ARTICLE 3. Licensing [19049. - 19064.]

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC 3.
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Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19049. Section 19049.

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in a business regulated by this chapter unless, at the time of so doing, he or she holds a valid, unexpired license to engage in that business, in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19050. Section 19050.

To obtain a license authorized by this chapter, an applicant shall submit to the chief an application in writing. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the chief and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19051. Section 19051.

Every upholstered-furniture retailer, unless they hold an importer’s license, a furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license, a wholesale furniture and bedding dealer’s license, a custom upholsterer’s license, or a retail furniture and bedding dealer’s license shall hold a retail furniture dealer’s license. (a) This section does not apply to a person whose sole business is designing and specifying for interior spaces, and who purchases specific amenable upholstered furniture items on behalf of a client, provided that the furniture is purchased from an appropriately licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer. This section does not apply to a person who sells “used” and “antique” furniture as defined in Sections 19008.1 and 19008.2. (b) This section does not apply to a person who is licensed as a home medical device retail facility by the State Department of Public Health, provided that the furniture is purchased from an appropriately licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19053. Section 19053.

Every upholstered-furniture wholesaler, bedding wholesaler, and upholstered-furniture and bedding wholesaler, unless he or she holds an importer’s license, shall hold a wholesale furniture and bedding dealer’s license.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19054. Section 19054.

Every upholstered-furniture manufacturer, bedding manufacturer, upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer, or bedding renovator, unless he or she holds an importer’s license, shall hold a furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19055. Section 19055.

Every bedding retailer, unless they hold an importer’s license, an upholstered-furniture and bedding manufacturer’s license, a wholesale upholstered-furniture and bedding dealer’s license, or a retail furniture and bedding dealer’s license, shall hold a retail bedding dealer’s license. (a) This section does not apply to a person whose sole business is designing and specifying for interior spaces, and who purchases specific amenable bedding items on behalf of a client, provided that the bedding is purchased from an appropriately licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer. (b) This section does not apply to a person who is licensed as a home medical device retail facility by the State Department of Public Health, provided that the bedding is purchased from an appropriately licensed importer, wholesaler, or retailer.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19059.5. Section 19059.5.

Every sanitizer shall hold a sanitizer’s license unless they are licensed as a home medical device retail facility by the State Department of Public Health or as an upholstered furniture and bedding manufacturer, retail furniture and bedding dealer, retail bedding dealer, or custom upholsterer.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19059.7. Section 19059.7.

Every insulation manufacturer who sells insulation material in California shall hold an insulation manufacturing license issued by the bureau. Manufacturers having more than one manufacturing plant shall hold a single license for all plants under the same ownership producing the same generic type of insulation. The total annual license fee for any insulation manufacturer shall not exceed eight thousand dollars ($8,000).

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19060. Section 19060.

Every person in any class shall obtain a separate license for each branch house; but one whose manufacturing plant is located in another state or foreign country, and who is licensed to manufacture upholstered furniture or bedding or filling materials for sale in California, may have one wholesale outlet operated in the same name in California, covered by the license issued to the factory.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19060.5. Section 19060.5.

Every person who, on his or her own account, sells either directly or indirectly to any person either at wholesale or retail any merchandise subject to this chapter by means of a car, catalog, office, or in any other manner, shall obtain the proper license for each method of sale or distribution.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19060.6. Section 19060.6.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), every person who, on his or her own account, advertises, solicits or contracts to manufacture, repair or renovate upholstered furniture or bedding, and who either does the work himself or herself or has others do it for him or her, shall obtain the particular license required by this chapter for the particular type of work that he or she solicits or advertises that he or she will do, regardless of whether he or she has a shop or factory. (b) Every person who, on his or her own account, advertises, solicits or contracts to repair or renovate upholstered furniture and who does not do the work himself or herself nor have employees do it for him or her but does have the work done by a licensed custom upholsterer need not obtain a license as a custom upholsterer but shall obtain a license as a retail furniture dealer. However, nothing in this section shall exempt a retail furniture dealer from complying with Sections 19162 and 19163.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19061.5. Section 19061.5.

The chief shall prescribe the procedure relative to: (a) Assignment or reassignment of serial or registry numbers. (b) Transfer of licenses between persons, where such transfer is effected through rent, lease or sale of the business. (c) Change in name, ownership, address, or of license classification.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19063. Section 19063.

The bureau may refuse to issue any license provided for in this chapter to any individual: (a) Who has had any license issued to them revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who has failed to renew their license while it was under suspension. (b) If any license of a partnership or limited liability company of which they are or were a member, or of a corporation of which they are or were an officer or director, or of a firm or association of which they are or were an officer or of which they are or were acting in a managerial capacity, has had any license issued to it revoked or suspended, and while acting as a member, officer, director, or in a managerial capacity they participated in any of the prohibited acts for which the license was revoked or suspended.

Cal. Business and Professions Code - BPC § 19064. Section 19064.

The bureau may refuse to issue any license provided for in this chapter to any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, or association: (a) Who has had any license issued to it revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who has failed to renew its license while it was under suspension. (b) If any member of the partnership, or any officer or director of the corporation, or any officer or person acting in a managerial capacity of the firm or association has had any license issued to them revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who has failed to renew their license while it was under suspension. (c) If any member of the limited liability company or of the partnership, or any officer or director of the corporation, or any officer or person acting in a managerial capacity of the firm or association, was either a member of any limited liability company or of any partnership, or an officer or director of any corporation, or an officer or person acting in a managerial capacity of any firm or association, whose license has been revoked, or whose license is under suspension, or who failed to renew a license while it was under suspension, and while acting as a member, officer, director, or person acting in a managerial capacity participated in any of the prohibited acts for which any license was revoked or suspended.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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