{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-19051","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 19051","heading":"","body":"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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 3. Home Furnishings [19000. - 19221.]","ARTICLE 3. Licensing [19049. - 19064.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"7c15db0986ee7e367e978f4e869398d591cd02c94024fd1f7792d556e9c8b3f3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-19050","next":"us-ca/bpc-19052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}