Business License Requirements
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Businesses operating within the City of Warrenton shall be licensed per the Warrenton City Code – Business Licenses. Please see Section 605.011 for persons not charged for business licenses. In order to process a new business license, the following will be needed:
- Completed application for occupational license
- Copy of paid Personal Property Tax receipt (if business address is in City of Warrenton)
- Copy of Missouri Sales Tax Certificate Fee – See Section 605.020
- Contractors – copy of worker’s compensation insurance
- Contractors – signed affidavit of exemption for workers’ compensation insurance
The required information should be submitted to the Finance Office. The Occupational License shall be issued for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance. Renewal invoices will be issued a minimum of thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date and will occur on a monthly basis.
Warrenton City Code – Section 605.020: FEE
Upon every one of the sundry businesses, occupations and avocations and every person, object and subject within this City, a license tax shall be paid by said businesses, occupations, avocations, personal, objects, and subjects within the City as follows:
| Classification of Business | Sub-Class | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Professional service | No storefront location | $30.00 |
| Professional service | Storefront | $40.00 |
| Restaurant/bar | No storefront location | $25.00 |
| Restaurant/bar | Storefront | $40.00 |
| Contractors | $40.00 | |
| Manufacturing | $50.00 | |
| Financial institution | $60.00 | |
| Waste hauling | $150.00 | |
| Masseur or Masseuse | $50.00 | |
| Merchant | 1-4 employees | $25.00 |
| Merchant | 5-20 employees | $40.00 |
| Merchant | 21-50 employees | $65.00 |
| Merchant | Over 51 employees | $100.00 |
| Merchant | Per Day | $10.00 |
| Merchant | Seasonal (1st 30 days) | $25.00 |
| Merchant | Seasonal (60 day ext) | $30.00 |
| Mobile Food Vendor | One (1) year | $50.00 |
| Mobile Food Vendor | Six (6) months | $25.00 |
| Junk yard | $84.00 | |
| Hotel/motel | Per room | $3.00 |
| Mobile home park | Per site | $5.00 |
| Peddler | One (1) year | $100.00 |
| Peddler | 30 days | $25.00 |
| Sexually oriented business | $500.00 | |
| Carnivals | Per day | $100.00 |
| Special event license | $10.00 | |
| Special event promoter's permit | $50.00 |