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. (updated Jan. 1, 2012; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_8557

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