DEFINITIONS.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 200.121
in effectSEC. 200.121. DEFINITIONS.
The following definitions shall apply to this article.
A. City means the City of Los Angeles.
B. Citation means an Administrative Citation issued pursuant to Article 1.2 of Chapter 1 of this Code.
C. City Facility means the Indoor Portion of any building, structure, or premises belonging to or under the control of the City. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,306, Eff. 12/17/21.)
D. Covered Location means any of the following locations in the City:
1. Establishments where food or beverages are served, including, but not limited to, restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee shops, tasting rooms, cafeterias, food courts, breweries, wineries, distilleries, banquet halls, and hotel ballrooms;
2. Gyms and fitness venues, including, but not limited to: gyms, recreation facilities, fitness centers, yoga, pilates, cycling, barre, and dance studios, hotel gyms, boxing and kickboxing gyms, fitness boot camps, and other facilities used for conducting indoor group fitness classes;
3. Entertainment and recreation venues, including, but not limited to, movie theaters, music and concert venues, live performance venues, adult entertainment venues, commercial event and party venues, sports arenas, convention centers, exhibition halls, museums, performing arts theaters, bowling alleys, arcades, card rooms, family entertainment centers, play areas, pool and billiard halls, and other recreational game centers; (Amended by Ord. No. 187,306, Eff. 12/17/21.)
4. Personal care establishments, including spas, nail salons, hair salons, barbershops, tanning salons, estheticians, skin care and cosmetology services, body art professionals, piercing shops, and massage therapy, except as medically required.
A Covered Location does not include any location that does not have an Indoor Portion. A Covered Location does not include any location that is required by a DPH Order to check proof of COVID-19 vaccination status prior to providing indoor service.
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to preclude locations in the City that are not included in the above list from issuing vaccination requirements. Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to preclude Covered Locations from issuing more stringent requirements than required by this article.
E. COVID-19 means coronavirus disease 2019, the infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that resulted in a global pandemic, including variants thereof.
F. COVID-19 Vaccine means a vaccine authorized to prevent COVID-19 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including by way of an emergency use authorization, or by the World Health Organization (WHO).
G. Full Vaccination/Fully Vaccinated means 14 or more days after completing the entire recommended series of vaccination with a COVID-19 Vaccine. Currently, an individual is considered Fully Vaccinated at least two weeks after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine or two weeks after receiving the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine.
H. Individual Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine means a person 12 years of age or older for whom a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized for use by the FDA, including by way of an emergency use authorization or, in the case of a foreign visitor or traveler, a person 12 years of age or older for whom a COVID-19 Vaccine is authorized by the WHO. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,306, Eff. 12/17/21.)
I. Indoor Portion means any part of a Covered Location or City Facility with a roof or overhang that is enclosed by at least three walls, except that the following will not be considered an Indoor Portion: (1) a structure on the sidewalk or roadway if it is entirely open on the side facing the sidewalk; and (2) an outdoor dining structure for individual parties, such as a plastic dome, if it has adequate ventilation to allow for air circulation.
J. Non-resident Performer means a non- resident performing artist, non-resident professional athlete or sports team, or non-resident individual accompanying a performing artist or sports team as part of their regular employment.
K. Patron means an Individual Eligible to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine who enters, patronizes, attends an event, or purchases goods or services at a Covered Location. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,455, Eff. 4/1/22.)
L. Photo Identification means an original or copy of an identification card, including: (Amended by Ord. No. 187,455, Eff. 4/1/22.)
1. Driver’s license;
2. Government issued identification card;
3. School or work identification card; or
4. Passport.
M. Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test means a printed document, email or text message displayed on a phone, from a test provider or laboratory that shows results of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or antigen COVID-19 test that either has Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or is operating per the Laboratory Developed Test requirements by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that was conducted within 72 hours before entry into a Covered Location or City Facility. The printed document, email, or text message must include the person’s name, type of test performed, date of the test, and negative test result. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,455, Eff. 4/1/22.)
N. Proof of Vaccination means one of the following demonstrating proof of Full Vaccination: (Amended by Ord. No. 187,455, Eff. 4/1/22.)
1. A vaccination card issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 vaccination card, which includes the name of the person vaccinated, type of vaccine provided, and date last dose administered, or similar documentation issued by another foreign governmental agency;
2. A photo of a vaccination card (both sides), compliant with Subsection O.1, above, as a separate physical photograph or stored on a phone or electronic device;
3. Documentation of vaccination from a licensed healthcare provider; or
4. A personal digital COVID-19 vaccine record issued by the State of California or similar documentation issued by another state, local, or foreign governmental jurisdiction, or by a private company. California residents can visit the State of California’s Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record website at myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov and download a QR Code on a phone.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-357363Fetched: 10/24/2026