ARTICLE 14. Miscellaneous Provisions [19970. - 19972.]

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC 14.
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Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19970. Section 19970.

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter, for any reason, is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined to the operation of the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment was rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19971. Section 19971.

This act is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of California, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate those purposes.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19972. Section 19972.

For the purposes of Section 3482 of the Civil Code, the issuance of a state gambling license shall not be construed to authorize any conduct or activity other than the conduct of controlled gambling.
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