Quick Reference Guide - Alabama

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Guide

Instructions:

1. Locate the type of business that you will be operating. Note: Not all businesses require a state/county business license. Check with the city to determine if a city license is required.

2. "Code Section(s) Required" refer(s) to the Code Section as identified in Title 40, Chapter 12, Code of Alabama 1975, as amended.

3. Multiple licenses may be required based upon your business operations. For example, if operating a restaurant, a Section 40-12-151 restaurant license, a Section 40-12-69 beverage license and a Section 40-12-315 store license may be required. See Notes and Possible Code Sections for each type of business.

4. If your industry is regulated by a board, commission, association, etc., you may be required to present their certification prior to receiving the state/county business license. For a listing of all state boards and agencies that regulate the licensing of businesses or occupations in Alabama, please visit the Department's website at .

5. Licenses must be renewed each year by October 31, or a 15 percent penalty plus interest will be applied.

6. This guide was prepared to assist county licensing officials as well as business owners/operators. It is not intended for this guide to replace or set forth any regulations pertaining to the business license statutes.

Type of Business Abstract Company

Acetylene Gas Manufacturers Accountants, Certified Public Accountants, Public Accounts Receivable Factoring Actuaries

Acupuncturist Adding Machines Sales Advertising Agency Advertising, Internet Sites Advertising Sign Companies Air Compressor-Coin Operated Air Conditioning Installation

Air Conditioning Repairs Air Conditioning Sales Airplane Repair Airplane Sales or Rentals Alarm Systems Installed Alterations Ambulance Service Ammunition Sales Amusement Park

Amusement/Vending Company Antique Shop/Dealer Apartment Building/Complex

(only permanent residents) Appliance Store/Repair Shop/Parts Appraisers Architect Artist-Commissioned Work Arts & Crafts (non?commissioned) Arts & Crafts Supplies ATM Installation ATV Sales Athletic Field, Racetrack

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8/2019

Code Section(s) Required

41

Possible Code Section(s)

42 71, Board of Public Accountancy 43, Board of Public Accountancy 83a 43

155 44, 315 None None 45 176p 46

45, 87 45 87

84

97 46, 315 None 315 84 None None 158, 315 47

146, 176a/p 315

123

315

56, 69, 72, 104 108, 131,134 140, 151,153 176a, 103, 157 176p

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections Exempt if Part of Attorney's General Practice

Actuaries Employed By Insurance Co. Exempt

Air & Vacuum at Car Wash Etc. Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors

For Machinery Repair Elec. Security Board

Is required only when in or within 5 miles of city limits. City, County and State Parks Exempt. Required if open 6 months or more during a year; not more than five months. No Store License Required Specific Licenses

None 97, 315 None 48 None 87 315 None 62 147

46 315, 174

Real Estate Appraisers Board Architects Board

Rentals None

Type of Business Attorney Auctioneer Auditors Auto Accessories Store Auto Auction Auto Dealer/Broker Auto Detailing/Cleaning Auto Detailing (Striping) Auto Financing (Purchasing Notes) Auto Glass/Window Replace Auto Parking Lot Auto Parts Store Auto Repair Shop/Garage Auto Repossession Auto Storage Garage Auto Storage Not In Garages Auto Tire Retreading Shops

Auto Tire Sales

Auto Title Pawn Auto/Truck Rental

Automobile Dealer Automobile Manufacturer

(In-State) Automobile Manufacturer

(Out-of-State) Automobile Rebuilder Automobile Wholesaler Automotive Dismantler BB/Pellet Guns Bacteriologist

Bail Bonding Company

Bait & Tackle Shop Bakery Manufacturing/Wholesale

Bakery Manufacturing/Retail

Banks Bankruptcy Sales Company Barbecue Stand

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Code Section(s) Required

Possible Code Section(s)

None

50 (County Only)

None

53, 315

51

51

None

54

53

83a

138

107

315

56

53, 315

54

54

53, 315

None

55

56

57

53, 315

53, 315

83b

138

51

51

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections Alabama Bar Association Auctioneer Board 43, 71 Not needed if entity has 51 Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division

Banks or Credit Unions Exempt

City Parking Lot Is Exempt Not needed if entity has 51 Not needed if entity has 51 80 needed if money collected 55 not needed if entity has 51

Contact Severance & License Section 334-353-7827 Contact Severance & License Section 334-353-7827 Banking Department Registration May Buy 51 Can Only Sell Previously Leased Cars Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division

87

None

51 Act 79-756 315 126

64

315 None

87, 315

None 101 69, 153, 315

53, 54

69, 72 69, 91, 151, 153, 172 72, 176a/p

Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division

Not applicable during first two years of practice Check with Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board Check with Conservation Department 87 ? If packaging 172.2 ? Transient Check w/the Public Health Dept.

Banking Dept

Type of Business Barbershop

Baseball Cards/Comic Books Baseball Park

Battery Distributor Battery Shop (repair/recharge) Battery Manufacturer Batting Cages (Coin-Operated) Beautician

Beautician employed in a Shop

Beautician not employed in a shop Beauty Pageants Beauty Shop/Salon

Beauty Supply Stores Bed & Breakfast Beer Distributor Beer & Wine Store Bicycles Sales/Rentals Bill Posting Companies Billiard Tables Billing Machines Sales Bingo Gaming Machines Bingo Hall Blue Print Shop Boarding House (only

permanent residents) Boat Radio Sales Boat Repair Boat Sales Boat Trailer Dealer Boiler Repair Bond Makers

Bond/Stock Brokers Bonded Warehouse Bookstore Booking Agency, Talent, Etc.

Bookkeeping Machine Sales Bookkeeping Service

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Code Section(s) Required 58

315 59

172 60 60 176p 124

61

124 166 61

315 168 172 315 62 45 146 44, 315

63

Possible Code Section(s)

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections

69, 72, 315, 176a/p Check with the Alabama Board of

Cosmetology & Barbering

134

69, 72, 153,

176a/p, 315

53, 315

Not needed if entity has 51

61

Check with the Alabama Board of

Cosmetology & Barbering

Check with the Alabama Board of

Cosmetology & Barbering

82 Needed for one time event 69, 72, 176a/p, 315 Check with the Alabama Board of

Cosmetology & Barbering

69, 72, 144 315

see Tourist Camp Fills orders from Truck

Exempt if has 51

176p 315, 69 315

166 if admission charged

None 148, 315 123 315 169, 315 145 64

162 179 315 None

44, 315 None

123 for repairs

Check with Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board

134, 144, 69a, 69b 82

License Required For Special Events, Concerts Etc.

43, 71

Type of Business Bottling Company Bounty Hunters Bowie Knives

Bowling Alley

Box Manufacturer, Lumber Boxing Brake Shop Brass Knuckles Brick Yard Bridal Shop Brokers, Bonds/Stocks Brokers, Iron/Mining Supplies Brokers, Merchandise Broom, Brush Manufacturing Building Materials/Supplies Burglar Alarms

Bus Station/Depot

Business Broker Butane, Propane, LP Gas Butcher/Meat Store CB Radios CD Player Sales CDS, Records, Tapes Cab Driver Cabinet Shop Cable TV Company Cable TV Equipment Sales Cafe/Cafeteria Calculator Sales Camps (see tourist camps) Camera Shop Candy Manufacturer Candy Store Cap Gun Sales Car Crushers Car wash (Coin-Operated) Carbide Manufacturers Car Manufacturers Car Repairs Cards, Playing-Sales/Use

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Code Section(s) Required

65

None

143, 315

Possible Code Section(s)

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections

Exempt from 70,172 and 174

66

177

54 143, 315 315 315 162 67 81 68 315 315

None

None 315 315 148, 315 315 315 None 177, 315 None 148, 315 151, 69 44, 315

69, 72, 151, 153, 176a/p, 315

53, 315

Exempt if entity has 154 or 121 Alabama Athletic Commission

84

87 if Manufacturing

46, 84, 97, 122 84

69, 72, 91, 134, 151, 153, 176a/p 149 97 69

If >3 people are employed If Installing. Check with Ala. Electronic Security Board of License

If Selling Real Estate Check with Dept. of Agriculture

141, 148 141, 148

84

Public Service Commission If Installing

84 72, 176a/p, 315

Wiring Construction

315 87 315 102 116b 176p 42 87 54 144

94, 140 315 69 (a or b) 315

69, 176a

53, 315 315

Exempt from 172

Effective 10/1/2011 Vacuum & Air Vending Machines Contact the Motor Vehicle Division

Type of Business Carnival

Carnival Rides Carpet Cleaning Company Carpet Installation Carpet Sales Cash Register Sales Casket Dealer/Agent Casket Manufacturer Cassette Recorder Sales Catalog/Internet Sales Catering Service

Cellular Phone Sales Cellular Tower Installation Ceramics Cereal Beverages, retail Cereal Beverages, wholesale Certified Public Accountant Chain Store License Chartered Boats Check Cashing Service (Pay Day Loans) Chemicals Manufacturer Chemist

Chicken Processing Plant Chiropractor

Chiropodist (Podiatry)

Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco, (Retail) Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco, (Wholesale) Circus Civil Engineer Clairvoyants Cleaning & Pressing

Establishments Closeout Sale

Clothing Store

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Code Section(s) Required 163

103 None 84 315 44, 315 79 78 127, 315 315 None

148, 315 84 315 69 70 71 315 None None

87 126

None 136

155

Possible Code Section(s) 72, 104, 134, 176a/p, 315

47, 163 125 (Rugs) 315 84

98

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections Exempt from 69, 103, 140 153 &157. State & County Agricultural Fairs Exempt Exempt if has 163 None for Inlaid Carpet

If Installing Computers with Calculating Programs

81, 174b 91

Other Sections, as required Required if Food Prepared Off Premises

87

Board of Public Accountancy Specific Licenses

83b

83b is needed if checks are held before

depositing or redemption.

Not applicable during first two years of practice Check with Department of Agriculture Not applicable during first two years of practice Not applicable during first two years of practice

72

Contact the Tobacco Tax Section

73

74

One week maximum

99

104

47, 163

75

118, 315

101

See Section 8-13-1, Code of Alabama

1975

315

110 (Fur Coats)

Type of Business Clowns Coal Mining

Coffee Shop Coffins Dealer/Agent Coffins Manufacturer Coin Operated

Blood Pressure Machines Game Room Machines Jukebox Laundries Pool Tables Postage Machines for Profit Snack Machines-Vending Coin Shop Cold Storage Warehouse Collection Agency Commercial Loans Commission Merchant Comptometer Sales Computer Accessory Sales Computer Equipment Store Computer Manufacturing Computer Repairs Computer Sales Computer Software Only Concerts, Shows, Special Events Concrete Company Conditional Sales Contracts, Loans Consignment Store Construction Company Consultant Contact Lenses/Eyeglasses Contractors Convenience Store

Cookie Distributor Cookie Store Copier Sales (Photo copier) Cosmetics Store Cosmetologists

Cotton Mill

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Code Section(s) Required

None

Possible Code Section(s)

69b

315

79

98

78

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections

Contact Severance & License Section 334-353-7827 Section 151, 153, or 134

176p 176p 176p 118 146 176a 176a 315 137 80 83b 81 44, 315 44,315 44, 315 87 None 44, 315 315 82 87 83a 81 84 None 161 84 69, 72, 106, 315

172 69, 315 127, 315 315

87

179 Must have a presence in this state

Good Statewide

174b

Not subject to 84 Not required for Real Estate mortgages Additional licenses for specific items. Good Statewide

315

44, 53, 91, 134, 144, 148, 151, 153, 176a/p

Good Statewide

151 or 153

124 58, 61, 124, 315

Check with the Alabama Board of Cosmetology & Barbering

Type of Business Cotton Warehouse Counselor Mental Health Craft Shows Credit Agency/Bureau Credit Union Creosoting, Etc. Crystal Gazer/Fortune Teller Curb Market (fruits/vegetables) Cushion Manufacturing/Reworking/

Upholstering/Cleaning Dairy Products Bottler/Distributor Dance Hall-Dances Dance Studio-Teaching Dating Service Day Care Center Delicatessen Demolition Dental Laboratory Dentist

Department/Discount Store

Detective Agency

Developing or Printing Film Diaper Service Dictaphone Sales Directory/Compiling or Sales Dirk Knives Dismantler, Automotive Doctors/Physicians

Dog Kennel Dog & Pony Show Dog Track/Race Donkey/Horse/Mule Dealer Doughnut Shop Drafting Company

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Code Section(s) Required

88 None 174b 89 None 90 104 105

Possible Code Section(s)

174d

47, 163 69, 72, 315

Additional Notes/ Possible Code Sections

Banking Department

125 None 152 None None None 91, 315 84 None 92

315

93

94 117b 127, 315 96 143, 315

126

None 111 147 112 69, 315 None

65, 174 69, 151, 153, 315 69, 152, 315

Check with Dept. of Agriculture 152 if dances are held

69, 176a/p 69, 72

Check with County Human Resources Off premise consumption only

Not applicable during first two years of practice 44, 46, 53, 54, 62, 69, 72, 84, 97, 122, 134, 141, 143, 144, 148, 151, 153, 158, 161, 169, 176a/p Extra License Required to Collect Money - 80 Check with the Alabama Private Investigation Board

75, 118

No License if for Members Only

Please Contact Motor Vehicle Division License Individuals Separately. Not applicable during first two years of practice Contact the Humane Society

56, 69, 72

72, 151, 153 63

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