The State of California requires businesses in specific industries to have appropriate licensing to operate. Some of the most common industries that require licensing, license, and governing boards are listed below.

Industry

License

Governing Agency

Asbestos

CSLB, ASB-DOSH

Cannabis Operations (Permits are required. Please provide.)

CDFA

  

Bureau of Cannabis Control 

 

Construction

CSLB

Contractors State License Board

Farm Labor

FLC

Department of Industrial Relations – Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

Limousine/Bus/Shuttle/Charters

PUC

California Public Utilities Commission

Residential Care

RCFE, RCFA

Department of Social Services – RCFE Home Page

Trucking

USDOT/CADOT, MCP-DMV