Business Licenses and Permits

There is concern that E-Verify proposals include definitions that are open to broad interpretation among legal experts in Springfield, Missouri.
In a special feature in the News Leader on E-Verify, a vote on which is due on February 7th, Springfield City Attorney Dan Wichmer explained that the definition of “business entity” is …

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, …

A new business help center will be opened tomorrow by the Major in Spokane, Washington.
The center is designed to help owners and managers of new and existing businesses gain access to business resources, including licenses and permits.
Mayor Mary Verner stated, “We are working to make it easier for new businesses to …

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 …

Zoning regulations may face amendment in Pittsford, Massachusetts to prevent the community being “built out”.
Under the new plans, existing residential zones will be replaced by a single residential zone and building plans will be considered in the context of the community that they are located in, rather than in a …

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 …

Susanville City Council in California will meet to discuss mobile business licenses after the issue was brought forward by a couple who were denied a permit.
Ryan Binford and Rachael Christian, owners of Rat’s Radical Ice Cream, were turned down for a business license because their company was classified as a …

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.  …