Quick Reference Guide
OCTOBER 2022
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Locate the type of business that you will be operating. Note that not all businesses require a state/county
business license. Check with the municipality to determine if a municipal license is required.
2. CodeSection(s)Requiredreferstothecodesection(s)asidentiedinTitle40,Chapter12,Codeof
Alabama,1975.
3. Multiplelicensesmayberequireddependingonyourbusinessoperation.Forexample,ifoperatinga
restaurant,youmayberequiredtoobtaina§40-12-151(restaurantlicense),a§40-12-69(beverage
license)anda§40-12-315(storelicense).SeethelistingsunderPossibleAdditionalCodeSections,and
Additional Notes for each type of business operation.
4. Ifyourbusinessorindustryisregulatedbyaboard,commission,ortradeassociation,youmayberequired
topresenttheircerticationpriortoreceivingthestate/countybusinesslicense.Foralistofallstate
boardsandagenciesthatregulatethelicensingofbusinessesoroccupationsinAlabama,visithttps://
www.revenue.alabama.gov/business-license/municipal-business-license-information/andclickonListof
Agencies Sorted by Name.
5. LicensesmustberenewedeachyearbyOctober31,ora15%penalty,plusinterest,willbeapplied.
6. Thisguidewaspreparedtoassistcountylicensingocials,aswellasbusinessownersandoperators.
Itisnotintendedforthisguidetoreplaceorsetforthanyregulationspertainingtothebusinesslicense
statutes.
Quick Reference Guide
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Abstract Company 41 ExemptifpartofAttorney’sGeneralPractice
Acetylene Gas Manufacturers 42
Accountants,CertiedPublic 71 ContactAlabamaStateBoardofPublic
Accountancy
Accountants,Public 43 ContactAlabamaStateBoardofPublic
Accountancy
AccountsReceivableFactoring 83(a)
Actuaries 43 Actuaries employed by insurance company
exempt
Acupuncturist 155 Contact Alabama Board of Medical Examiners &
Medical Licensure Commission
Adding Machines Sales 44,315
AdvertisingAgency None 45,87
Advertising,InternetSites None 45
AdvertisingSignCompanies 45 87
Airbnb 115 168if<5bedrooms
AirCompressor-CoinOperated 176(p) Airandvacuumatcarwash,etc.
AirConditioningInstallation 46 84 ContactAlabamaBoardofHeating,Air
Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors
Air Conditioning Repairs 97
Air Conditioning Sales 46,315
Airplane Repair None 123 For machinery repair
Airplane Sales or Rentals 315
AlarmSystemsInstalled 84 Contact Alabama Electronic Security Board of
Licensure
Alterations None 315
AmbulanceService None
Ammunition Sales 158,315
AmusementPark 47 56,69,72,104,
108,131,134,140,
151,153,176(a),
103,157,176(p)
Isrequiredonlywheninor
within5milesofcitylimits.
City,countyandstateparksareexempt.
Required if open six months or more
duringayear;notmorethanvemonths.
Amusement/Vending Company 146,176(a)-(p) No store license required
Antique Shop/Dealer 315 Speciclicenses
Apartment Building/Complex
(only permanent residents)
None
ApplianceStore/RepairShop/Parts 97,315 46
Appraisers None Contact Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board
Architect 48 Contact Alabama Board of Architects
Artist-CommissionedWork None
Arts&Crafts(non-commissioned) 87 315,174
Arts & Crafts Supplies 315
ATMInstallation None
ATVSales 62 Rentals None
AthleticField,Racetrack 147
Attorney None Contact Alabama State Bar Association
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Auctioneer 50(Countyonly) Contact Alabama Board of Auctioneers
Auditors 43 71
Auto Accessories Store 53,315 Notneededifentityhas51
Auto Auction 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
Auto Dealer/Broker 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
Auto Detailing/Cleaning None
Auto Detailing (Striping) 54 53
AutoFinancing(PurchasingNotes) 83(a) 138 Banks or Credit Unions exempt
AutoGlass/WindowReplace 107 315
AutoParkingLot 56 City parking lot is exempt
AutoPartsStore 53,315 54 Notneededifentityhas51
Auto Repair Shop/Garage 54 53,315 Notneededifentityhas51
Auto Repossession None 80neededifmoneycollected
Auto Storage Garage 55 55notneededifentityhas51
AutoStorageNotInGarages 56
AutoTireRetreadingShops 57 53,315 ContactALDORSeveranceandLicenseat
334-353-7827
AutoTireSales 53,315 ContactALDORSeveranceandLicenseat
334-353-7827
AutoTitlePawn 83(b) 138 ContactAlabamaStateBankingDepartment-
Registration
Auto/TruckRental 51 Maybuy51;canonlysellpreviouslyleasedcars
Automobile Dealer 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
Automobile Manufacturer
(In-State)
87
Automobile Manufacturer
(Out-of-State)
None
Automobile Rebuilder 53,54 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
AutomobileWholesaler 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
AutomotiveDismantler ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
BB/PelletGuns 315
Bacteriologist 126 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
Bail Bonding Company 64 ContactAlabamaProfessionalBailBonding
Board
Bait&TackleShop 315 69,72 ContactAlabamaDepartmentofConservation
and Natural Resources
BakeryManufacturing/Wholesale None 87-ifpackaging
172.2-iftransient
Bakery Manufacturing/Retail 87,315 69,91,151,153,
172
ContactPublicHealthDepartment
Banks None Contact Alabama State Banking Department
Bankruptcy Sales Company 101
Barbecue Stand 69,153,315 72,176(a)-(p)
Barbershop 58 69,72,315,176
(a)-(p)
Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology &
Barbering
Bartender None
Baseball Cards/Comic Books 315 134
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
BaseballPark 59 69,72,153,
176(a)-(p),315
Battery Distributor 172
Battery Shop (repair/recharge) 60 53,315 Notneededifentityhas51
Battery Manufacturer 60
BattingCages(Coin-Operated) 176(p)
Beautician 124 61 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Beautician employed in a Shop 61 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Beautician not employed in a shop 124
BeautyPageants 166 82neededforonetimeevent
Beauty Shop/Salon 61 69,72,176(a)-(p),
315
Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Beauty Supply Stores 315
Bed & Breakfast 168 SeeTouristCamp
Beer Distributor 172 Fills orders from truck
Beer&WineStore 315 69,72,144 ContactAlabamaAlcoholicBeverageControl
(ABC) Board
Bicycles Sales/Rentals 62 315 Exempt,ifhas51
BillPostingCompanies 45
BilliardTables 146
Billing Machines Sales 44,315
Bingo Gaming Machines 176(p) ContactOceofStateAttorneyGeneral
Bingo Hall 315,69 166,ifadmissioncharged
BluePrintShop 63 315
Boarding House (only permanent
residents)
None
Boat Radio Sales 148,315
Boat Repair 123
Boat Sales 315
BoatTrailerDealer 169,315 123 for repairs
Boiler Repair 145
Bond Makers 64 ContactAlabamaProfessionalBailBonding
Board
Bond/Stock Brokers 162
BondedWarehouse 179
Bookstore 315 134,144,69(a),
69(b)
BookingAgency,Talent,Etc. None 82 LicenserequiredforSpecialEvents,Concerts,
etc.
Bookkeeping Machine Sales 44,315
BookkeepingService None 43,71
Bottling Company 65 Exemptfrom70,172and174
Bounty Hunters None None
BowieKnives 143,315
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Bowling Alley 66 69,72,151,153,
176(a)-(p),315
BoxManufacturer,Lumber 177 Exemptifentityhas154or121
Boxing Contact Alabama Athletic Commission
Brake Shop 54 53,315
Brass Knuckles 143,315
Brick Yard 315 84 87,ifmanufacturing
Bridal Shop 315
Brokers,Bonds/Stocks 162
Brokers,Iron/MiningSupplies 67
Brokers,Merchandise 81
Broom,BrushManufacturing 68 If>3peopleareemployed
Building Materials/Supplies 315 46,84,97,122
Burglar Alarms 315 84 Ifinstalling,contactAlabamaElectronicSecurity
Board of Licensure
Bus Station/Depot None 69,72,91,134,
151,153,176(a)-
(p)
Business Broker None 149 Ifsellingrealestate
Butane,Propane,LPGas 315 97
Butcher/Meat Store 315 69 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
CB Radios 148,315
CBDProducts 315 ContacttheAlabamaAttorneyGeneral’sOce
and Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
CDPlayerSales 315 141,148
CDS,Records,Tapes 315 141,148
CabDriver None ContactAlabamaPublicServiceCommission
Cabinet Shop 177,315 84 Ifinstalling
CableTVCompany None
CableTVEquipmentSales 148,315 84 Wiringconstruction
Cafe/Cafeteria 151,69 72,176(a)-(p),315
Calculator Sale 44,315
Camps (see tourist camps)
Camera Shop 315 94,140
Candy Manufacture 87 315 Exemptfrom172
Candy Store 315 69(aorb)
Cap Gun Sales 102 315
Car Crushers 116(b) Eective10/1/2011
Carwash(Coin-Operated) 176(p) 69,176(a) Vacuum and Air Vending Machines
Carbide Manufactures 42
Car Manufactures 87 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
Car Repairs 54 53,315
Cards,Playing-Sales/Use 144 315
Carnival 163 72,104,134,
176(a)-(p),315
Exemptfrom69,103,140,153and157;State
and County Agricultural Fairs exempt
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
CarnivalRides 103 47,163 Exemptifhas163
Carpet Cleaning Company None 125(Rugs) NoneforInlaidCarpet
CarpetInstallation 84 315
Carpet Sales 315 84 Ifinstalling
Cash Register Sales 44,315 Computers with calculating programs
Casket Dealer/Agent 79 98
Casket Manufacturer 78
Cassette Recorder Sales 127,315
Catalog/InternetSales 315 81,174(b) Othersectionsasrequired,dependingon
products sold
CateringServices None 91 Requirediffoodpreparedo-premises
CellularPhoneSales 148,315
CellularTowerInstallation 84
Ceramics 315 87
CerealBeverages,retail 69
CerealBeverages,wholesale 70
CertiedPublicAccount 71 ContactAlabamaStateBoardofPublic
Accountancy
Chain Store License 315 SpecicLicenses
Chartered Boats None
CheckCashingServices
(PayDayLoans)
None 83(b) 83(b) is needed if checks are held before
depositing or redemption
Chemicals Manufacturer 87
Chemist 126 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
ChickenProcessingPlant None Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
Chiropractor 136 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
Chiropodist(Podiatry) 155 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
Cigarettes,Cigars,Tobacco(Retail) 72
Cigarettes,Cigars,Tobacco
(Wholesale)
73 ContacttheALDORTobaccoTaxSection
Circus 74 Oneweekmaximum
CivilEngineer 99
Clairvoyants 104 47,163
Cleaning&Pressing
Establishment
75 118,315
Closeout Sales 101 SeeSection8-13-1,CodeofAlabama,1975
Clothing Store 315 110(FurCoats)
Clowns None
Coal Mining ContactALDORSeveranceandLicenseat
334-353-7827
CoeeShop 69(b) 315,151,153,134
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
ConsDealer/Agent 79 98
ConsManufacturer 78
Coin-operatedBloodPressure
Machines
176(p)
Coin-operatedGameRoomMachines 176(p)
Coin-operatedJukebox 176(p)
Coin-operatedLaundry 118
Coin-operatedPoolTable 146
Coin-operatedPostageMachinesfor
Prot
176(a)
Coin-operatedSnackMachines-
Vending
176(a)
Coin Shop 315
ColdStorageWarehouse 137 179
Collection Agency 80 Musthaveapresenceinthisstate
Commercial Loans 83(b)
Commission Merchant 81 Good statewide
Comptometer Sales 44,315
Computer Accessory Sales 44,315
Computer Equipment Store 44,315
Computer Manufacturing 87
Computer Repairs None
Computer Sales 44,315 174(b)
ComputerSoftwareOnly 315
Concerts,Shows,SpecialEvents 82
Concrete Company 87 84
Conditional Sales Contracts Loans 83(a) Not required for real estate mortgages
Consignment Store 81 Additionallicensesforspecicitems
Construction Company 84 Good statewide
Consultant None
Contact Lenses/Eyeglasses 161 315
Contractors 84 Good statewide
ConvenienceStore 69,72,106,315 44,53,91,134,
144,148,151,
153,176(a)-(p)
Cookie Distributor 172
Cookie Store 69,315 151or153
CopierSales(Photocopier) 127,315
Cosmetics Store 315 124
Cosmetologists 58,61,124,315 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Cotton Mill 87
CottonWarehouse 88
Counselor Mental Health None
Craft Shows 174(b) 174(d)
Credit Agency/Bureau 89
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Credit Union None Contact Alabama State Banking Department
Creosoting,Etc. 90
CrystalGazer/FortuneTeller 104 47,163
CurbMarket(fruits/vegetables) 105 69,72,315
Cushion Manufacturing/
Reworking/Upholstering/
Cleaning
125
DairyProductsBottler/Distributor None 65,174 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
DanceHall-Danes 152 69,151,153,315
DanceStudio-Teaching None 69,152,315 152ifdancesareheld
DatingServices None
Day Care Center None 69,176(a)-(p) Contact County Human Resources Department
Delicatessen 91,315 69,72 O-premiseconsumptiononly
Demolition 84
Dental Laboratory None
Dentist 92 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsof
practice
Department/Discount Store 315 44,46,53,54,62,
69,72,84,97,122,
134,141,143,
144,148,151,
153,158,161,
169,176(a)-(p)
DetectiveAgency 93 Extra license required to collect money (Section
80);contactAlabamaPrivateInvestigationBoard
DevelopingorPrintingFilm 94
DiaperService 117(b) 75,118
Dictaphone Sales 127,315
Directory/Compiling or Sales 96 No license if for members only
DirkKnives 143,315
Dismantler,Automotive ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
Doctors/Physicians 126 Licenseindividualsseparately;notapplicable
duringrsttwoyearsofpractice
Dog Kennel None Contact the County or City Humane Society
Dog&PonyShow 111
DogTrack/Race 147 56,69,72
Donkey/Horse/Mule Dealer 112
Doughnut Shop 69,315 72,151,153
Drafting Company None 63
Drapery Store 315
DrivingRange None 69,72,153,315
Drug Store 315 44,46,69,72,97,
134,141,144,
148,161
Dry Cleaners 75 118,315
Duplicating Machines 127,315
DyeingEstablishments,Clothes 75
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Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
E-cigarettes 315 SeeElectronicNicotineDeliverySystem
Electrical Appliances 97,315 46,148
Electrical Engineer 99
Electrical Equip/Supplies 97,315 46,148
Electrical Repair Shop
(Major Appliances)
97
ElectronicNicotineDeliverySystem 315 Includingbutnotlimitedtoe-cigarette,e-cigar,
e-cigarillo,e-pipe,e-hookah,vapepen,vape
tool,vapingdevice,etc.;ContactAlabama
AlcoholicBeverageControl(ABC)Board
Electrolysis None
Embalmer 98 79
Employment Agency None
Engineer 99
Entertainment,Public 82 Notrequirediftheaterhas133or166
EscortService None
Estate Sales Company 101
Estheticians 61,124,315 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology &
Barbering
Examining or Collection Firms 43.1 43,71 MusthaveaCountyorMunicipalContract
Exercise Studio/Aerobics None 69,315
Exporter Needspeciclicenseforspecicitems
Exterminating Companies None 315 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
Eye Doctors 135
Eyeglasses/Contact Lens 161,315
Fabric Store 315
FacialTreatmentProvider
(Employed in a shop)
61
FacialTreatmentProvider
(Not employed in a shop)
124
Factory,Manufacturing 87
Factory,Sugar/Syrup 165
FactoringCompany,Receivables 83(a)
Fair 163 72,104,134,
176(a)-(p),315
Exemptfrom69,103,140,153,157.Stateand
County Agricultural Fairs are exempt
Fans,Ventilating/Cooling 315
FarmImplement/SupplyStore 169,315 97 Co-opsmaybeexempt
Fax Machine Sales 127,315
Fences 315 84 Ifinstalling
FerrisWheel 103 47,163 103isnotrequiredwith163
Fertilizer Factory 100
FillingStation,Gasoline 106 44,53,54,60,69,
72,315
FilmDeveloping 94,315 No94,ifjustadrop-ostation
Finance Company 83(b) 83(a) TitlePawnbrokers-seeSection138
Financing Sales 83(a)
10
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Fire/Close-Out/BankruptcySale 101 Not required of original owners
Fireworks Sales 102,315 State Fire Marshal permit required
Firing Range 157
FleaMarkets/CraftShows:Sponsor 166 Ifadmissionischarged
FleaMarkets/CraftShows:Individual
Sellers
174(b) By items Ifparticipatein>oneperyear
Florist 315
Florist/WholesaleDistribution 172
FlyingJennies 103 47,163 103isnotrequiredwith163
FoodTruck 91 69,151,153,
174(b)
Required authorization letter and copy of the
commissary’s food permit from the Alabama
DepartmentofPublicHealth
FormalWearSales/Rental 315
FortuneTeller 104
FourWheelerSale 62,315
Frame Shop 315 87
Freight Company 171 MayneedtocontactAlabamaPublicService
Commission
Freight Forwarder 160,179
Fruit or Vegetable Stand 105 69,72,315
Fruit Display in Front of Store 105
Funeral Home 98,315 79,131
FurnaceSupplies,Broker 67
Furniture Leasing None 49,97,148,315
Furniture Manufacturer 87 DoesnotneedSection177
FurnitureMovers None
FurnitureRepair/Renish None 87,315
Furniture Store 315 46,97,141,148
Furs,HidesEtc.Dealers 110 Excludescattle,sheep/goat,andhorsehides
Fur Store/Rentals 110,315
Game Room 176(p) 69,146,176(a)
Garage/Auto Repair 54,315 51,53 Exemptifhave51
GasAppliances,Etc. 97,315 84,145
GasPlantorPipeline None
Gas Supply Shop 97,315
GasolineStations/Pumps 106 53,54,69,72,315
Gift Shop 315 44,69,72,134,
144,148
Glass/Mirror Sales 107
Go Cart Sales/Rental 62,315 54,84,147,151
GoCartTrack 103 147
Go-GoClub 166 69,72,146,151,
153,176(a)-(p),
315
Ifadmissioncharged
GoingOutofBusiness 101 SeeCodeofAlabama,1975,Title8,Chapter13
11
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Gold Dealers 116(a) 315 Musthaveapermanentplaceofbusiness.See
CodeofAlabama1975,Title8,Chapter34.
Golf Cart Sales/Rental 62,315
Golf Course 108 62,69,72,91,
151,153,176(a)-
(p),315
Goodwill Store Ex Exempt
Greeting Cards Store 315 134,144
Grocery Store 315 44,53,69,72,91,
106,134,144,
151,153,176(a)-
(p)
GroceryWholesaler 70,73,315 44,53,144,148,
158
Gun Repair 123
Gun Shop/Gun Dealer 143,158,315 148
Gun Show Dealers 143,158 174(b)
Gun Show Sponsor 166 Ifadmissionischarged,possibly143,158,174(d)
Gym None 69,315
Hairdresser-EmployedinaShop 61
Hairdresser-NotEmployedinaShop 124
HalfWayHouse None
Hamburger Stand 69,153,315 72,176(a)-(p)
Handyman None 84
Hardware Store 315 46,53,62,97,
122,143,148,
158,169
Heading Mill 154
Health Club/Spa None 69,72,151,153,
315
Hearing Aid Sales 315
Heating&AirConditioning/Installing 46,84 Exemptfrom46if84purchased,insomecases
Heating & Air Conditioning/
Repair Shop
97
Heating & Air Conditioning/Sales 46,97,315 Exemptfrom46if84purchased,insomecases
Herbal Sales 315
Herbalist None 315
Hides/Furs Dealer
hides
110 Excludescattle,sheep,goat&horse
Hobbyhorses 103 47,163 103isnotrequiredwith163
Home Builder 84
HomeImprovementStore 315 See Building Materials/Supplies
HomeInspector None
HomeRentalbyOwner None
Home Repairs None 84,145
Horse Boarding/Stable None 315
Horse/Mule (Buying/Selling/
Trading)
112
12
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Horse Renting (Horseback rides) None 69,72
HorseShow/PonyShow 111
HorseTrack/Race 147 56,69,72,91,
151,152,153,315
Hospice None
Hospital None SeeRestaurant,GiftShop,Florist,iflocatedin
hospital
Hot Dog Stand 69,153,315 72,176(a)-(p)
Hotels/Motels 115 69,72,82,118,
146,151,152,
176(a)-(p),315
HouseCleaningService None
HouseMover 84
HousePainter 84
HouseholdItems,Itinerant 139(b)
HousePlansCompany 63 48
Hypnotist None
IceCream,YogurtShop 315 69,151,153
IceCream/Manufacture 113 Noneifallisconsumedon-premises
IceCream/Truck 174(b)
IcePlant/Factory 114,315
IncomeTaxRefundAdvance 83(b)
IndustrialEquipment 169 51(Trucks) 169lsnotneededifhave51
IndustrialLoans 83(a)
InatableRental None
InnKeepers/Hotels 115 See Hotels/Motels
InsulationCompany 84 315
InsuranceCompany None
InternetAdvertisingCompanies 45
InternetSales 315,ifAlabama
based-business
Othersectionsasrequired
InteriorDecorator None 84,315
InvestmentBrokers 162
IronBroker 69
IronOre,Mining SeveranceTax Suspended10/1/2014
JanitorialService None
Jennet/Horse/MuleDealer 112
JewelryStore 315
Judo/KarateInstruction None 69,315
JukeJoint 69,152 72,146,151,153,
166,176(a)-(p)
13
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
JunkCarDealer 116(a) (1)Section116(a)willalsobeneeded
i f d e a l i n g i n r e f r i g e r a t o r s , l e a d p i p e , e t c . 
(2) Dismantlers License is needed to sell
partsfromjunkcars,ortosellthecarsintact
atwholesale.ContactALDORMotorVehicle
Division.
(3)Section116(a)issucientfordealingwith
cars only when selling crushed cars for scrap.
JunkDealer/Yard 116(a),315 51,Automotive
Dismantler
ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
KnifeRackDevices None 47,163
Knuckles,Brass/Other 143,315
LandSurveyingCompany 99
Landscaping Company 84 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
IndustriesandtheAlabamaBoardofExaminers
of Landscape Architects
Laundry,Laundromat 118 69,75,176(a)-(p)
LaundryRentalTowelsEtc. 117
LaundryService
(Linens,towels,aprons,lab
coats,etc.)
117(a) Exempt if has 118
Lawn Mower Repair 123
Lawn Mower Sales 315
LawnService None Needs84,iflandscaping
LeasingCompanyAuto/Truck 51
Lecture,Public 82 Notrequirediftheaterhas133or166
Lighting Supply Store 315 84
LimousineService None ContactAlabamaPublicServiceCommission
LinenService 117
Lingerie Store 315
Liquor Store 315 69,72,144 ContactAlabamaAlcoholicBeverageControl
(ABC) Board
Listings/Directories 96
LivestockDealer None 112,81
Loan Discounting Company 83(a)
Loan Company 83(b)
Locksmith 315 123
Logging None
Lounge/Night Club 152,315 69,72,146,151,
153,166,176(a)-
(p)
Low Speed Vehicles 51
Lumber/TimberDealer
(Wholesale)
121 ExemptforentitieswithSection154
Lumber Finishing Mill 177 ExemptifentityhasSection121or154
Lumber Yard Retail 122,315
LumberYardWholesale 121,315
LunchCounter,Dine-In 151 69,72,176(a)-(p),
315
14
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Machine Shop 123 87,315
MaidService None
MailOrderBusiness-(Out-of-State) None
MailOrderBusiness-(In-State) 315 By item In-statelicensesbasedonitemsoered
Manicurist-Employedinabeauty
shop
61 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Manicurist-Notemployedinabeauty
shop
124 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Manufactured Homes Sales 169 315
Manufactured Homes
Installations/TieDown
84 145
Manufacturers 87
MarbleDealer-Installation 315 84
MarbleDealer-Manufacturer 87
Marine Supplies Store 315 169 Ifsellingboattrailers
Marriage Counselor None
MassageParlor None 315 ContactAlabamaBoardofMassageTherapy
MassageTherapist None ContactAlabamaBoardofMassageTherapy
Mattress Manufacturing
(Cleaning/Reworking)
125
Mattress Store 315 125 Ifmanufacturing,recoveringorcleaning
Meat Distributor 172 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
MeatProcessing None ContactAlabamaPublicHealthDepartment
Mechanical Engineer 99
Medical Billing None
Medical Marijuana Contact Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission
MedicalRemedies,Itinerant 139
Medical Supplies Store 315
Merchandise Broker 81 Exempt if merchandise broker only represents
out-of-stateprincipals
Merry-Go-Rounds 103 47,163 103isnotrequiredifhas163
Mills,Manufacturing 87
Mimeograph Machine Sales 127,315
MiniTrucks 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
MiniStorageWarehouses None 315
MiniatureGolf/Putt-Putt 108 69,72,91,151,
153,176(a)-(p)
Mining Coal ContactALDORSeveranceandLicenseat
334-353-7827
Mining Engineer 99
MiningSupplies,Broker 67
Minister None
Mirror/Glass Sales 107 54,84,315
Mobile Home Dealer 169,315
Modeling School None 315
15
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Monument/Tombstone(Sellsand
Erects)
131,315
Mop Manufacturing 68 Ifmorethan3peopleareemployed
Mortgage Broker None Contact Alabama State Banking Department
MortgageCompanies-Personal
Property
83(a)
MortgageCompanies,RealEstate None
Motels 115 See Hotels
Motorcycle Sales/Rental 62 315 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
MovieTheater 133 69,91,151,153,
176(a)-(p),315
Moving&StorageCompany None 179,315
MuerShop 54 53,315
Mule Dealer 112
MusicInstrumentsSales/Rentals 141,315 148
Musical Show 82 Notrequirediftheaterhas133or166
Mutual Fund Sales Company 162
Nail Salon 124
Natural Hair Stylist 61,124,315 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Naturopath(NaturalRemedies,
Sunlight,Massage,etc.)
155 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
Newspaper None
NewspaperPeddler 174(b)
Newsstand/Magazine Rack 134 Newspapervendingmachinesexemptfrom134,
need176(a)
Night Club/Lounge 69,315 72,146,151,152,
153,166,176(a)-
(p)
Needs152ifPermitDancingbythePublic
Nursery(Plants,Shrubs) 315 84 Iflandscaping,contactAlabamaDepartmentof
AgricultureandIndustries
Nursing Home None 69,72,151,153,
176(a),315
AlabamaDepartmentofPublicHealthor
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Oculist 135 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
ORoadEquipment 169,315
OceSupplyStore 44,315 97,127,148
Optician,Optometrist 135 Doesnotneed161.Notapplicableduringrst
two years of practice
Organ(Musical)Sales/Deliveries 141
Osteopath 136 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
PackingHouses/ColdStorage 137
PagerEquipmentSales 148 315
PaintBall None 69,153,315
PaintStore 315
Painting(Non-CommissionedArt) 87 174(b),315
Painting(Interior/Exterior) 84
Palmists 104 47,163
16
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Paralegal None
Park&Sell(Vehicles) 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
ParkingLot 56
PavingContractor 84 87 Ifmakingtheirownasphalt
PawnShop 138 62,116(a),141,
148,83(b),143,
158,315
Must buy section license for merchandise
purchasedforresaleandnotreceivedonpawn;
register with Alabama State Banking Department
PawnforTitle 83(b) 138 Canonlysellvehiclesout-of-pawn;Pawn
regulated by Alabama State Banking Department
PayPhones None
Peddler,HomeRemedies 139(a) 174(a)(b)(c),
174(d)
Peddler,Prepackaged
medicines remedies
139(b) No other section is required to sell only these
items
Peddler,anygoods,using
an animal or wagon
174(a) 139(a),174(d) Notneededtosellgoodslicensedunder139(b).
Peddler,onfootorusingmotor
vehicletotransportgoodsonly
174(b) 139(a),174(d) Notneededtosellgoodslicensedunder139(b).
Notrequiredfortobaccoproducts,medicine,
householdremedies,liqueedpetroleum
products,farmer’sproducts,wood,charcoal,
fruitsorvegetables.
Peddler,usingexhibitions,show
performances or entertainment
to sell
174(d) 174(a)(b)(c),
139(a)
Peddler,usingmotorvehicle
as a rolling store
174(c) 139(a),174(d)
Pellet/BBGuns 315
PersonalLoans 83(b)
PestControl None 315 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
PetGrooming None 315
PetShop 315
PetroleumProducts/Distributor None 53,106,315 Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
Pharmacist,dispensingpremixed/
prepackaged remedies
315 See Drug Store
Pharmacist,mixingchemicalsand
preparing drugs
126 ContactAlabamaBoardofPharmacy
PhotocopierSales 127,315
Photographer
(PhotographyStudio/Gallery)
140,315
Phrenologist 104 47,163
PhysicalTherapist None ContactAlabamaBoardofPhysicalTherapy
Physician 126 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
PianoDealer/Delivering 141,315
PictureDeveloping&Printing 94 315
PictureFrameShop 315 87,177
PillowsManufacturing/Cleaning
Reworking
125
17
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Pistols,Revolvers,Silencers 143 158,315 FederalBureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearms
(ATF)
PistolRange 157
PlaningMill,Lumber 177 Exemptifentityhas154or121
PlateGlass/MirrorSales 107 54,84,315
PlayingCards-Sales/Use 144 315 Taxstampsnolongerrequired
Plumbers 145 84,315 Needs145and84ifinstallingnew
plumbing.Needsonly145ifrepairingand
replacinganexistingxture.
PlumbingSupplyStore 315
Podiatrist 155 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsof
practice
PoolHall 146 69,72,151,
153,176(a)-(p),
315
BondrequiredbyProbateJudge
PoolTableCoin-Operated 146
PotatoChipDistributor 172
PreciousMetalDealers 116(a) Musthavepermanentplaceofbusiness,See
CodeofAlabama,1975,Title8,Chapter34
PressingEstablishment 75 118
PressureWashing None
PrintShop 87,315
PrivateDetective 93 Additional license needed to collect money;
ContactAlabamaPrivateInvestigationBoard
PrivateExamining/CollectingFirms 43.1 43,71
Propane,LPGasStore 315 97
Psychiatrist 126 MustalsobeaLicensedPhysician
Psychologist None Same as Counselor (not Medical Doctor)
PublicAccountant 43 ContactAlabamaStateBoardofPublic
Accountancy
PublicLecture/Entertainment 82 Notrequired,iftheaterhas133or166
Putt-Putt 108 69,72,151,153,
176(a)-(p)
RaceTrack,AthleticField 147 69,153,315
Radar Detector Sales 148,315
Radiator Shop 54,315 53
Radio Engineering 99
Radio Sales 148,315
Radio Station None
RadioorTVRepairShop None 148,315 Ifsellingradiosandtelevisions
Radiologist None
RailwaySupplies,Broker 67
RealEstateSales(Propertyoutside
Alabama)
150
Real Estate Sales/Rentals/
Management within Alabama
149 Peroce,notperagent
Receivables,Factoring 83(a)
ReceiversSalesCompany 101
18
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Receiving/TransmittingDevice-Sales 148,315
RecordsandTapes 315 141,148
RecordingDeviceSales 127,315
Recording Studio None 87,315,174(b)
Recreational Vehicle Dealer 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
RecreationalVehiclePark None 176(a)
RecycledCarParts 53 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
RefrigeratedTruckLine 137
RefrigeratedWarehouse 137
Refrigerator Sales/Repairs/
Supply Shops
97
Rent-to-OwnStore 315 46,97,148
Repair Shop (Large and Small
Machinery)
123
RepairShop-MajorAppliances 97
RepairShop-MotorVehicles 54 51
RepairShop-Radios/Television None
RepairShop-Rebuildingof
Machinery for a Fee
123
RepairShop-RebuildingofMachinery
for Resale
87
RepairShop-SmallEngines 123
Restaurant 69,151 72,176(a)-(p),315
Restaurant Supplies Store 315 97
ResumeServices None
RetreadingTires 57 53,315
ReverseVendingMachine 116
Ride Sharing None ContactAlabamaPublicServiceCommission
RieRange 157
RieSales(>.22Caliber) 158,315
Road House 69,152,315 72,146,151,153,
166,176(a)-(p)
Rodeo 111
Roentgenologist 126 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
Roller Coasters 103 47,163 103isnotrequiredwith163
RoongInstaller 84 145,315
RoongShopOperator 145 84
RoomingHouse-onlypermanent
residents
None
Rugs-Manufacturing/Cleaning/
Reworking
125
Sales Financing 83(a)
Sales Lists 96
Salesperson(soliciting&delivering
orders)
174
SalvationArmyStore Exempt
19
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Sand&Gravel 87 ContactALDORSeveranceandLicenseat
334-353-7827
Sandwich Shop 69,153,315 72,176(a)-(p)
Satellite Dish Sales 148,315
SavingsandLoan None Contact Alabama State Banking Department
Saw Mill 154 Doesnotneed121,122,or177
Saw Mill (portable) 121
School Supplies 315 44,127
Scientist 155 Onlyifself-employed;notapplicableduringthe
rsttwoyearsofpractice
Scooter Sales 62,315
ScrapTireFee ContactALDORSeverance&Licenseat
334-353-7827
ScrapIron/MetalDealer 116,315 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivisionif
purchasingjunkedorworn-outautomobiles.
Seafood Store 315 69 No174forseafood;see174(f)
Securities Broker 162
Security Guard None Contact Alabama Security Regulatory Board
SecuritySystemsInstallation 84 Contact Alabama Electronic Security Board of
Licensure
Security Systems Sales 315 Contact Alabama Electronic Security Board of
Licensure
Self-StorageWarehouse None 315
SepticTanks-Installation 84 ContactAlabamaOnsiteWastewaterBoard
SepticTanks-Manufacturer 87
SepticTanksSales 315
ServiceStation 106 53,54,69,72,
153,315
SewingMachineSales/Delivery 156,315 RepairisIncluded
Sheet Metal Shop 145 84
Shoe Repair Shop 315
Shoe Store 315
Shooting Gallery/Alley 157
ShortWaveRadios 148,315
Shotgun/Shotgun Shell Sales 158,315
ShuttleBusService None ContactAlabamaPublicServiceCommission
SignCompany-Billboard None 45,84
Silencer-Firearms 143,315 158 ContactFederalBureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,
Firearms(ATF)
Skating Rink 159 69,151,153,
176(a)-(p)
Slaughter House None Contact Alabama Department of Agriculture and
Industries
Smoking/SmokelessTobacco,Snu
(Retail)
72
Smoking/SmokelessTobacco,Snu
(Wholesale)
73
Snow Cones 69(b)
20
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
Soft Drink Distributor/Bottler 65 Exemptfrom70,172,174
SoftDrinkDistributorOnly 172
SoftDrinks-Retail 69 Typeofcontainerissignicant
SoftDrinks-Wholesale 70
Software Sales 315
Soliciting Broker 160 179 ThissectioncoversTravelAgentsandFreight
Forwarders.
Souvenir/GiftShop 315 See Gift Shop
Spectacles/Eyeglasses 161
Speedway/RaceTrack 147 69,72,151,153,
176(a)-(p)
Sporting Goods Store 315 62,134,143,144,
148,158
Sports Field 147 69,72,151,153,
176(a)
SprinklerSystems/Installation 84
Sprinkler Systems/Sales 315
Stable (horses boarding) None
StaveMill 154
Steam Fitter 145,84
Stereo Equipment/Sound Systems 315 148
Stock Brokerage Firm 162
Store Fixtures 315 97
Store 315 Othersectionsasneeded,dependingon
product(s) sold
StormDoorsorWindows/Installation 84
StormDoorsorWindows/Sales 315 84
StoveSales/Repairs/SupplyShops 97,315
StreetFairsorCarnivals 163 176(a)-(p),315,
104,72,134
Exemptfrom69,103,140,153and157.
State and County Agricultural Fairs Exempt
Stump Grinding 84
Styling Salon 61 69,315 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
Sub Contractors 84
Sugar or Syrup Factory/Manufacturing 165
Surgeon 126 Notapplicableduringrsttwoyearsofpractice
SwimmingPool-Installation 84
SwimmingPool-Sales/Supplies 315
TVStation None
Tailor/Seamstress None 315
TalentAgency None
TankInstallationCompany 84
TanningSalon None 315
TapeRecorderSales 127,315 141,148 Machinesmustrecord,playersonly,donot
qualifyfor127
Tapes,Records,CDs 315 141,148
TattooParlor None 315
21
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
TaxPreparationService None 43,iflicensedPublicAccountant(PA)
71,iflicensedCPA
TaxicabCompany/Uber/Lyft None ContactAlabamaPublicServiceCommission
Taxidermist None 315,110
TelecopierMachinesSales 127,315
TelephoneCellular 148,315
TelephoneInstallation 84 Exempt,iffurnishingthephoneline
(ContactAlabamaPublicServiceCommission)
TelephoneStore 148,315
TeletypeMachinesSales 127,315
TelevisionRepair None
TelevisionSales 148,315
TelexMachineSales 127,315
TenPinAlleys 66
Theater,Movies 133
Theater,Vaudeville/VarietyShow 166
Threaders(Hair) 61,124,315 Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
TicketSalesAgent(Travel) 160
TicketScalper 167 MustbecommonlyknownasaTicketScalper
TileInstallation 84
TileManufacturing 87
TileSales 315
Timber/LumberDealer,Wholesale 121 Exempt for plywood sales and for entities with
Sec. 121
TinShop 145 84
TinShopOperator 145 84
TireStore 53,315 See22-40A-14,ScrapTireEnvironmentalFee;
also,contactALDORSeveranceandLicenseat
334-353-7827
TitlePawn 83(b) 138 Canonlysellvehiclesout-of-pawn;Pawn
regulated by Alabama State Banking Department
TitleSearchCompany 41
TobaccoRetailer 72,315
TobaccoWholesaler 73 ContactALDORTobaccoTaxSection
TombstoneDealer/Erection 131,315
Tool&DieShop 123
TouristCamps(<6beds) 168 315,69,72,151,
91,153
TowingService None 53,54,315
ToyStore 315 44,53,62,69,
134,141,144,
148,176(a)-(p)
TractorDealer 169,315 53,54 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
TrailerInstallation&Set-Up 84
TrailerPark None
TrailerSales 169,315 53,54 Exemptfrom169,ifhas51
22
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
TransferofFreight 171 Household goods exempt
TransientVendor-Retail SeePeddler
TransientVendor-Wholesale 172
TransmissionShop 54 53,315 Exemptifhave51
Transmitting/ReceivingDeviceSales 148,315
TravelAgency 160 315
TravelingSalesman SeePeddler
TreeSurgeon None 315 84,ifexcavating
TrophyShop 315
TruckingCompany ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivisionandthe
AlabamaDepartmentofTransportation
Truck&TrailerRental 51 ContactALDORMotorVehicleDivision
Trustee’sSalesCompany 101
TypewriterSales 44,315
Undertaker 98 79
Uniform Shop 315
Uniform Cleaning & Rental 117
Upholstery Shop 125 315
UsedCarParts 53 AutomotiveDismantler-ContactALDORMotor
VehicleDivision
Utility Company None RegulatedbyAlabamaPublicService
Commission
VCR Repair Shop None 148 Ifsellingradiosandtelevisions
VCR Sales 127,315
Vacuum Cleaner Repairs 123
Vacuum Cleaner Sales 315 174(b)
Vape Shop 315 ContactAlabamaAlcoholicBeverageControl
(ABC) Board
Vending Machines 176 69
VendingMachines-Amusements&
Games
176(p)
VendingMachines-SellingProducts 176(a)
Veneer Mill/Lumber 177 Exemptifentityhas154or121
Veterinarian 178 315
VideoPhotography 140 315
Video Rental & Sales None 315
WallpaperInstallation 84
WallpaperSales 315
WarehouseorStorageCompany 179 Mini-Warehousesexempt
Warehouse-Refrigerated 137
Warehouse-SelfStorage None
WaterbedManufacturer 87 177
WaterbedStore 315
WaterBottler None 172,174
WaterCraft 315
WaterHeaterSales 97
23
Type of Business
Code Section(s)
Required (all
code sections
found in Chapter
40-12)
Possible
Additional Code
Section(s) in
Chapter 40-12 Additional Notes *
WaterTreatmentUnitsInstallation 84
WaterTreatementUnitsSalesOnly 315
Waxers(Hair) Contact Alabama Board of Cosmetology and
Barbering
WebsiteDesigner(GraphicDesigner) None 45,315,174
WebsiteMaintenance 45
WeddingPlanner None
WeldingShop 123
WellDrilling(Water&Oil) 84
Wrestling Contact Alabama Athletic Commission
WholesaleDealer-Transient 172
Wholesaler-Tobacco 73 ContactALDORTobaccoTaxSection
WigShop 315
WindshieldRepair(Mobile) None
Winery
315 ContactAlabamaAlcoholicBeverageControl
(ABC) Board
WreckerService None 53,54,55
Xerox Machine Sales 127,315
Yard Sale None 174(b) Contact Municipality
*ForalistingofallstateboardsandagenciesthatregulatethelicensingofbusinessesoroccupationsinAlabama,visit
https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/business-license/municipal-business-license-information/