Business Licenses
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General Instructions
Each License will require the applicant to complete required information fields and upload copies of plans and other required documentation. The links below will identify the requirements. Please ensure you have all the required information and documents ready to upload prior to beginning the online application process. Applications that are submitted without the required documentation may delay the review process or cause the application to be rejected.
Application Instructions
Prior to submitting the application via our online portal, it is highly recommended that you first download the corresponding PDF Application and/or Checklist/Instructions. These reference documents provide the information needed to prepare relevant documentation prior to successful online submittal. The PDF Application is for reference only.
To select a License application, use the search box below. The system will filter License types as you scroll. You can search by License type or License use. License use will list various Licenses under each type. You may also scroll through the list. After ensuring you have all the required information for upload, click the "Apply Online" link for the required License.
Business Type | Business Application / Use | Checklist | Details | Apply Online |
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Cigarette | Cigarette | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Building - House Wrecking | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Computer - Office Machine Repairs | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Contractor | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Electrical Contractor | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Lawn Care/ Landscaping/Tree Service | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Mechanical Contractor | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Plumbing Business | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Renovation/Repair | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Roofing Business | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Sand Blast Business | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Sheet Metal Works | Apply Online | ||
Construction | Welder Business | Apply Online | ||
Dealer Tags | Dealer Tags | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Amusement Games | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Amusement Games Tables | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Amusement Park | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Bowling Alley | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Carnival Company | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Carnivals (Not for profit) | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Circus, Wild West Show | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Concert-Professional | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Dance Hall/Ballroom | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Dancer | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Dancing | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Miniature Golf Course | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Motion Picture - Sale/Rent | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Pool Hall | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Radio Station | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Rodeo | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Shows-Exhibits | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Sightseeing Business | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Skating Rink | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Theatres | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Theatrical Agent | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Tourist Bureau | Apply Online | ||
Entertainment | Travel Bureau | Apply Online | ||
Food | Cafe, Restaurant | Apply Online | ||
Food | Caterer | Apply Online | ||
Insurance | Insurance Agent | Apply Online | ||
Professional | Architects | Apply Online | ||
Professional | Auditor, Bookkeeper | Apply Online | ||
Professional | Engineer/Engineering Firm | Apply Online | ||
Professional | Land/Title Guarantor | Apply Online | ||
Schools | Auto/Trade School | Apply Online | ||
Schools | Bus/Correspondence School | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Abstracting Business | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Advertising - Outdoor | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Advertising Company | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Artists | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Comm Agent - Other | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Dairy Products Dealer | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Fur Storage | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Grain Elevator | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Junk Dealer | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Livestock Auctioneer | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Livestock Dealer | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Lumber Agent - Agency | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Mercantile Agent - Agency | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Mercantile Agent - Broker | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Merchant Agent - Agency | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Nursery Agent | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Publishing Business | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Recycling Operation | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Salvage Business | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Stockyards Company | Apply Online | ||
Commerce | Wholesale Prod - Gran | Apply Online | ||
Manufacturing | Machine Shop | Apply Online | ||
Manufacturing | Manufacturer | Apply Online | ||
Manufacturing | Manufacturer Agent | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Baker | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Banker | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Barbershop | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Beauty Parlor | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Building/Interior Decorator | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Clothes Cleaner/Press | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Engraver | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Florist | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Gunsmith/Locksmith | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Hothouse | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Ice Dealer | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Laundry | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Masseur | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Photo- Transient | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Photograph Business | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Photographer\\\'s Agent | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Printing Business | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Sign Maker | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Tailoring Business | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Taxidermist | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Upholsterer | Apply Online | ||
Retail Trades | Vermin Exterminator | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Adding Machine Business | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Antique Shop | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Auction House | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Auction Non-Livestock | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Billboard Business | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Clothes Rental | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Flea Market | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Grocer Retail | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Grocer-Wholesaler | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Magazine Subs Agent | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Mail Order House | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Medicine Business | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Merchant | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Merchant - Transient | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Newspaper | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Nursery Sales | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Pet Shop | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Sales Agent/Agency | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Salesman | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Salesman-Display | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Sand Company | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Secondhand Business | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Seed Dealer | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Service Station | Apply Online | ||
Sales | Street Stand | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Ambulance Co | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Auto Garage Public | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Auto Repair | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Auto Washing | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Auto/Trailer Parking | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Automobile Leasing | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Building/House Moving | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Depot/Bus Terminal | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Motor Vehicle Business | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Railroad/Railway | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Taxi Driver | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Taxi-Airplane Passenger | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Taxicab Business | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Tractor Business | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Trash Hauler | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Truck Terminal | Apply Online | ||
Transportation-Auto | Trucker/Hauler/Moving Co | Apply Online | ||
Health | Animal Inspection | Apply Online | ||
Health | Animal Petting Zoo | Apply Online | ||
Health | Artist Card | Apply Online | ||
Health | Artist Photo ID | Apply Online | ||
Health | Bakery | Apply Online | ||
Health | Bakery | Apply Online | ||
Health | Bar | Apply Online | ||
Health | Bar/Restaurant | Apply Online | ||
Health | Catering | Apply Online | ||
Health | Change of Ownership | Apply Online | ||
Health | Deli | Apply Online | ||
Health | Hazardous Food | Apply Online | ||
Health | Ice Cream | Apply Online | ||
Health | Medical Vehicle | Apply Online | ||
Health | Multi Food | Apply Online | ||
Health | Plan Review/Pre-Opening Inspection | Apply Online | ||
Health | Pool | Apply Online | ||
Health | Pre-School Food Operation | Apply Online | ||
Health | Prep Kitchen | Apply Online | ||
Health | Push Cart | Apply Online | ||
Health | Re-inspection Fee | Apply Online | ||
Health | Restaurant | Apply Online | ||
Health | Retail | Apply Online | ||
Health | Retail Food Store | Apply Online | ||
Health | Seasonal | Apply Online | ||
Health | Self-Contained Food Unit | Apply Online | ||
Health | Self-Serve Salad Bar | Apply Online | ||
Health | Spa | Apply Online | ||
Health | Tattoo | Apply Online | ||
Health | Temporary Food Event | Apply Online | ||
Health | Temporary Non-Food Event | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | 22.0% Wholesale | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | 3.2 Beer by Drink | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | 3.2 Package Beer | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | 3.2% Wholesale | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | 5% Beer By Drink - Lt Wine | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | 5.0% Wholesale | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Caterers License | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Consumption of Liquor | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Microbrewery | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Picnic/Festival License | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Retail 5% Beer By Drink Dealer | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Retail by Drink | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Retail Original Package | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Retail Original Package 5% Beer | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Sunday Amusement | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Sunday Bar by Drink | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Sunday Not-For-Profit | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Sunday Original Package | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Sunday Restaurant/Bar | Apply Online | ||
Liquor | Tasting License | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Addressing Business | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Adjusters | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Agent-Agency | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Bank-Trust Company | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Bondsman | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Building-House Cleaning | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Carpet Cleaning Co. | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Cesspool Cleaner | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Chattel Loan Agent | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Cold Storage House | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Crematory-Funeral Home | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Detective - Private | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Detective Agency | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Diaper Service | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Employment Office | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Hospital - Private | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Information Bureau | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Investment Company | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Jobber\\\\\\\'s Agent | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Laundry-Self Service | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Messenger Service | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Patrol Service | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Pawnbroker | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Peddler | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Real Estate Agent Company | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Storage House | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Towel Supply Co | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Water Softener Company | Apply Online | ||
Service Related | Window Cleaning | Apply Online | ||
Liquor Server License | Liquor Server License | Apply Online | ||
Temporary | Liquor | Apply Online | ||
Garage Sale Permit | Garage Sale Permit | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Bed Breakfast | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Coin Op-Distributor | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Coin Op-Exhibitor | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Counseling/Counselor Services | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Day Care Center | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Disc Jockey | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Gyms/Spas | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Handbill Distributor | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Hawker/Huckster | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Home Health Care | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Interpreter/Translator | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Nail Salon | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Notary | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Pet Sitters/Groomers | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Physical Therapy | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Property Management | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Public Lecturer | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Real Estate Appraiser | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Real Estate Developers | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Rental Halls | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Residential Care Facility | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Special Sale - Liquidation | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Tanning Salon | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Tattoo Parlor | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Vending Machine Distributor | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Web Designers | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Wedding/Event Planner | Apply Online | ||
Miscellaneous | Woodworking - Small | Apply Online | ||
Office/Housing | Apartment House | Apply Online | ||
Office/Housing | Hotel/Motel | Apply Online | ||
Office/Housing | Mobile Home | Apply Online | ||
Office/Housing | Office Building | Apply Online | ||
Alarms | Alarm | Apply Online | ||
Alarms | False Alarms | Apply Online |