Business Licenses and Permits

Businesses in Danville may have their licenses revoked because of a teenager.
City police have enlisted the help of 15-year-old Eve, whose name has been changed to provide anonymity, to go undercover in the city to see which businesses will sell her tobacco illegally.
Speaking to Commercial News.com Dave Wesner, Danville’s corporation counsel, …

The city of Orem, Utah has gone to great lengths to ensure that a local businessman can still run his pumpkin business from home despite a change to zoning laws.
Darren Durrant, an Orem farmer, has sold orange pumpkin squash from his garden every September through to October every year for the …

A man from Manatee County, Florida (FL) faces criminal charges for operating a telemarketing business without a state license.
Following an inspection of Consolidated Heating and Air Conditioning, it was discovered that the business was operating without a telephone solicitation licence and was employing unlicensed telephone solicitors.
Moreover, the company provided false …

Businesses in Dunwoody, Georgia may be protected from rising license fees, in an attempt to encourage business in the city.
Speaking at a forum hosted by the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce, each of the three mayoral candidates affirmed that supporting business in the city was an important part of their manifesto.
“I got into …

Business license fees in Rutherford, New Jersey are the second largest generators of budgetary income.
It is predicted that local businesses will add $40,000 to the town’s budget in 2012 in business license fees alone.
However, it has been reported by the news portal NorthJersey.com that only 57 per cent of …

Business license ordinances have been extended in Oakland, California to allow for the sale of homegrown fruit and vegetables.
The revision means that residents who wish to sell their homegrown wares no longer have to apply for an expensive conditional use permit.
Esperanza Pallana, owner of the home-based Pluck and Feather Farm and co-founder …

New zoning ordinances and amendments to business license regulations governing the location and operation of businesses selling beer and liquor were unanimously accepted by Waterloo City Council, Iowa.
The changes will come into effect next month to address public concerns over the increase in the number of businesses selling alcohol citywide.
Ward …

The number of business licences filed in Shelby County, Tennessee has increased by more than 14 per cent in the third quarter of 2011.
Some 1,592 applications for business licenses were made in the last quarter of 2011 in Shelby County compared to 1,324 in 2010, according to the Daily News Online.
John …

Two businesses in Flint, Michigan have had to attend special hearings over the proposed revocation of their business licenses.
The scrap yard businesses Spooner Metals and J&S Salvage addressed the City Council on Monday, in a hearing that included testimonies over the theft of city property by both companies.
According to newsportal Mlive.com, …

All landlords in Salt Lake City, Utah will now require an annual business license.
Changes to licensing laws came into effect last month and require landlords to obtain a $110 business license, regardless of the kind or number of properties owned.
The reforms will also charge landlords who do not sign up to …