{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"19051","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 19051","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Home Furnishings [19000. - 19221.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Licensing [19049. - 19064.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 188, Sec. 18.   (SB 826)   Effective January 1, 2022.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>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.</p><p>(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 <a href=\"/bpc/19008.1\">19008.1</a> and <a href=\"/bpc/19008.2\">19008.2</a>.</p><p>(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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/licensing-19051","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}