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-23— AB 1147 1 accreditation from a recognized accreditation body or other form 2 of acceptance. 3 4616. The council shall be sued only in the county of its 4 principal office, which shall be in Sacramento, unless otherwise 5 designated by the council. 6 4617. The superior court of a county of competent jurisdiction 7 may, upon a petition by any person, issue an injunction or any 8 other relief the court deems appropriate for a violation of this 9 chapter by any person or establishment operating in that county 10 subject to the provisions of this chapter.An injunction proceeding 11 under this section shall be governed by Chapter 3 (commencing 12 with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil 13 Procedure. 14 4618. The Legislature finds and declares that due to important 15 health, safety, and welfare concerns that affect the entire state, 16 establishing a uniform standard of certification for massage 17 practitioners, massage therapists, and massage establishment 18 operators upon which consumers may rely to identify individuals 19 who have achieved specified levels of education,training,and skill 20 is a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair,as that 21 term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California 22 Constitution. Therefore, this chapter shall apply to all cities, 23 counties, and cities and counties, including charter cities and 24 charter counties. 25 4619. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate 26 its purposes. 27 (b) The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision 28 of this chapter or its application is held invalid,that invalidity shall 29 not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect 30 without the invalid provision or application. 31 (c) If any provision of this chapter or the application of these 32 provisions to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid,the 33 invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the 34 chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or 35 application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are 36 severable. 37 4620. (a) On or before June 1, 2016, for the time period 38 beginning on January 1, 2015, the council shall provide a report 39 to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature that 40 includes all of the following: 90