrieta requires anyone selling tobacco products or paraphernalia, including vape and e-cigarette retailers, to hold a…

Newport Beach requires a Police-issued tobacco retailer's permit for every location, and new retailers must sit 1,000…

Norwalk smoke shops need a conditional use permit and can only locate in the C-1, C-3, C-M, M-1 or M-2 zones, or an…

Every tobacco retailer in Oceanside needs an annual tobacco retail license for each selling location under City Code…

Every tobacco retailer in Orange, including a grocery store or gas station that merely sells cigarettes alongside other…

No one may sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping devices, in Oxnard without a tobacco retailer…

Pacifica Municipal Code § 5-31.02 makes it unlawful to act as a tobacco retailer, defined to include nicotine-vaping…

Every tobacco retailer in Palm Springs must hold a permit issued and enforced under Riverside County Ordinance No. 838…

Every tobacco, e-cigarette, and vape retailer in Palmdale must hold a City tobacco/smoking product retailer permit for…

Every tobacco retailer in Pasadena, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, needs a separate tobacco retailer's license…

Selling tobacco, including vape and e-cigarette products, in Perris requires a valid tobacco retailer's license for…

Selling tobacco in Petaluma requires a city tobacco retailer's license for every location, capped citywide at one…

Pleasanton requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a valid tobacco retailer…

Rancho Cucamonga requires new smoke shops to sit at least 1,000 feet from another smoke shop, school, park, community…

Every tobacco retailer in Redding must hold a city-issued tobacco retail license under Municipal Code Section 6.13.030…

Selling tobacco products or e-cigarettes in Redondo Beach without a City tobacco retailer permit is unlawful under…

Redwood City does not run its own tobacco retailer permit system: City Code Section 15.20 adopts San Mateo County Code…

Any smoke shop, vape store, or other tobacco retailer operating in Riverside must hold a valid Tobacco Retail…

Sacramento requires every tobacco retailer to hold a city license per location under City Code Chapter 5.138, and bars…

Vape shops and e-cigarette retailers in unincorporated Sacramento County are regulated as tobacco retailers: Chapter…

Salinas requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette shops, to hold a tobacco retailer's license…

San Bernardino County bans self-service tobacco and e-cigarette displays and outlaws tobacco vending machines outright…

San Clemente requires smoke and tobacco shops to get a Conditional Use Permit setting their hours, and keeps them at…

San Diego requires every tobacco and e-cigarette retailer to hold a police permit from the Chief of Police before…

Unincorporated San Diego County caps tobacco and vape retailer licenses at 330 countywide and bars new stores within…

A Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment cannot open in San Francisco without Conditional Use authorization, and Planning…

Selling vape products or e-cigarettes in unincorporated San Joaquin County requires a tobacco retail license, and new…

San Jose requires every tobacco retailer to hold a city-issued tobacco retail license before selling any tobacco…

Every tobacco and e-cigarette retailer in San Leandro needs a City tobacco retailer's license under Municipal Code…

San Luis Obispo County requires anyone acting as a tobacco retailer in the unincorporated area to hold a valid county…

San Marcos requires every tobacco retailer, including vape and e-cigarette sellers, to hold a Tobacco Retail License…

San Rafael restricts 'significant' tobacco retailers, stores devoting 20%+ of floor space to tobacco, to a conditional…

Santa Ana requires every tobacco retailer, including e-cigarette and vapor product sellers, to hold a Police…

Anyone selling tobacco, tobacco paraphernalia, or vape products in unincorporated Santa Barbara County must first get a…

Selling tobacco products in unincorporated Santa Clara County requires an annual Tobacco Retailer Permit, and new…

Selling tobacco or vape products anywhere in unincorporated Santa Cruz County requires a County tobacco retailer…

Santa Maria requires every tobacco retailer to hold a City Tobacco Retailer's license under Section 6-13.02, capped…

All tobacco retailers in Santa Monica must hold a valid city tobacco retailer's license, renewed annually by June 30…

Sonoma County requires an annual Department of Health Services license for every tobacco retailer in the unincorporated…

South Gate confines e-cigarette, vapor, and hookah shops to shopping centers of two acres or more, spaced 1,000 feet…

Stockton vape retailers must hold a California cigarette and tobacco products retailer license from CDTFA. Self-service…

Temecula requires every tobacco retailer to hold a city license renewed each January 31, on top of the state Board of…

Tracy zoning bars tobacco and vape retailers from locating within 600 feet of any school, day care center or youth…

Union City requires every smoke shop and tobacco retailer to hold a City-issued Tobacco Retailer's License before…

Smoke shops selling tobacco, vape, and e-cigarette products in Upland need a conditional use permit approved by the…

Every tobacco retailer in Vallejo needs a Chapter 5.10 license renewed annually, and the city caps the total supply at…

Every tobacco and vape retailer in the City of Ventura, including sellers of e-cigarettes and vaping devices, must hold…

Victorville requires every tobacco retailer, a term that expressly covers vape and e-cigarette shops, to hold an annual…

Every fixed-location tobacco retailer in Vista must hold a City tobacco retail license under Vista Municipal Code §…

Every tobacco retailer in West Covina needs a location-specific license under Municipal Code Sec. 14-203, obtained as a…

West Sacramento requires every tobacco retailer to hold a city permit tied to one single, fixed location before selling…

Westminster requires every tobacco product retailer, including electronic cigarette and vapor cigarette shops, to hold…

Yolo County Code Sec. 6-15.03(a) requires a Tobacco Retailer's Permit before selling any tobacco product, a term Sec…

Carson tobacco retailers must apply to the Director for a City tobacco and electronic cigarette permit, hold a valid…

Selling tobacco, including e-cigarettes and vape products, anywhere in unincorporated Contra Costa County requires a…

Costa Mesa Municipal Code section 11-18 bans selling tobacco products by self-service display or vending machine…

Dublin, Alameda County, requires every tobacco or vape retailer to hold a city tobacco retailer's license for each…

Selling cigarettes, cigars, snuff, chewing tobacco, or other tobacco products in Hawthorne requires a tobacco…

Lake Forest, California permits smoke shops selling tobacco and accessories only in its Commercial and Urban Activity…

Anyone selling tobacco, tobacco paraphernalia or e-cigarettes in unincorporated Marin County must hold a tobacco…

Anyone selling tobacco products in unincorporated Mendocino County must hold a valid Tobacco Retailer's license for…

Anyone selling cigarettes, vape products, or other tobacco items in Rancho Cordova must hold a tobacco retailer license…

Redlands has no separate tobacco retailer license, but chapter 8.54 bans tobacco vending machines outright, requires…

Riverside County treats vape shops like any other tobacco retailer: selling e-cigarettes or nicotine vapor products in…

Rohnert Park does not run a separate city tobacco retailer license, but Chapter 9.72 imposes real point-of-sale duties…

Retailers in unincorporated San Mateo County need an annual county Tobacco Retailer Permit for every location selling…

Twain Harte vape retailers need a California tobacco license, must follow SB 793 flavor limits, and face Tuolumne…

Smoke shops and tobacco stores in Visalia require a conditional use permit and are restricted to mixed-use commercial…

In Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, tobacco shops are a by-right permitted use in the CG General Commercial…

Junk dealers and secondhand dealers, including cash-for-gold shops, operating in unincorporated Alameda County must…

Alhambra treats a secondhand dealer as anyone making two or more used-goods sales in a calendar month, and requires a…

Anaheim secondhand dealers, junk dealers, auto wreckers and recyclers pay a $250 annual license tax under Sec…

Buena Park Municipal Code § 8.36.110 bars anyone licensed under the city's general business-license chapters from…

Secondhand dealers doing business in unincorporated Butte County need a license under Code Chapter 11 before buying or…

Secondhand dealers, antique dealers and resalers in Camarillo must hold a city permit under Municipal Code Section…

Carlsbad requires anyone running a junk business, junk dealer or junk collector operation to first obtain a special…

Carson licenses secondhand dealers under CMC § 63147, which folds them into the pawnbroker rules of § 63141: daily…

Junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers in Ceres must get a Police Department permit, pass a background review, and…

Secondhand dealers in Chula Vista must hold a two-year Finance Director license backed by police approval, report daily…

Compton requires every secondhand dealer to obtain a City Council-approved license before buying, selling or dealing in…

Corona requires every secondhand dealer and pawnbroker to hold a city license before buying, selling or trading used…

Downey requires anyone whose principal business is buying, selling, trading, pawning or consigning used personal…

El Cajon zoning keeps secondhand merchandise stores and pawn shops at least 2,000 feet apart and 500 feet from homes…

Secondhand dealers operating in unincorporated El Dorado County need a Sheriff-issued special business license valid…

El Monte secondhand dealers must hold every reported item of secondhand property for thirty days before resale, under…

Secondhand dealers, junk dealers, and auto wreckers in Escondido must hold a business license under Chapter 16 and keep…

Fontana secondhand stores and antique dealers must obtain a permit before getting a business license and report every…

Fullerton requires a police-issued permit before anyone can run a secondhand store, buying or reselling used goods…

Buying and reselling used goods for business in Garden Grove needs a Police Chief-issued permit and license under…

Secondhand dealers, junk dealers, and auto wreckers in Glendale need a license under Municipal Code Chapter 5.48. Junk…

Hawthorne charges secondhand dealers $150 a year (or gross receipts, whichever is greater) under HMC § 5.52.020(B), and…

Hayward secondhand dealers, covering everyone from used-furniture shops to bicycle resellers, need a Chief of Police…

Inglewood requires a Committee-issued permit before anyone opens a pawn shop or secondhand goods business, at a $100…

Junk and secondhand dealers in unincorporated Kings County must be licensed by the sheriff, submit to fingerprinting…

Every secondhand dealer in Lancaster must keep a daily record of every purchase and sale of secondhand goods under…

Secondhand dealers in Long Beach must hold a police-issued permit and cannot resell purchased or pawned goods for 30…

Junk and secondhand goods dealers in unincorporated Madera County need board of supervisors permission plus a sheriff…

Manteca requires secondhand and junk dealers, plus automobile wrecking yards, to hold a planning commission permit in…

Operating a secondhand business, including buying, selling, trading, or taking property in pawn, in unincorporated…

Secondhand stores and pawnshops are licensed together as a single 'special business type' under Menifee Code of…

Merced requires anyone running a secondhand goods, junk, or pawnbroker business to get a written permit from the city…

Modesto requires anyone buying, selling, or trading secondhand jewelry and precious metals to get a Police Chief…

Employees and agents of secondhand dealers in Monterey must individually secure a Police Department permit before…

Anyone who wants to run a junk shop, junkyard, or itinerant junk-buying business in unincorporated Monterey County…

Moorpark requires secondhand dealers and thrift shop owners to hold a business registration permit before trading in…

Mountain View licenses secondhand jewelry dealers under Chapter 23 of the City Code, requiring a bound transaction…

Secondhand dealers in Newport Beach, defined by cross-reference to California's Business and Professions Code, need a…

Secondhand dealers, junk dealers and junk collectors in Norwalk each need a separate annual permit under Municipal Code…

Used merchandise dealers in Orange need the same Police-vetted permit as pawnbrokers and must report every secondhand…

Secondhand dealers in Palm Springs pay a business license tax under Section 3.84.350 and, like pawnbrokers, must file a…

Secondhand goods and jewelry dealers in Pasadena pay $10 a year for a license certificate under Municipal Code Chapter…

Anyone who buys, sells, or otherwise deals in secondhand goods in unincorporated Placer County, including car radios…

Anyone buying, pawning or reselling secondhand goods in Redding needs a police-issued license under RMC Chapter 6.30…

Redwood City requires anyone wrecking, salvaging or dealing in secondhand automobile parts to get a permit and license…

Rialto regulates secondhand dealers under the state law definition in Business and Professions Code Section 21626…

Riverside requires anyone operating a pawnshop or secondhand dealer establishment, including EcoATM-style kiosks, to…

Roseville requires anyone buying, selling, trading, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property for business to…

Secondhand and junk dealers in Sacramento need a city permit before operating, must do business only at the licensed…

Salinas requires anyone buying or selling old rope, iron, brass, copper, rags, bottles, paper, or other junk, whether…

San Bernardino requires anyone running a junk dealer or collector business to get a permit from the Mayor and City…

Secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers in unincorporated San Bernardino County must register with the Sheriff and report…

Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers in unincorporated San Diego County must hold a Sheriff-issued license and operate…

San Francisco requires anyone buying or selling covered secondhand goods to get a Chief of Police permit before…

San Joaquin County Code § 7-1152 makes it unlawful to engage in, conduct, or operate the business of junk dealer, junk…

San Jose requires a city permit and business license before anyone can buy, sell, pawn or exchange secondhand goods…

Secondhand dealers, junk dealers and pawnbrokers cannot open in San Leandro without a permit from the Chief of Police…

Secondhand dealers and flea market operators in unincorporated San Mateo County must license with the County and hold…

San Rafael requires secondhand dealers to obtain a city license and log every item bought, pawned, or exchanged in a…

Secondhand dealers in Santa Ana, anyone meeting the state definition in Business and Professions Code § 21626, need the…

Secondhand dealers in unincorporated Santa Barbara County, defined as anyone whose principal business is buying…

Santa Clara requires secondhand dealers, businesses that buy, sell, trade or take in secondhand goods for consignment…

Anyone buying or selling secondhand goods as a junk dealer or itinerant junk dealer in unincorporated Shasta County…

South Gate secondhand dealers need a business permit, must verify seller ID, and file a daily police report on every…

Stanislaus County requires every secondhand merchant in the unincorporated area to hold a treasurer-tax collector…

Stockton secondhand dealers, defined by reference to Cal. Business & Professions Code §21626 and including…

Secondhand dealers doing business in the City of Ventura need the same police-issued permit as pawnbrokers and junk…

Vista defines a secondhand dealer as anyone who buys and sells used jewelry, watches, diamonds, clothing, musical…

Westminster requires pawnbrokers, used merchandise dealers, and auctioneers to hold a police-vetted permit and to…

Every secondhand dealer in Alameda dealing in bikes, jewelry, gold or silver, tools, firearms or junk must log each…

Antioch regulates secondhand dealers who sell used goods through an auction house or yard under AMC § 5-3.02(C): they…

Baldwin Park licenses secondhand and junk dealers through its general business tax schedule rather than a standalone…

Bellflower taxes itinerant junk and used-article dealers without a fixed location at $250 a year per vehicle, while…

Berkeley secondhand dealers, from pawnbrokers to used bike shops, must log every purchase, pledge, or exchange in a…

Anyone who buys or transports scrap metal or junk in Calaveras County must register annually with the sheriff under…

Secondhand dealers in Clovis must keep a written register in English of every item bought, recording the purchase date…

Costa Mesa requires anyone doing business as a secondhand dealer to hold a police-chief-issued license before opening…

Davis requires anyone running a fixed-location business buying or selling junk, rubbish, or used articles such as scrap…

Anyone running a secondhand-goods or junk-dealer business in Dublin, California must follow California Business and…

Secondhand and junk dealers in Elk Grove must hold a special business license under Municipal Code Chapter 4.25 and…

Fairfield requires anyone buying, selling, or taking in pawn used tangible personal property to hold a secondhand…

Folsom has no standalone secondhand-dealer license chapter; its dealer-in-used-goods rule targets junkyards and auto…

Fresno requires a Police Chief-issued permit before anyone buys, sells, or trades secondhand goods, or operates as a…

Fresno County requires anyone in the unincorporated area who buys, sells, trades, pawns, or auctions secondhand or used…

Secondhand dealers operating in Hemet, as defined by state law, must hold a city business license and pay a flat $150…

Junk dealers, secondhand dealers, and salvage collectors in Hesperia must obtain a business license and furnish a valid…

Buying, selling or dismantling used metal, parts or scrap in Huntington Beach as a junk dealer or auto wrecker requires…

Indio's Unified Development Code regulates resale, consignment, and thrift shops that buy and sell secondhand tangible…

Kern County requires a secondhand dealer to hold a sheriff-issued business license under Chapter 5.04, using the state…

Unincorporated Lake County requires every dealer in secondhand goods to report all weekly purchases to the Sheriff by…

Anyone operating as a secondhand dealer in Lakewood must hold a City business license and pay an annual business tax of…

No person may operate a secondhand dealer or secondhand dealer-jewelry business in Los Angeles without a written permit…

Secondhand stores in unincorporated LA County (Zones C-2 and MXD) must conduct all operations, including donation…

Secondhand dealers in unincorporated Merced County must hold a Sheriff-issued license before buying, selling, or taking…

Murrieta's development code treats secondhand stores as a distinct retail use. Table 16.10-1 permits them by right in…

Oceanside secondhand dealers who buy or sell precious metals, jewelry, watches, musical instruments, luggage or junk…

Ontario Municipal Code Sec. 5-6.01 lets the Chief of Police grant secondhand-dealer licenses under California's…

Anyone buying, selling, pawning, consigning or auctioning secondhand personal property in unincorporated Orange County…

Palmdale secondhand dealers, defined as anyone buying, selling, trading, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal…

Perris requires anyone who buys, acquires, sells, or deals in used or secondhand goods for profit to obtain a used…

Rancho Cordova requires every secondhand dealer to hold a special business license under RCMC Chapters 4.10 and 4.30…

Redlands requires anyone who buys or sells secondhand bicycles, jewelry, precious metals or firearms as a business to…

Redondo Beach defines a secondhand dealer as anyone buying, selling or dealing in used goods and taxes that business…

Ridgecrest requires anyone who buys, sells, or deals in scrap metal, old bottles, rags, or other used goods to hold a…

Secondhand and junk dealers operating in unincorporated Santa Clara County must hold a county license, pay a $30 fee…

Secondhand dealers need a Chief of Police license before buying or reselling used goods in Simi Valley, must post a…

Sonoma County requires a Secondhand Dealer License through the Sheriff's Office, costing $366 to apply plus state…

Temecula treats a secondhand dealer as a named business type under Municipal Code Section 5.04.050, item 101, one of…

Thousand Oaks requires anyone acting as a junk collector, junk dealer, pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or antique dealer…

Anyone buying, selling, or collecting junk for profit in unincorporated Tulare County, fixed-location or itinerant…

Turlock requires junk dealers and scrap metal recyclers to get an annual $150 City license, weekly report sales to…

Antique stores, thrift shops, and pawn-style resellers in Twain Harte must register with the Tuolumne County Sheriff…

Secondhand dealers in Upland must hold reported property for 30 days from the date it is reported to the police chief…

Anyone in Vacaville who buys used bicycles as a business must file a daily report with the police department listing…

Operating a secondhand goods business in unincorporated Ventura County requires a Sheriff-issued license, a $100 annual…

The City of West Sacramento, Yolo County classifies secondhand stores as buying, selling, or auctioning used personal…

Whittier requires anyone collecting, buying, or selling junk, rubbish, or old and used articles, from scrap metal to…

Yuba City Municipal Code Chapter 9 treats junk dealers and secondhand-goods dealers as one regulated class alongside…

Unincorporated Yuba County requires anyone operating as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer to hold an annual license…

New pawn shops are a prohibited land use everywhere in Escondido under Zoning Code Sec. 33-1127(b); only an existing…

Mountain View bans pawnbroking outright. Sec. 23.18 of the City Code makes it unlawful for anyone to carry on the…

Union City's zoning code excludes pawn shops from every general-merchandise use category and expressly bans them at…

Alhambra requires anyone running a pawnbroking business to hold an annual city license, priced by City Council…

Anaheim pawnbrokers pay a $300 annual license tax under Sec. 3.32.160.020 and must separately report every item pawned…

Running a pawnshop in unincorporated Butte County requires a license from the county Tax Collector under Code Chapter…

Camarillo requires anyone running a pawnbroking business to hold a city permit under Municipal Code Section 5.24.020…

Anyone operating as a pawnbroker in Carlsbad must pay a $150 annual business license fee and obtain a pawnbroker…

Carson pawnbrokers must report every purchase, pledge or consignment to police daily on a 'Buy Form,' hold items…

Pawnbrokers in Chula Vista need a Finance Director license backed by written Chief of Police approval, plus a…

Clovis confines pawn shops to the C-M Commercial and Light Manufacturing District, the only industrial zone where Table…

Compton requires every pawnbroker to obtain a City Council-approved license before opening under § 9-19.2, fingerprint…

Corona pawnbrokers must hold a permit for each separate location, file a daily transaction report with the Police…

Downey defines a pawnbroker as anyone who loans money against pledged personal property or buys goods with an agreement…

Pawnbrokers in El Cajon need a special operation license, a $30-per-quarter business license tax, and a state…

No one may run a pawnbroker business in El Monte without a city permit posted on the premises, under Municipal Code…

Fontana pawnbrokers need a city permit before opening and must report every item they buy, pawn, or take on consignment…

Fresno bars anyone from operating as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer without a Police Chief-issued permit under FMC §…

Fullerton licenses pawnbrokers under the same Chapter 3.52 permit the Chief of Police issues to secondhand and junk…

No one may run a pawnshop in Garden Grove without a Police Chief-vetted permit and license under Municipal Code Chapter…

Glendale requires anyone loaning money against pledged personal property, or buying goods with an agreement to resell…

Hawthorne charges pawnbrokers $200 a year (or gross receipts, whichever is greater) under HMC § 5.52.020, requires a…

Hayward pawnbrokers need a permit under Chapter 6, Article 3, must fingerprint owners through the Police Department…

Inglewood pawnbrokers must file a daily 'Buy-Form' with the Chief of Police for every transaction within three hours of…

Lancaster requires anyone operating as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer, including jewelry, clothing, furniture and…

Lodi requires anyone conducting a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, or junk dealer business to first obtain a written…

Long Beach requires anyone operating a pawnshop to obtain a police-vetted permit before opening. Municipal Code §…

Los Banos requires pawnbrokers to hold a City license and, under Municipal Code Section 11-12.05, hold every pawned or…

Manteca requires pawnbrokers to hold a planning commission permit in addition to a business license, with an annual fee…

Monterey requires every pawnbroker to hold a City business license, and no license issues unless the Chief of Police…

Moorpark requires anyone acting as a pawnbroker in the city to hold a business registration permit before opening…

Pawnbrokers in Newport Beach need a Chief of Police permit before opening, under Municipal Code Chapter 5.20…

Pawnbrokers in Norwalk need both a City permit under Municipal Code Section 5.44.030 and a conditional use permit under…

Oceanside caps pawnshop licenses at one per 20,000 residents and requires city council approval, a sworn application…

Pawnbrokers cannot open in Orange without a City permit issued after a Police Department background investigation. The…

Oxnard's zoning code lets pawnshops operate only in the C-2 commercial zone, and only with a discretionary Special Use…

Pawnbrokers in Palm Springs need both a business license tax under Chapter 3.84 and a police-issued permit under…

Pasadena pawnbrokers need a $50 annual license certificate under Municipal Code Chapter 5.56, and must report every…

Operating as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer in unincorporated Placer County requires a sheriff-issued license under…

Pleasanton confines pawn shops to the C-C Central Commercial district and requires a conditional use permit before one…

Redding regulates pawnbrokers under its secondhand vendor licensing law. Anyone buying, selling, or taking property in…

No one may run a pawnshop in Redondo Beach without a Council-approved permit posted on the premises, on top of a…

Every pawnbroker doing business in Rialto needs a permit from the police chief, on display at the shop and separate…

Riverside requires anyone owning, operating, or managing a pawnshop or secondhand dealer establishment to hold a permit…

Rohnert Park treats a pawn shop as a conditionally-permitted use that only Planning Commission approval can authorize…

Roseville requires every pawnbroker to hold both a California Department of Justice pawnbroker license and a city…

Pawnbrokers in Sacramento must hold a city permit before making loans against pledged property, and once licensed they…

Sacramento County requires every pawnbroker in the unincorporated area to hold a special business license issued by the…

Pawnbrokers in San Bernardino must file a daily property report with the Chief of Police by noon, take pledgers'…

Opening a pawnbroker business in San Clemente requires City Council approval, or in some cases a special event permit…

Pawnbrokers in San Diego must hold a police permit before opening, keep detailed loan records open to police…

Anyone who conducts business as a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer in unincorporated San Diego County must first obtain…

San Francisco requires anyone operating a pawnbroking business to first obtain a permit from the Chief of Police, and…

San Jose caps pawnbroker permits at six citywide and requires a police-investigated permit plus business license before…

San Leandro requires a Chief of Police-issued permit before anyone may operate as a pawnbroker, junk dealer or…

San Marcos pawnbrokers must hold both a State pawnbroker license under the Financial Code and a separate City business…

Anyone running a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, junk dealer, or junk collector business in unincorporated San Mateo…

Anyone wanting to run a pawnshop in Santa Ana must first apply in writing to the Chief of Police, disclosing personal…

Pawnbrokers operating under a county secondhand dealer permit must verify every customer's photo ID, take a fingerprint…

Santa Clara requires anyone running a pawnbroker business to hold a permit from the Chief of Police before opening…

Santa Maria charges pawnbrokers and personal property brokers a $300 annual license tax under Municipal Code Section…

South Gate pawnbrokers need a police-vetted business permit, must report every transaction daily, and hold goods 30…

Stockton pawnbrokers must hold a police-issued permit under SMC §5.28.030 in addition to their $150-per-quarter license…

Any pawnbroker doing business in the City of Ventura must hold a written permit from the police chief, separate from…

Anyone operating a pawnshop in Victorville needs both a standard business license and a separate pawn shop license…

Vista requires every pawnbroker to hold a city business license and to be a bona fide resident of the city for at least…

Westminster requires anyone running a pawnbroker, used-merchandise-dealer, or auctioneer business to get a…

Whittier regulates pawnbrokers as a distinct, closely watched license category under Chapter 5.48. Section 5.48.010…

Alameda requires every pawnbroker, secondhand dealer and person who buys, sells, exchanges or takes items in pledge to…

Apple Valley licenses pawnbrokers as a regular business under Chapter 5.02 and layers on inspection and daily-reporting…

Baldwin Park licenses pawnshops through its general business tax schedule: Municipal Code Section 111.51(C) sets a $50…

Pawnbrokers operating in Bellflower must hold a City business license and pay a $100 annual license tax under the…

Pawnbrokers in Buena Park must hold a city business license and pay a $450 annual license fee, on top of any state…

Davis pawnbrokers must hold a city business license and pay a flat $600 annual tax under Municipal Code Section…

Elk Grove requires every pawnbroker to hold a special business license from the Chief of Police under Municipal Code…

Fairfield pawnbrokers must hold every pawned item intact for the full 30-day period set by Business and Professions…

Pawnbrokers can operate as a permitted use in the C Commercial Zone of unincorporated Glenn County, but only if the…

Pawnbrokers operating in Hanford pay a flat $100-a-year business license fee under Hanford Municipal Code § 5.08.230…

Anyone operating a pawnshop in Hemet must first obtain a city business license and pay a $150 flat annual fee under the…

Pawnbrokers in Hesperia must hold a city business license and furnish a valid, unexpired state pawnbrokers permit with…

Operating a pawnshop in Huntington Beach requires an annual business license taxed at $487.50 under Municipal Code…

Indio's Unified Development Code keeps new pawnshops at least 1,000 feet from each other and 500 feet from schools…

Lake Forest, California zones pawnbrokers as a permitted use only in its Commercial and Urban Activity districts…

Lakewood bars pawnbrokers from accepting pledges, loaning money on property, or buying goods between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00…

Operating a pawnshop in Los Angeles requires a written permit from the Board of Police Commissioners. Police officers…

Madera taxes every pawnbroker $200 a year under its business license code, defining the trade broadly to cover both…

Merced County pawnbrokers operate under the same Chapter 6.44 license as secondhand dealers, but face an additional…

Every pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, junk dealer, and coin-currency dealer in Mission Viejo needs a business license…

Modesto taxes every pawnshop or pawnbroker operator $16 a quarter under a specific line item in the business license…

In unincorporated Orange County, anyone taking property in pawn qualifies as a licensed secondhand dealer under County…

Palmdale pawnbrokers must hold a business permit disclosing fingerprints, a security plan, and a State pawnbroker…

Rancho Cordova bars anyone from operating as a pawnbroker without a special business license issued under RCMC Chapters…

Rancho Cucamonga keeps new pawnshops away from schools and other pawnshops. Development Code § 17.102.030 bars locating…

Redlands requires anyone conducting the business of pawnbroker within city limits to pay a semiannual business license…

Salinas no longer runs a dedicated pawnbroker permitting scheme, Chapter 23's regulatory article was repealed by…

The Sheriff's Department charges $35.00 to process a State pawnbroker permit for anyone opening a pawnshop in…

San Rafael requires a city license before anyone opens a pawnshop or secondhand-goods business, and Chapter 10.20 of…

Pawnbrokers in Simi Valley must hold a Chief of Police-issued license before loaning against or buying personal…

Pawnshops in Temecula cannot open without a city business certificate under Municipal Code Chapter 5.04. The…

Upland pawnbrokers must hold pledged goods in conformance with state Financial Code § 21201 and file a daily report of…

Pawnbrokers operating in unincorporated Ventura County must obtain a Sheriff-issued license, pay a $100 annual fee, and…

Yuba City Municipal Code Chapter 9 defines a pawnbroker by conduct, not just a sign: advertising the three-ball emblem…

Anyone operating a pawnbroker business in unincorporated Yuba County must obtain an annual license from the County Tax…

Ceres exempts pawnbrokers from its junk-dealer and scrap-metal-recycler permit chapter, so pawnshops operate instead…

Pawnbrokers in unincorporated LA County must obtain a county license and may only conduct business between 7:00 a.m…

Perris exempts regularly licensed pawnbrokers from every city business license under Title 5, deferring entirely to…

Alameda County bans motor-vehicle repair, servicing, painting or dismantling as a home occupation in unincorporated R…

Alhambra outright bans running an auto repair or vehicle sales business from a home. Section 23.22.170(G)(1)(a) lists…

Apple Valley's Development Code flatly bars automotive and other vehicle repair, whether body or mechanical work…

Bakersfield will not issue a home occupation permit for vehicle repair work of any kind. Bakersfield Municipal Code §…

Running an auto repair, maintenance or service business out of a Brentwood home is flatly illegal. Municipal Code §…

Chino Hills prohibits home-based auto repair outright. Municipal Code Section 16.56.035(A)(11) lists storage, repair…

Clovis outright prohibits vehicle repair as a home occupation. Section 9.58.050(R) bars body or mechanical repair…

Vehicle repair shops are shut out of unincorporated Colusa County's residential zones almost entirely: Table 44-2.30-3…

Corona flatly prohibits running an auto repair, auto detailing, or large equipment repair business out of a residential…

Costa Mesa bars auto repair as a home occupation outright: no garage may be used for the business and no mechanized…

Davis Municipal Code Section 40.26.150(b)(11) flatly prohibits auto, motorcycle, boat, and trailer repair shops as home…

Eastvale flatly prohibits repairing or storing motor vehicles as a home occupation. Municipal Code Sec…

El Cajon bans running an automotive repair business out of a residential property. Section 17.115.130(C)(4) also makes…

El Monte's home occupation ordinance flatly excludes vehicle repair from businesses allowed inside a residential…

Fixing cars for money at an Elk Grove home is not a permitted home business at any scale. EGMC Section 23.82.060(O)…

Escondido's zoning code prohibits motor vehicle, trailer, boat and heavy equipment repair or restoration, along with…

Fullerton lists commercial auto repair and vehicle dealer prep work in residential zones as a declared public nuisance…

Glendale's home occupation permit law makes running an auto repair or mechanic business out of a residence a…

Hawthorne expressly forbids vehicle sales, servicing and repair as a home occupation. The prohibition names cars…

Huntington Beach's home occupation ordinance flatly bans commercial motor vehicle repair as a home business. Section…

Imperial County expressly bars car repair and small-engine repair from qualifying as a home occupation, alongside…

Inglewood bans vehicle servicing, repair, washing or storage as a home occupation outright. Section 12-17.1(a) of the…

Kern County's home occupation rules flatly exclude car repair and small engine repair from the list of businesses a…

Lancaster flatly bans auto and motorcycle repair services as a home occupation. Municipal Code Section 17.08.200(C)(13)…

Lodi's development code flatly forbids automotive repair as a home occupation. Section 17.36.060(B)(2)(c) lists engine…

In unincorporated Los Angeles County, running an auto repair business from a house is flatly illegal. County Code Table…

Home occupations in unincorporated Madera County can't perform repair services beyond small items a single person can…

Merced County bans on-site vehicle repair, bodywork, and painting, including on recreational vehicles, as a home…

Mission Viejo flatly bans vehicle repair as a home occupation. Sec. 9.10.020(b)(5)(b)(xx) lists "vehicle repair (body…

Modesto's home occupation rules flatly exclude on-site vehicle repair from the businesses a resident may run out of a…

Monterey's home-occupation rule lets residents run minor businesses from their houses, but City Code Section 38-108(C)…

Moreno Valley bans automotive repair as a home occupation outright. Section 9.02.130(E)(1) lists vehicle body or…

Mountain View flatly bans vehicle repair as a home business. City Code Section 36.28.90(f) lists "vehicle repair (body…

Running an auto repair business from home is flatly illegal in Murrieta. Section 16.60.050(L)(1) lists "automotive…

Newport Beach bans vehicle repair and vehicle storage tied to a home business outright. Municipal Code Section…

Orange's zoning code effectively bars auto repair as a home occupation. Section 17.13.040(KK) forbids any home business…

Perris limits home occupations to eight specific business types, offices, tutoring, crafts, catering, small electronics…

Petaluma's home occupation rules flatly prohibit running an auto or vehicle repair or tune-up business out of a…

Auto repair and painting cannot be run as a home occupation anywhere in unincorporated Placer County. County Code…

Rancho Cordova bans motorized-vehicle and equipment repair as a home occupation. Municipal Code Section 23.901.030…

Redondo Beach flatly refuses a home occupation license for vehicle or boat repair work. The Municipal Code lists it by…

Ridgecrest's home occupation permit rules flatly prohibit auto, motorcycle, and engine repair, body work, and painting…

Riverside's home-occupation ordinance runs on a closed list. Municipal Code Section 19.485.030 opens 'Only the…

Rohnert Park's home occupation rules flatly prohibit repairing automobiles, trucks, or motorcycles at a residence…

Sacramento flatly refuses a home occupation permit, administrative or CUP, for any auto service or repair shop under…

Salinas flatly bans vehicle repair as a home occupation. Municipal Code Sec. 37-50.100(e)(1)(H) lists on-site vehicle…

Unincorporated San Benito County flatly excludes vehicle repair from the list of businesses that may operate as a home…

San Jose bans vehicle repair and service as a home occupation. Municipal Code § 20.80.720 lists dismantling, cleaning…

San Rafael's home occupation rules flatly bar running an auto repair business, minor or major, out of a residence, even…

San Ramon's home occupation rules flatly bar motor vehicle repair at a residence. Municipal Code section D4-33.C.10…

Automotive repair or service cannot be run as a home occupation anywhere in unincorporated Santa Barbara County. LUDC…

Santa Clara flatly bans vehicle repair as a home occupation. Title 18 Section 18.60.120 lists vehicle storage…

Santa Clarita's home occupation rules flatly prohibit vehicle and engine repair as a home-based business. Section…

Santa Maria makes it unlawful to repair vehicles or vessels for compensation on any residentially zoned property…

Simi Valley expressly forbids running an auto repair, reconditioning, or engine-servicing business from a residence…

The City of Sonoma flatly prohibits vehicle repair, storage, detailing, painting, or upholstery work as a home…

Running a car, motorcycle, or RV repair, painting, upholstery, or storage business from home is banned countywide…

Stockton's home occupation permit rules flatly bar automotive and vehicle repair, from body work to mechanical service…

Tracy's home occupation ordinance names vehicle and appliance repair shops among the uses flatly banned from…

Vacaville does not let residents run an auto repair shop out of their home. Automobile and vehicle sales and services…

Vallejo excludes on-site vehicle repair, servicing, cleaning, dismantling, or storage from qualifying as a home-based…

Vista flatly prohibits on-site automotive repair as a home occupation anywhere in the city, no permit available. The…

West Covina flatly bars auto repair as a home occupation. Municipal Code Sec. 26-120(d) lists auto repair among uses…

Westminster expressly prohibits automobile repair, servicing, or refurbishment as a home-based business. Vehicle sales…

Yuba City specifically prohibits repairing autos, trucks, motorcycles, boats or trailers as a home occupation…

Berkeley lets a resident run a repair business from home only as a home occupation, but every repair activity must…

Carlsbad limits at-home vehicle repair to your own car at your own residence: Municipal Code Section 8.28.010 bars…

Ceres lets residents fix their own vehicles and boats at home, but bans running a paid repair business there and caps…

Chico's home occupation ordinance leaves auto and vehicle repair off its closed list of allowed home businesses, and…

Compton prohibits major vehicle or boat repair and dismantling in a residential zone whenever the work is visible from…

Downey allows residents to fix vehicles at home only if the work is on cars registered to that address, or the resident…

Fairfield lets residents do minor repairs on their own registered vehicle at home, but restricts most other home auto…

Folsom's home occupation ordinance doesn't ban auto repair by name, but it bars on-site storage of any toxic…

Repairing other people's vehicles at a home in the RE-NW zone of unincorporated Glenn County is allowed outright, but…

Hayward requires a police permit before anyone repairs or dismantles a vehicle, boat, or other conveyance in the open…

Lakewood's home business occupation rules bar the mechanical equipment and commercial-vehicle activity an auto repair…

Vehicle dismantling, repair, or work in the A or R Zones is prohibited unless the activity is incidental to a permitted…

Running a repair shop from a Manteca home is a public nuisance unless it is covered by an approved entitlement like a…

Merced bans open-air vehicle repair or dismantling in residential districts unless the fire department first issues a…

Unincorporated Orange County confines home occupations to the dwelling's enclosed living area and bars offensive noise…

Pacifica Municipal Code Section 9-4.2810(c) limits vehicle repair on a residential garage apron or driveway to vehicles…

Pomona lets residents fix their own vehicle or boat at home under City Code Sec. 18-222(33), but only if it belongs to…

Rancho Cucamonga bans running a commercial auto repair operation out of a home garage outright: Development Code §…

Redding's home occupation ordinance boxes in any residential vehicle-repair work: Municipal Code Section 18.43.110 bars…

Redlands allows a business to run from a house only as a permitted "home occupation" under City Code Chapter 18.160…

Unincorporated Sacramento County bans running an auto-repair business from a home, and even personal vehicle repair is…

County Code § 84.12.050(b) bars motor vehicle repair, including engine, muffler, and drive-train work, upholstery…

South Gate's home occupation rule bans using a garage or accessory building for the business and forbids equipment that…

Sunnyvale allows residents to service or repair their own vehicles at home only under tight limits set by Municipal…

Temecula makes it a public nuisance to repair, restore or dismantle a vehicle on residential property in a way visible…

Repairing or dismantling a vehicle in view of the public right-of-way in a Turlock residential district is a declared…

Union City bans auto repair as a home occupation outright and limits at-home vehicle repair by residents to minor work…

Unincorporated Ventura County bars running an auto repair business from a residential home occupation; it's a…

Whittier bans dismantling, storing, or repairing vehicles on residential lots unless the work happens inside an…

Antioch lets residents work on their own vehicles and boats at home, but Municipal Code Chapter 4-16 caps it tightly…

Baldwin Park bans nighttime vehicle repair work in residential areas. Repairing, rebuilding or testing a motor vehicle…

Carson lets residents do minor auto repairs at home but caps visible work to one vehicle, owner-only, and bans loud or…

Chino residents may work on their own vehicles at home, but § 20.04.030(B)(2) confines that repair work to vehicles…

Dublin, California allows residents to repair or maintain their own registered vehicles at home as an accessory use…

El Dorado County Code Section 130.40.380 bars maintaining, repairing, or storing motor vehicles on a residential lot…

Fontana lets homeowners do minor car maintenance in a residential zone, but real repair work or storage is capped at…

Garden Grove lets residents work on their own cars at home, but Municipal Code Section 9.08.020.040(A)(1) confines that…

Hemet allows residents to repair a household-registered vehicle in their own driveway or yard, but the work must wrap…

Hercules bans visible major vehicle or boat repair in residential yards unless the work happens inside a fully enclosed…

A home-based business that uses a work vehicle, including auto or equipment repair, is limited by Lake County's home…

Long Beach allows residents to repair their own cars and motorcycles at home as an accessory use under Municipal Code §…

Oceanside bans repairing, storing, or disassembling junk, disabled, or unusable vehicles on any residential yard unless…

Oxnard normally requires proper zoning and city licenses before anyone repairs or stores vehicles on a property, but…

Palmdale confines do-it-yourself auto repair to the resident's own garage: PMC § 17.87.080(D)(2) permits light repair…

Roseville treats vehicle and equipment repair work performed outdoors on residential property as a public nuisance…

A commercial vehicle service or repair facility cannot locate on a new site that shares a border with a residential or…

In unincorporated Santa Clara County, home auto repair is limited to vehicles registered to a resident, capped at two…

In the City of Ventura, you may repair a vehicle at a residential property only if you own the vehicle, keep proof of…

Victorville limits vehicle repair work in residential front yards to short, owner-only jobs. Development Code Section…

In unincorporated San Bernardino County it is unlawful to solicit or offer paid motor vehicle repair or towing work on…

Anaheim requires a City permit before any company can tow illegally parked vehicles off private property. Chapter 4.75…

Baldwin Park requires any company that performs police-directed towing to hold a City Council franchise under Municipal…

Bellflower tow companies cannot remove a vehicle from private property until the property owner or agent has signed a…

Buena Park requires posted warning signs before a tow operator may remove an illegally parked vehicle from private…

Carson, California requires a City-awarded, nonexclusive franchise before any company can perform nonconsensual…

Towing companies that respond to Ceres police calls must hold an annual Police Department permit, sign a service…

Chino caps police-initiated, non-consent tow companies at a limited number of permits and bars any tow operator from…

Chula Vista requires any owner or operator of a private tow car or tow truck to hold a special Police Chief-issued…

Clovis dispatches police-ordered, non-consent tows strictly on a rotation basis from a list the Chief of Police…

Compton requires a towing service permit and business license before any tow operator can work in the City, plus a City…

Corona bars any towing company from performing non-consensual tows in the city unless it has signed a towing service…

Every tow truck operating on Costa Mesa streets, including private-property tows, needs a chief-of-police-issued towing…

Downey does not let any tow truck operator work on the City's behalf just by asking. Municipal Code Section 6972…

Any towing service performing city police towing in El Cajon must obtain a Special Operation License under Municipal…

A tow operator based in Elk Grove needs more than a general business license to haul cars off city streets. EGMC…

Escondido restricts non-consent towing to companies under contract with the police department, selected through a…

Fontana does not license individual tow operators to work police rotation calls; it grants non-exclusive franchises…

Fullerton's Police Department dispatches only franchised tow operators for police-initiated tows: vehicle impounds and…

Garden Grove requires property owners to notify the Police Department before a tow service removes an illegally parked…

Glendale bans any towing company from performing non-consensual vehicle towing unless it holds a city contract as an…

Hayward requires a Chief of Police-issued permit before any company can perform non-consensual tows in the city, backed…

Inglewood caps police-referral towing permits at three vendors citywide; operators need a 36-month permit from the City…

Lancaster requires every towing operation to hold a city operating license before hooking up a single vehicle, and…

Livermore requires a City franchise before any company can perform nonconsensual police-ordered tows under LMC Chapter…

Non-consent police-directed towing in Los Angeles runs only through "Official Police Garages" under LAMC § 80.77.4…

Manteca only lets towing companies approved by the police chief and placed on its rotation list handle non-consent tows…

Modesto treats non-consensual vehicle towing as a public utility. Nobody may run a non-consensual tow business in the…

Only tow operators holding a city business license, a tow operator's permit and a signed tow service agreement may…

Newport Beach limits police-requested towing to just two Council-selected companies operating under five-year…

Ontario requires any company towing vehicles for the Police Department without owner consent to hold both a City…

Oxnard bars any towing company without a city agreement from towing or removing vehicles from public streets at police…

In the City of Pacifica, non-consensual, police-generated tows run through a Rotational Tow Program under Municipal…

Palm Springs police cannot request a nonconsensual tow from any company that is not under contract with the city as an…

Pasadena requires any company that performs police-ordered towing or impound work for the Pasadena Police Department or…

Anyone operating a tow truck service, or vehicles or passenger vehicles for hire, on Perris streets must first obtain a…

A tow operator cannot get on Petaluma's police rotation tow list without a nonexclusive city franchise agreement. The…

Pomona City Code Article VIII, Secs. 58-671 through 58-675, requires any tow truck operator providing city towing…

Rancho Cordova classifies auto towing as a special business license category, so any company that tows automobiles…

Rialto dispatches disabled and impounded vehicles only through police-franchised tow companies. RMC Sec. 5.42.030…

Riverside's non-consent, police-directed towing runs entirely through a contracted 'official police tow service' under…

Sacramento requires a separate tow car vehicular permit from the director for every tow truck operating from a…

Salinas won't let a tow company respond to police-ordered impounds without first winning one of the city's nonexclusive…

San Francisco licenses the towing business through the Police Department. Police Code Sec. 3050 bars anyone from…

San Jose bans tow companies from charging a fee to release a vehicle before it leaves private property, and vehicle…

Every tow operator working under contract to San Marcos or the San Diego County Sheriff's Department must keep a…

Unincorporated San Mateo County bans tow operators from soliciting business at crash scenes and keeps tow trucks 500…

Any company towing vehicles from public or private property in San Rafael, including reserved customer parking lots…

Tow operators who want police-dispatched tows in Santa Ana must qualify for the police department's rotational tow list…

Santa Rosa doesn't let just any wrecker company perform non-consent, police-generated tows. Under City Code Section…

Stockton contracts with a single towing operator for all police-ordered vehicle removals under SMC Chapter 10.16, and…

Tracy Police Department dispatches non-consent tows only to operators on its Chapter 3.44 rotation list. Responding to…

A towing company must qualify for the Truckee Police Department's rotation list before it can perform any…

Turlock requires tow car owners, operators, and attendants working police rotation calls to hold a city permit, pass a…

Union City requires tow operators to hold a City franchise agreement before performing police-ordered towing…

West Covina suspends a tow truck or ambulance operator's business license for ten to sixty days when the city council…

Every tow operator working in Westminster needs both a city business license and a separate police-issued permit…

Whittier does not let anyone open a public tow-truck business by default. Section 5.64.010 makes it unlawful to conduct…

Berkeley lets a private property owner, their agent, or a designated police officer remove a vehicle parked without…

Fresno dispatches tow trucks for police-ordered tows strictly from a rotation list capped at 20 companies under FMC…

Fresno County Code Section 11.46.100 requires any impound facility holding a vehicle seized under the county's…

A tow operator that wants Hawthorne Police Department accident and impound referrals must hold a separate city referral…

Hemet runs a dedicated rotation list for towing companies that haul away abandoned RVs and motorhomes, cycling…

Hercules lets a property owner or police officer tow any vehicle parked without consent on private property, but only…

Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.67 covers nonconsensual private-property and fire-lane vehicle tows performed…

Any tow truck operator or driver Lakewood police dispatch for a non-consent tow must hold a permit from the Director of…

Long Beach permits tow companies that contract with the city for police-initiated tows, with rotation rules, fee…

In unincorporated LA County, operating a tow truck on a public highway for a fee requires a county license under Code §…

Norwalk caps what a private-property tow operator can charge for towing and storing an illegally parked vehicle at…

Every tow truck business and driver operating in Orange needs a City permit. Drivers must wear the permit in plain view…

Redlands regulates non-consent towing through its police department's rotational tow program under City Code Chapter…

When Rohnert Park's Department of Public Safety orders a vehicle towed, the job goes to a licensed operator on the…

Any tow company that hooks a vehicle off private property in San Bernardino must file a tow report with the Police…

Tow operators in unincorporated Santa Clara County cannot solicit business at accident scenes or park tow vehicles…

South Gate requires every tow truck service operator to hold a city permit, carry liability insurance of at least…

Vallejo bars a towing company from hauling a vehicle off private property unless someone with real authority signs off…

A Yuba City property owner can have an unauthorized vehicle towed from private property only after phoning police, and…