{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"4612","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4612","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10.5. Massage Therapy Act [4600. - 4621.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-10.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 406, Sec. 2.   (AB 1147)   Effective January 1, 2015.   Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 4621.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a city, county, or city and county shall not enact or enforce an ordinance that conflicts with this chapter or Section <a href=\"/gov/51034\">51034</a> of the Government Code.</p><p>(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a city, county, or city and county from licensing, regulating, prohibiting, or permitting an individual who provides massage for compensation without a valid certificate.</p>","text":"(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a city, county, or city and county shall not enact or enforce an ordinance that conflicts with this chapter or Section 51034 of the Government Code. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a city, county, or city and county from licensing, regulating, prohibiting, or permitting an individual who provides massage for compensation without a valid certificate.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/massage-therapy-act-4612","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}