Title 5 — REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter 5.38 — FORTUNETELLING
Long Beach Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Long Beach
Editor's note— ORD-13-0025, §§ 1, 7, adopted Dec. 3, 2013, repealed the former Ch. 5.38, §§ 5.38.010— 5.38.140, and enacted a new Ch. 5.38 as set out herein. The former Ch. 5.38 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. C-6260 § 1 (part), 1986; and Ord. C-7934 §§ 3, 4, 2004.
5.38.010 - Defined.¶
"Fortunetelling" means a commercial enterprise involving the foretelling of the future in exchange for financial or other valuable consideration. Fortunetelling includes the use of astrology, augury, card or tea reading, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, divination, mediumship, necromancy, palmistry, psychometry, phrenology, prophecy, spiritual reading or any similar means. Fortunetelling does
not include forecasting based on historical trends or patterns, religious or political dogma, or any of the previously listed arts when presented in an assembly of people who purchase tickets or means in exchange for the presentation at a site licensed for entertainment uses pursuant to Chapter 5.72 of this Code.
(ORD-13-0025, § 1, 2013)
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