Business and Professions Code section 18870

Any person or promoter to whom this chapter applies who directly or indirectly holds, aids or abets, or attempts to hold, aid or abet the holding of, any contest, match or exhibition without first having obtained a license or permit therefor under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 18870, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=18870. (updated Jan. 1, 1986; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_18870

Original Source: Section 18870, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=18870. (last accessed May 12, 2025).