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Title 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS

Merced County Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Merced County

BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS

Chapter 6.02 Chapter 6.04
BUSINESS LICENSES BINGO GAMES
§ 6.02.010. Purpose and authority. § 6.04.010. Purpose.
§ 6.02.020. Definitions. § 6.04.020. Definition.
§ 6.02.030. Applicability. § 6.04.030. License—Requirement.
§ 6.02.040. License procedures and fees. § 6.04.040. License—Applicant
§ 6.02.050. Term of business license. Qualification.
§ 6.02.060. Workers compensation. § 6.04.050. License—Application.
§ 6.02.070. Refunds. § 6.04.060. License—Contents.
§ 6.02.080. Penalties—Failure to apply
and pay. Chapter 6.08
§ 6.02.090. Penalties—Failure to CARDROOMS
pay—Annual renewals.
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6.02.100.
6.02.110.
6.02.120.
6.02.130.
6.02.140.
6.02.150.
Posting of license.
Enforcement of chapter.
Evidence of business.
When business license is not
required.
Transferability.
Exemptions from
fees—General.
§ 6.08.010.
§ 6.08.020.
§ 6.08.030.
§ 6.08.040.
§ 6.08.050.
§ 6.08.060.
Permit—Conducting games
without securing prohibited.
Permit—Required.
Permit—Fees.
Permit—Investigation of
applicant.
Hours of operation.
Minors—Not allowed on
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6.02.160.
6.02.170.
6.02.180.
6.02.190.
6.02.200.
6.02.210.
Exemption from
fees—Specific.
Multiple businesses.
Home-based businesses.
Duplicate license.
Other regulations and fees.
Violations and punishment.
§ 6.08.070.
§ 6.08.080.
§ 6.08.090.
§ 6.08.100.
§ 6.08.110.
premises.
Minors—Proprietor may
not allow.
State law applicable.
Penalty—Violation.
Patron security and safety.
Location of gambling
establishment.
§ 6.02.220. Grounds for refusal of
business license.
§ 6.08.120. Wagering limits.
§ 6.02.230. Revocation of business
license.
§ 6.08.130. Limitation on authorized
tables.
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6.02.240.
6.02.250.
Appeals.
Temporary business
§ 6.08.140. Work
permits—Restrictions—Objections
and revocation.
licenses.
§ 6.02.260. Business license fee phase-in.

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Chapter 6.12 § 6.32.030. Reinspection fees.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT § 6.32.040. Fees—Changing.
BUSINESSES
§ 6.12.010. Purpose. MASSAGE Chapter 6.36
PARLORS AND SCHOOLS
§ 6.12.020. Definitions. OF MASSAGE
§ 6.12.030. Permit requirements.
§ 6.12.040. Application requirements. § 6.36.010. Purpose.
§ 6.12.050. Action on AEB regulatory § 6.36.020. Definitions.
permits, AEB performer § 6.36.030. Permit—Required.
permits, figure model § 6.36.040. Permit—Application—Filing
permits and escort permits. and fees.
§ 6.12.060. Permit time limit, expiration § 6.36.050. Permit—Application—Contents.
and transfer. § 6.36.060. Permit—Applicant—Proof
§ 6.12.070. Permit denial, suspension, of training required.
revocation and appeal. § 6.36.070. Permit—Application—Designates
§ 6.12.080. Operational requirements. number, location facilities.
§ 6.12.090. Other prohibitions. § 6.36.080. Permit—Applicant—Status
as corporation or
Chapter 6.24 partnership.
ITINERANT VENDORS AND § 6.36.090. Permit—Application—Physician's
SOLICITORS PERMIT certificate required.
§ 6.36.100. Permit—Application—Requirement
§ 6.24.010. Definitions. for school of massage.
§ 6.24.020. Permit—Required. § 6.36.110. Permit—Application—Verification.
§ 6.24.025. Permit—Application. § 6.36.120. Permit—Application—Investigation
§ 6.24.030. Permit—Contents. by Sheriff.
§ 6.24.035. Multiple and Duplicate § 6.36.130. Permit—Application—Referral
Permits. to investigating
§ 6.24.040. Permit—Issuance—Fees. departments.
§ 6.24.045. Exemptions/Exclusions. § 6.36.140. Permit—Trainee.
§ 6.24.050. Change of Circumstances. § 6.36.150. Permit—Revocation,
§ 6.24.060. Permit—Display. suspension, refusal—Cause.
§ 6.24.070. Permit—Denial—Suspension—Revocation
§ 6.36.160.
Permit—Revocation,
(Grounds for). suspension,
§ 6.24.080. Permit—Renewal. refusal—Appeal.
§ 6.24.090. Prohibited Areas. § 6.36.170. Permit—Term.
§ 6.24.095. Posting of signs. § 6.36.180. Permit—Renewal.
§ 6.24.100. Violation—Penalty—Infraction.
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6.36.190.
Sale, transfer, change of
location.
Chapter 6.32
LABOR CAMPS
§ 6.36.200. Massage
establishment—Building
standards.
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6.32.010.
6.32.020.
Permit fees—Established.
Permit fee—Determination.
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6.36.210.
6.36.220.
School of
massage—Facilities.
Hours.

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§ 6.36.230. Sanitation requirements. Chapter 6.44
§ 6.36.240. Employees—Register. PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND
§ 6.36.250. Employee—Identification DEALERS
cards—Permit—Display.
§ 6.36.260. Employees—Employment of § 6.44.010. Definitions.
persons under the age of § 6.44.020. License—Required.
eighteen prohibited. § 6.44.030. License and Fee.
§ 6.36.270. Daily register—Posting § 6.44.040. License Renewal and Fee.
premises. § 6.44.050. Violations and punishment.
§ 6.36.280. Inspection. § 6.44.060. Peace Officer Hold on
§ 6.36.290. Employment of persons Property in Possession of
without permits not allowed. Pawnbroker.
§ 6.36.300. Time limit for compliance to § 6.44.070. Records.
provisions.
§ 6.36.310. Application—Exceptions. Chapter 6.48
§ 6.36.320. Alcoholic PUBLIC DANCES
beverages—Prohibited.
§ 6.36.330. Violation—Penalty. § 6.48.010. Dance—Permit—Requirement.
§ 6.48.020. Premises allowing
Chapter 6.40 dancing—Permit—Required.
OUTDOOR FESTIVALS § 6.48.030. Permit—Application.
§ 6.48.040. Permit—Terms.
§ 6.40.010. Definition. § 6.48.050. Permit—Contents.
§ 6.40.020. License—Required. § 6.48.060. Permit—Denial—Revocation.
§ 6.40.030. License—Application—Contents.
§ 6.48.070.
Violation—Penalty.
§ 6.40.040. License—Application—Filing.
§ 6.40.050. License—Public hearing. Chapter 6.52
§ 6.40.060. License—Granting. SEPTIC TANK AND CESSPOOL
§ 6.40.070. License—Conditions. MAINTENANCE
§ 6.40.080. License—Bond—Indemnity
and/or performance.
§ 6.52.010. License—Required—Fee.
§ 6.40.090. License—Bond—Corporate § 6.52.020. License—Number—Duration.
surety. § 6.52.030. License—Issuance.
§ 6.40.100. License—Issuance. § 6.52.040. Permit—Requirement.
§ 6.40.110. License—Exemptions from § 6.52.050. Fees—Collection procedure.
fees. § 6.52.060. Reports.
§ 6.40.120. License—Revocation—Cause. § 6.52.070. Violation—Penalty.
§ 6.40.130. License—Revocation—Notice.
§ 6.40.140. Closing. Chapter 6.58
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6.40.150.
6.40.160.
License—Nontransferable.
Violation—Penalty.
WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICE
REGISTRATION PERMIT
§ 6.58.010. Purpose.
§ 6.58.020. Definitions.
§ 6.58.030. Device registration permit.

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§ 6.58.040. Application and fees. § 6.60.030. PEG access channel fee.
§ 6.58.050. Noncommercial fees. § 6.60.040. Appeals.
§ 6.58.060. Inspection and testing fees
for commercial weighing Chapter 6.62
and measuring devices. SCRAP METALS SALES OR
§ 6.58.070. Fees for rendering service to TRANSFERS
repairperson, repair
company, city, or county. § 6.62.010. Purpose.
§ 6.58.075. Implementation of fees for § 6.62.020. Definitions.
retesting/recertifying devices § 6.62.030. Reporting of scrap metal
as a result of neglect or transfers.
faulty repair. § 6.62.040. Holding period for metal.
§ 6.58.080. Exemptions. § 6.62.050. Payment by check after ten-
§ 6.58.090. Revenue from fees. day holding period.
§ 6.58.100. Violation—Infraction—Penalty.
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6.62.060.
Immediate notice of certain
transactions.
Chapter 6.60 § 6.62.070. Business hours.
CABLE FRANCHISES § 6.62.080. County permits.
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6.60.010.
6.60.020.
Purpose.
Material breach—Penalty.
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6.62.090.
6.62.100.
Penalties and enforcement.
Exemptions.

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