1. (a) A new license must be secured when there is change of ownership.
2. (b) Licensees must notify the Bureau within thirty (30) days of a change of name and/or address when the ownership remains the same.
3. (c) All furniture and bedding manufacturers whose products are offered for sale in California, regardless of the point of manufacture, must hold a valid license with the Bureau.
4. (d) Importer as defined in Business & Professions Code Section 19011.1 includes, but is not limited to, “brokers” and “traders”.
5. (e) Manufacturers located outside of the United States who do not hold an Importer's license, must obtain a Furniture and Bedding Manufacturer's license if their products are imported into California.
6. (f) A licensed importer in the United States may co-hold a license with a manufacturer located outside the United States. A co-holder license can only be held by one importer in the United States on behalf of one manufacturer outside the United States.
7. (g) If an importer chooses to hold a co-holder license with more than one manufacturer outside the United States, he/she shall obtain a separate co-holder license with each manufacturer. There is no limit on the number of co-holder licenses an importer may hold, but only one manufacturer may appear on each co-holder license; licenses may not be pooled.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19034 and 19061.5, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19053.1, 19054, 19060, 19061 and 19061.5, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. Repealer of subsections (a), (b), (d) and (e), subsection relettering, new subsections (b)-(g) and amendment of Note filed 8-19-98; operative 8-19-98 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 98, No. 34).