Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19051 · Article 3. Licensing
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19051
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 188, Sec. 18. (SB 826) Effective January 1, 2022.
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