Business Licenses and Permits

San Clemente, California is planning to repeal a business license code that charges tattoo shop owners $20 a day.
Currently people who want to open such an establishment face a daily business license fee charge under a regulation that dates back decades, the Orange County Register reported.
However, officials are looking to amend the …

A club in the City of Columbia, South Carolina has lost its business license for flouting the city’s smoking ban.
Officials voted to yank the license of Metro Live after it committed three violations within six months.
City records have shown that ten citations against the club have been written since August 2011.
A series …

Businesses in the City of Columbia, South Carolina are being asked to disclose their income, in an attempt to close the annual shortfall of $100,000 because of under-reported revenues.
Proprietors will have to disclose part of their federal tax forms with back-up documentation as part of a new business license ordinance that …

An owner of a teen club in Augusta, Georgia has been charged with a felony after lying to get a business license.
Patrick T. Walton, owner of Magic City, which was closed following a fatal shooting in January, is facing one count of giving a false statement in a government matter, the Augusta …

A man has been charged with operating without a business license in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
William Stanley III, 52, was running a construction company without proper authorization, making it the third time officials have discovered Mr. Stanley without a license, Myrtle Beach Online reported.
The city was alerted to Mr. Stanley’s actions when …

Business licensing ordinances in Riverdale, Utah now have a “Fix-it” clause, which will give proprietors time to amend a problem before facing license suspension or revocation.
The measure is designed to make life easier for local businesses by giving them 15 days to fix any concerns officials may have, the Standard Examiner …

The collection of business license fees in Nevada has been put on hold, as officials have reached a legislative impasse.
Secretary of state Ross Miller is unable to collect the state’s $200 annual license fee from 60,000 non-paying businesses until he gets further directions from legislators and the courts in the state.
The Legislative …

A convenience store in Hessville, Indiana has been granted a business license reprieve.
GoLo was initially shut down on allegations of selling a banned marijuana substitute, Super Flame, but has won a one-year grace period, Hammond Community reported.
The drug that GoLo was accused of selling has been banned in Hessville and Hammond …

Business license procedure in Ringgold, Georgia has failed to protect customers from being swindled.
As background checks are not required for those trying to obtain a business licenses in Ringgold, Greg Ratliff, who had previously been convicted of theft, was allowed to possess a license for a computer repair store in the …

Companies in the City of Opelika, Alabama who have yet to renew their business license are now too late.
The deadline for annual renewal passed yesterday (February 15th) and despite warnings from revenue officer Lillie Finley many businesses may have failed to submit their applications.
Those who have done so, however, will have taken …