Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening. A liquor license cannot be applied for until the city has issued the business license and its written local consent.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city’s business licensing office (the county, for an unincorporated address).
Sources and dates
Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule and business licensing pages; Salt Lake County fiscal year 2026 fee schedule; Utah Code 10-1-203. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Yes. Utah has no statewide business license, but every city licenses businesses inside its limits and the license is where zoning, fire and health sign-offs are gathered before opening.
Your city’s business licensing office (the county, for an unincorporated address).
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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