Title 6 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Merced County Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Merced County
Sections in this part
- Chapter 6.02 — BUSINESS LICENSES
- Chapter 6.04 — BINGO GAMES
- Chapter 6.08 — CARDROOMS
- Chapter 6.12 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES
- Chapter 6.24 — ITINERANT VENDORS AND SOLICITORS PERMIT
- Chapter 6.32 — LABOR CAMPS
- Chapter 6.36 — MASSAGE PARLORS AND SCHOOLS OF MASSAGE
- Chapter 6.40 — OUTDOOR FESTIVALS
- Chapter 6.44 — PAWNBROKERS AND SECONDHAND DEALERS
- Chapter 6.48 — PUBLIC DANCES
- Chapter 6.52 — SEPTIC TANK AND CESSPOOL MAINTENANCE
- Chapter 6.58 — WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICE REGISTRATION PERMIT
- Chapter 6.60 — CABLE FRANCHISES
- Chapter 6.62 — SCRAP METALS SALES OR TRANSFERS
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
| Chapter 6.02 | Chapter 6.04 | |||
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| 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. | ||||
| § § § § § § |
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 |
| § § § § § § |
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. |
| § § |
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. |
MERCED COUNTY CODE
| Chapter 6.12 | § | 6.32.030. | Reinspection fees. | ||
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| ADULT ENTERTAINMENT | § | 6.32.040. | Fees—Changing. | ||
| BUSINESSES | |||||
| § | 6.12.010. | Purpose. | MASSAGE | Chapter 6.36 PARLORS AND SCHOOLS |
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| § | 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/ |
§ | 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. § |
6.36.190. |
Sale, transfer, change of location. |
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| 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. |
§ § |
6.36.210. 6.36.220. |
School of massage—Facilities. Hours. |
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
| § | 6.36.230. | Sanitation requirements. | Chapter 6.44 | |
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| § | 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/ |
§ 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 | |
| § § |
6.40.150. 6.40.160. |
License—Nontransferable. Violation—Penalty. |
WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICE REGISTRATION PERMIT |
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| § 6.58.010. | Purpose. | |||
| § 6.58.020. | Definitions. | |||
| § 6.58.030. | Device registration permit. |
MERCED COUNTY CODE
| § | 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/ |
§ | 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. § |
6.62.060. |
Immediate notice of certain | |
| transactions. | |||||
| Chapter 6.60 | § | 6.62.070. | Business hours. | ||
| CABLE FRANCHISES | § | 6.62.080. | County permits. | ||
| § § |
6.60.010. 6.60.020. |
Purpose. Material breach—Penalty. |
§ § |
6.62.090. 6.62.100. |
Penalties and enforcement. Exemptions. |
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