Business and Professions Code section 8557

No city, county, or city and county shall prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by the board by a license, certificate, or other such means under this chapter to engage in a particular business, from engaging in that business, occupation, or profession or any portion thereof as authorized in this chapter.

Source: Section 8557, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=8557. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 8557’s source at ca.gov

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Original Source: Section 8557, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=8557. (last accessed May 12, 2025).