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Find a Business License
Is a business licensed in the Town of Sahuarita? You may search for a business license through our online business portal or view a list of licensed door-to-door and street vendors.
Application for Licenses
There is no fee for a general business license application or timely renewal.
Regulated licenses such as Door-to-Door Sales and Street Vending require application and renewal fees.
Applications for the type of business you wish to pursue are available online from our business license portal. The applicant must answer all questions and provide forms of identification, including proof of legal residence and, in some instances, a landlord permission letter, fingerprints (there is a six - eight week processing time), passport pictures, and a background check.
Upon Approval
The Planning and Building Department reviews all new, local license applications before issuance. Once your application is approved, we'll notify you that your license is available for printing from the business license portal. Your license must be displayed while conducting business.
It is unlawful for any person, whether as principal or agent, or for any corporation, to commence, practice, transact, or carry on a trade, occupation, or business within the town limits without first having procured a business license. All home-based businesses must receive a zoning clearance from the Planning and Building Department. For your convenience, the Home Occupancy application is included in the business license application.
Exemptions
Exemptions from the licensing requirements:
- Agencies of any federal, state, or local governments
- Bona fide religious organizations
- Fraternal and service clubs
- Non-profit educational institutions
- Non-profit private clubs where a basic membership fee covers the cost of the facilities
Additional Resources
Persons traveling from house to house carrying, conveying, or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, edible foodstuffs or provisions, offering and exposing the same for sale or making sales, and delivering articles to purchasers, or attempting to take orders for sale for future delivery or for services to be furnished or performed in the future must have a door-to-door license.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Drivers License
- Vehicle Registration for Work Vehicles
- Proof of Insurance for Work Vehicles
- TPT License (transaction business tax license)
- County Health Permit (for food sales)
- Employment Letter (to verify employee/employer relationship)
- A headshot (passport style)
Upon Approval
Each person must be licensed, and each business must have an active business license. Once the application is approved, a registration identification card will be issued, which must be kept in your possession and exhibited when conducting business.
Soliciting
Soliciting is prohibited:
- After the later of 7 PM or sunset and before sunrise
- Upon any premises with a sign stating "no peddlers," "no canvassers," "no solicitors," or any similar terms or combination of such terms
- When requested to leave
Exemptions
- Bona fide religious or charitable businesses
- Fraternal and service clubs
- Non-profit educational institutions
- Non-profit private clubs where a basic membership fee covers the cost of the facilities
Additional Resources
Persons peddling, vending, selling, displaying, or offering for sale any item of tangible personal property or other things of value that occurs between the street curb lines must have a street vending license. Each person must be licensed, and each business must have an active business license.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Drivers License
- Vehicle Registration for Work Vehicles
- Proof of Vehicle Insurance for Work Vehicles
- TPT License (transaction business tax license)
- County Health Permit (for food sales)
- Employment Letter (to verify employee/employer relationship)
- A headshot (passport style)
Upon Approval
Once your application is approved, a registration identification card will be issued, which must be kept in your possession and exhibited when conducting business.
Exemptions
- Non-profit educational institutions, fraternal and service clubs, bona fide religious organizations, and agencies of any federal, state, or local governments.
- Community organizations/events upon approval of the town clerk.
- Non-profit private clubs where a basic membership fee covers the cost of using the facilities.
- Businesses and trades which are exempt from licensing and tax regulations under federal and state statutes.
Additional Resources
Any place of business where massage therapy is administered or practiced for compensation or from which a person is dispatched for administering or practicing massage therapy, and includes an establishment providing baths and other forms of hydrotherapy must obtain a massage establishment license. In addition, a massage establishment must comply with building and safety codes and fire and health codes established by Pima County and the Town of Sahuarita.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Drivers License
- Fingerprints
- Names and licenses of massage therapists
- A headshot (passport style)
UPON APPROVAL
Once the application is approved, a massage establishment license is issued. The business is required to display this license in a conspicuous place on the business premises.
EXEMPTIONS
- Naturopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, osteopathic physicians, or medical doctors who hold state licenses, nor shall the attendants working under direct supervision and in the same establishment as such excepted individuals be required to have a license.
- Persons employed as athletic trainers for any bona fide athlete or athletic team while acting within the scope of that employment Fraternal and service clubs
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
General Business License
$0 New / $0 Timely Renewal / $100 Renewal Late Fee
Door-to-Door and Street Vending
See Regulatory License Fee Chart below / $50 Timely Renewal / $100 Renewal Late Fee
Police Background Check - $22 Money order payable to the Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Fingerprinting - $3 resident or $5 non-resident payable to Sahuarita Police Department
New Regulatory License Fee
| Month | Amount | Month | Amount | Month | Amount | Month | Amount |
| July | $100.00 | October | $87.50 | January | $75.00 | April | $62.50 |
| August | $95.83 | November | $83.33 | February | $70.83 | May | $58.33 |
| September | $91.67 | December | $79.17 | March | $66.67 | June | $54.17 |