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PAYMENTS ACCEPTED - Payments will be accepted through on-line systems, City Hall drop box on H Street or by mail or in person.

The City of Sacramento requires anyone engaged in business within the City of Sacramento to obtain a valid Business Operations Tax (BOT) Certificate.  You may learn more about the BOT and how to apply HERE.

Some types of businesses are also required to obtain a special business permit. Our Title 5 Business License and Regulations code can be found here. Below are the special business permits required by the City of Sacramento and issued through the Finance Department, Revenue Division. Please read the instructions carefully to ensure you have met all the requirements.

Questions? Contact the Revenue Division, Permits & Taxes Unit at 916.808.8500 or  businesspermits@cityofsacramento.org with any questions.  Phone hours Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

City of Sacramento, Revenue Division
915 I Street, Room 1201
Sacramento, CA 95814
Public Counter Hours – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 

 Special Business Permits

Our Title 5 Business License and Regulations code can be found here.

ASTROLOGY

BINGO

BIKE SHARE

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment permits are handled by the Community Development Department.

FINGERPRINTING (Live Scan) FORMS

FOOD VENDING VEHICLES

You can now submit your mobile food permit application online!

Or you can submit your application with the paper forms below.

FOOD VENDING VEHICLEs on private property

FUNERAL ESCORT

MASSAGE Practitioner and Establishment

 

CANNABIS

Please visit the Office of Cannabis Management webpage

PEDICAB

SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS

Please visit our webpage

 SIDEWALK VENDING PERMIT

Taxi

Meeting Notes and Documents

Tow

 

fire department issued permits

Christmas Tree Lot and Firework Booth business permits are issued by the City of Sacramento Fire Department.

 

FIRE DEPT ISSUED PERMIT  FORM REQUIRED FEE
Christmas Tree Lot Christmas Tree Lot Permit Application  $153 + $40 Deposit
Firework Booth  Safe and Sane Fireworks 166

Applications and fees are accepted at the Revenue Division public counter. More information about these permits can be found on the Fire Department webpage.

 

police DEPARTMENT ISSUED PERMITS

The following business permits are issued by the City of Sacramento Police Department:

 

 POLICE DEPT ISSUED PERMIT FORM REQUIRED FEE
Adult Entertainer Permit   SPD 384  $302+$88 fingerprinting (new applicants only)
Amusement Arcades  SPD 384 $693 
Billiards Billiard Application $728 
Cardroom Employees  SPD 384 $137 +$88 fingerprinting (new applicants only) 
Secondhand/Pawn SPD 384 $204 
Solicitor/Canvasser SPD 384 $144

 

Applications and fees are accepted at the Revenue Division public counter. Questions about these permits should be directed to Sacramento Police Department Permits at 916.808.0700 or SPDPermits@pd.cityofsacramento.org.

 

PUBLIC WORKS

FRANCHISE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR NEW COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE HAULERS

Per Sacramento City Code, haulers who collect, transport, transfer, dispose and/or recycle commercially-generated solid waste including putrescible organic material, must have a current valid franchise to operate in the City of Sacramento.  Franchises are non-exclusive which allows franchised haulers to collect material throughout the City of Sacramento from commercial properties.  The Sacramento City Code for Commercial Solid Waste Management can be viewed hereMore information and the Franchise Hauler application and instructions can be found here on the Public Works webpage.