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Bakersfield Municipal Code Title 5 Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations

Bakersfield Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Bakersfield

Cite as: Bakersfield Municipal Code Title 5 · Text as of 2026-10-02

5.02 Business License Tax

5.04 Reserved

5.06 Adult Entertainment Businesses

5.08 Alarm Regulations

5.12 Bingo Games

5.13 Remote Caller Bingo

5.14 Cabarets

5.16 Cardrooms

5.18 Residential Solicitations

5.20 Closing-Out Sales

5.23 Escorts and Escort Bureaus

5.24 Funeral Escort Services

5.26 Hotels and Lodginghouses

5.28 House Number Curb Painting

5.30 Jewelry Auctions

5.32 Massage

5.35 Motion Pictures

5.38 Outdoor Festivals, Circuses, Carnivals and Tent Shows

5.42 Private Patrol Services

5.44 Public Dances and Dancehalls

5.45 Sidewalk Vendors

5.46 Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers

5.48 Video Service Providers

5.50 Taxicabs

5.51 Temporary Promotional Activities

5.56 Transient Outdoor Businesses

5.58 Seismic Survey Activities

5.60 Title Enforcement

5.62 Alcoholic Beverage Warning Signs

5.66 Food Vending Vehicles

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Chapter 5.04 — RESERVED

  • Editor’s Note: Former Chapter 5.04, Business Improvement District Tax, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance No. 3358 and prior code Sections 6.50.010—6.50.080 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 3444.
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