Business Regulation and Licensing

Services and Information

• Alarm Installation, and/or Monitoring Service Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for an Alarm Installation, and/or Monitoring Service Business
• Apply For A Dance Hall License
  Information individuals and businesses need to know when applying for or renewing a Dance Hall License.
• Apply for a New Business License
  Apply for a New Business License Online
• Auctioneer Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for an Auctioneer Business License
• Automobile Sales Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for an Automobile Sales Business
• Bail Bondsmen Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Bail Bondsmen Business
• Business License Exempt Businesses
  Businesses exempt from any municipal business license.
• Business License Information
  Describes procedure for obtaining a business license with the City of St. Louis, exemptions or special requirements.
• Business License Search
  Business License Search Tool
• Cable TV/Satellite Installation Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Cable TV/Satellite Installation Business
• Catering Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Catering Business
• Cigarette Wholesale Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Cigarette Wholesale Business
• Construction - Contracting Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Construction - Contracting Business
• Dance Hall Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Dance Hall Business
• Day Care Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Day Care Business
• Demolition Contractor Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Demolition Contractor Business
• Excise Division Documents
  Documents relative to the Excise Division concerning liquor licenses and related permits.
• Fast Food Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Fast Food Business
• Fees at the Office of the License Collector
  Fees in the Office of the License Collector effective January 1, 2010.
• Frequently Asked Questions
  License Collector - Frequently Asked Questions
• Graduated Business License (GBL)
  Information on how to obtain a Graduated Business License
• Graduated Business License Fee Schedule and Requirements
  St. Louis City Ordinance 60643 imposes a graduated business license tax “on all merchants, manufacturers, businesses, avocations, pursuits and callings that are not exempt from the payment of a license by law.
• Graduated Business Licenses
  All businesses – even small ones – that operate in the City of St. Louis require a Graduate Business License.
• Grocery Store Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Grocery Store Business
• Haulers Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Haulers Business Business License
• Hotel / Motel Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Hotel / Motel Business License
• Jewelry Retail and Repair Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Jewelry Retail and Repair Business License
• Liquor License Protest Process
  Instructions on how to protest a liquor license application, renewal, or continuation.
• Liquor Retail Wholesale or Manufacturer Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Liquor Retail Wholesale or Manufacturer Business
• Manufacturer Business License
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Manufacturer Business License
• Massage Therapy Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Massage Therapist Business License
• Parking Lot / Garage Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Parking Lot and Garage Business
• Pawn Shop / Pawn Broker Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Pawn Shop / Pawn Broker Business License
• Pay For a New Business License
  Pay business license online after you have applied and have been approved
• Pay Manufacturing Business License and Tax Bill
  Pay License Collector Manufacturer's License and Tax Bill Online or in Person
• Private Investigator / Detective Agency Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Private Investigator / Detective Agency Business License
• Renew Business Licenses, File Returns, and Payments
  Renew and pay business licenses online, in person, or by mail
• Reporting Nuisance Behavior at Establishments Selling Alcoholic Beverages
  Guidelines to assist residents who may wish to report an issue with an establishment that sells alcohol within the City.
• Restaurant Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Restaurant Business License
• Secondhand Dealers / Resale Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Secondhand Dealers / Resale Business
• Security and Watchmen Services Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Security and Watchmen Services Business License
• Short-Term Rental Permits
  Under Ordinance 71729, all platforms seeking to list Short-Term Rentals and all Short-Term Rentals will be required to have a permit to operate.
• Short-Term Rental Permits Frequently Asked Questions
  Under Ordinance 71729, all platforms seeking to list Short-Term Rentals and all Short-Term Rentals will be required to have a permit to operate.
• Sports and Entertainment Events Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Sports and Entertainment Events Business License
• Tow Trucks / Wrecker Service Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Tow Trucks / Wrecker Service Business License
• Vending, Amusement, and Service Machine Business
  Vending, Amusement, and Service Machine Business License Process
• Vendor - Itinerant Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Vendor - Itinerant Business License
• Vendor - Sidewalk Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Vendor - Sidewalk Business License
• Vendor - Vehicle Business
  Overview, preparation and instructions to apply for a Vendor - Vehicle Business License
• What a Licensee Shall or Shall Not Allow on Their Licensed Premise
  Section 14.03.020 - Licensees at all times are responsible for the conduct of their business and at all times are directly responsible for any act or conduct of an employee on the licensed premise which is in violation of Ordinance 71819.

Online Applications and Forms

• Affidavit of Exemption for Workers' Compensation Insurance
  Affidavit of Exemption for Workers' Compensation Insurance for construction industry businesses that have no employees and are not a LLC

Laws, Bills, and Policies

• Ordinance 67909 Addendum Form Required of All Business Owners
  City statute requires all business owners that operate a business in the city to fill out and sign this form.
• Ordinance 67909 Addendum Information
  Ordinance 67909 Addendum is required for all business license years 2009 and after
• Package License-Businesses Enumerated
  Additional requirements needed to obtain a Package Liquor License.

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