• Complete an APPLICATION FORM
• Non-Refundable Application Fee
• License Fee (Unless otherwise specified in the City Ordinance, most businesses are based on gross receipts)

• Construction License
• Rental Business License (City of Madera Ordinance 6-1.28)
• Mobile Vendor License/Registration
• Massage Therapists
• Card Room Owners & Employees
• Security Guards & Companies Registration
• Taxicab Regulation
• Tow Truck Regulation
• Alarm Regulation
• Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer Registration
• Abatement for Commercial Trucks and Trailers parked off the truck route

• Approval - The application is routed to the various city departments for approval. Once the license is approved and the established license fees have been paid, a license will be issued. The process can take up to three weeks.
• Termination or Changes – Notify the City Business License Office in writing, of any changes in ownership, location, mailing address or termination of business. If the license is not terminated by written notice the business license fees will be assessed each year.
• Additional Compliance – Some businesses are subject to special regulation or registration. The following are examples: Massage Therapists, Card Room Owners and Employees (Mobile Vendor Registration), Registration of Security Guards and Companies (Taxicab Regulation), Tow Truck Regulation, Burglar Alarm Regulation, Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer Registration, Abatement for commercial trucks and trailers parked off the truck route. For additional information, please call the City of Madera Abatement at (559) 661-5412.

• COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE - City of Madera Business Licenses are valid for work being conducted in the City of Madera. For information on a MADERA COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION contact:

 

Madera County Resource Management Agency
2037 West Cleveland Avenue, Madera, CA 93637
Telephone: (559) 661-6333, Fax: (559) 675-7639

 

Madera County Treasurer/Tax Collector
200 West 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637
Telephone: (559) 675-7713, Fax: (559) 673-0262

 

Other County Departments that you may have contact with: Planning Department, Engineering Department, Environmental Health, Assessor's Office

 

• FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME – For filing statements of fictitious business name, including initial, withdrawal of partner and abandonment of name
  

 

Madera County Clerk's Office
200 West 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637
Telephone: (559) 675-7721, Fax: (559) 675-7870

 

• FIRE DEPARTMENT - Safety inspections, and review of building plans for compliance with applicable codes and ordinances

 

2037 West Cleveland Avenue, Madera CA 93637
Telephone: (559) 661-5191

• HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT – To operate a business from your home address a home occupation permit is required. This process is necessary to inform the surrounding neighbors of the type of business that is propose to locate in the neighborhood. Once the home occupation permit is approved by the City Planning Department, a business license is required from the City Finance Department.
  

 

City of Madera Planning Department
205 West 4th Street, Madera CA 93637
(559) 661-5440

 

• OTHER DEPARTMENTS
  

 

Madera County Public Health Department
14215 Road 28, Madera CA 93638
(559) 675-7893

 

City of Madera Public Works Department
1030 South Gateway Drive, Madera CA 93637
(559) 661-5465

 

• SALES TAX PERMIT - You must obtain a sellers permit if you:
  • Are engaged in business in California and
  • Intend to sell or lease tangible personal property that would ordinarily be subject to sales tax if sold at retail.
  • The requirement to obtain a seller's permit applies to individuals as well as corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. Both wholesalers and retailers must apply for a permit. If you do not hold a seller's permit and will make sales during temporary periods, such as Christmas tree sales and rummage sales, you must apply for a temporary seller's permit. Such permits are normally issued to selling operations lasting no longer than 30 days at one location.
  • The Board of Equalization wants to make doing business in California as easy as possible. To register for a Seller's Permit, you can register in person at one of our field offices, or by mail. Or, you can call our Information Center at 800-400-7115, and we will mail you an application. SELLER'S PERMIT APPLICATIONS are also available for downloading and printing in the FORMS AND PUBLICATIONS SECTION  of our home page.
  • California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Fresno Field Office, 5070 North Sixth Street, Suite 110, Fresno CA 93710-7504, Phone (559) 248-4219

• TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
  The California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act of 2003 requires every retailer who sells cigarettes or tobacco products in California to purchase and display a license from the State Board of Equalization (BOE) to engage in the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products. A retailer that owns or controls more than one retail location must obtain a separate license for each retail location. There is a licensing fee of $100 per location; the cost is a one-time fee only, but each retailer must renew his or her license annually.
  • If you have questions regarding the new license requirements or need additional information, please contact the Madera County Public Health Department, Tobacco Control Program at (559) 675-7627
  • To apply for a TOBACCO RETAIL LICENSE, contact the California State Board of Equalization (BOE) at (800) 400-7115 or visit their WEBSITE

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