Business Licenses and Permits

Business license fees are set to increase in Dewey Beach, Delaware.
Local officials voted to raise fees across the board by nine per cent, DelmarvaNow!.com reported.
The price hike will include residential business licenses, which is more than half of the total licenses in the town.
David King, chairman of the town’s Budget and Finance …

A nightclub in Berea, South Carolina has had their business license revoked.
Red Planet nightclub has been called a public nuisance by city officials and will be stripped of their license on December 15th.
In a letter informing them of the action, Red Planet were told that their license would be revoked on the …

A pawn business in the city of Birmingham, Alabama has been denied permission to locate to the Bessemer Super Highway in Midfield during a County Court hearing.
Title Max was denied permission to operate at the Midfield location by Circuit Court judge Teresa Petelos, after filing a legal challenge against the city, …

Business license fees for short-term accommodation rentals on Orange Beach, Alabama will increase next year, to pay maintenance costs.
According to the Press-Register, fees will rise from $85 to $130 over the next year, which local councillors claim is necessary to pay for personnel and equipment to keep the beach fit …

Businesses who sell bath salts in Hartsville, South Carolina may have their licenses revoked if they do not stop selling the products.
Hartsville City Council gave unanimous preliminary approval to a proposed ordinance to prohibit the sale of bath salts within the city, after a report claimed ingredients found in the …

A woman in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, has been granted a special exception to the town’s zoning laws in order to run a day care center.
The Hazle Township Zoning Board approved the application after hearing two hours of testimony from neighbors and clients who used Pamela D’Amato’s day care service, according to the Standard Speaker.
The exception …

The price of business licenses will not double in Century, Fla., despite worries to that effect.
Local officials failed to update the town’s permit regulations in 2008, meaning that under state law they were required to adopt the fee schedule of another government in Florida, according to northescambia.com.
Early indications were that Century would use Fellsmere’s fee …

A club seeking a new business license in White Center, King County, Washington, has been denied.
Last month the owners of Club Evo, which has now closed, sought to obtain a new business license to re-open the establishment under the name Club Reventon. However, when the King County Council voted to bar any more permits …

A businessman has been forced to pay four years’ worth of business license fees after violating city code.
Fred Shorett, who is a councilman in San Bernardino, California, had been operating a home business in commercial printing and packaging without a license.
He was found out after city attorney James F. Penman filed a complaint …

On August 26, 2011, the governor of Illinois signed the Collateral Recovery Act to regulate individuals and entities engaged in the business of collateral recovery.  With limited exceptions, it will be unlawful for any person to repossess or attempt to repossess property subject to a security interest unless the person is licensed under the act.  …