Last week, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, Long Beach, California City Council voted to update their fortune-telling regulations.
Though psychic businesses will still need to get a business license to open shop, proprietors will no longer have to undergo a police background check, or come up with a $250,000 bond.
There have also been changes made to how ‘fortune tellers’ are defined.
Though I can’t seem to find the actual documents, according to Press Telegram News, the old definition included phrases like “gypsy cunning or foresight” and “oriental mysteries.”
The new code has removed this language, which the Council described as “outdated and offensive.”
Council also removed the requirement of a Conditional Use Permit, and will treat psychic businesses as other personal services, allowing them to operate in commercial zones.
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