In order to obtain a California license to sell firearms - and therefore avoid prosecution under Penal Code 26500 - you must obtain and maintain all of the following: 1) a valid federal firearms license; 2) any regulatory or business license or licenses required by your local government; 3) a valid seller's permit issued by the State Board of Equalization; 4) a certificate of eligibility issued by the Department of Justice "DOJ" (NOTE: you are ineligible to receive a license if you are banned from owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving firearms under Penal Code 29800 PC, California's felon with a firearm law); 5) a local one-year license issued by the authorized licensing authority in one of the following forms: a. in the form prescribed by the California Attorney General, b. in a regulatory or business license that clearly states "Valid for retail sales of firearms" and is endorsed by the appropriate licensing agency, or c. in a letter by the appropriate licensing agency that states that the jurisdiction does not require a license to sell firearms and/or does not restrict or regulate firearms sales; 6) a listing on the DOJ's centralized list of firearms dealers.