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California License Handbook |
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Overall Requirements
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CalGOLD
The CalGOLD database provides detailed information on the business permit, license and registration requirements from all levels of government. The information includes a description of the requirement, the name, address, and telephone number of the agency, and frequently even a direct link to that agency's Internet web pages. The information identified is specific to the type of business and its location in California.
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Corporations, Partnerships & LLCs
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California Secretary of State
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www.ss.ca.gov/business
Sacramento office
1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (916) 657-5448
Fax: (916) 653-1315
Mailing Address:
Secretary of State
Document Filing Support Unit
P.O. Box 944225
Sacramento, CA 94244-2250
The Secretary of State's California Business Portal provides extensive resources on filing requirements, name availability, status requests, and copies/certificates. Information and forms are categorized by the type of business entity: Corporation, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Limited Partnership (LP), General Partnership (GP), and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).
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Business Licenses
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A NOTE ABOUT BUSINESS LICENSES:
At this time, Monterey County does not require businesses in the unincorporated areas to have a business license. However, all twelve cities in the County do require anyone conducting business in the city to have a business license, including businesses based elsewhere (e.g. a landscaper based in one city but serving clients in a different city would require business licenses from both cities). In order to determine the specific requirements, contact the city where you will do business.
Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC)
1137 Westridge Parkway
Salinas, CA 93907
Tel: (831) 755-1990
Businesses manufacturing or selling alcoholic beverages must obtain a license from the ABC.
Board of Equalization (BOE)
Sellers Permit/Resale Number
111 East Navajo Drive, Suite 100
Salinas, CA 93906
Tel: (831) 443-3003
The BOE issues sales and use tax permits (reseller numbers & permits) to all wholesalers and retailers that sell or lease tangible personal property. The BOE also handles diesel fuel, cigarette and hazardous waste taxes.
Contractors State License Board
100 Paseo de San Antonio, Suite 210
San Jose, CA 95113
Tel: (800) 321-CSLB (2752)
The Contractors State License Board offers recorded list of information topics, including licensing requirements and ordering applications/forms.
Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)
400 "R" Street, Suite 1080
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: (800) 952-5210 or (916) 445-1254
The DCA, through its affiliated boards, grants licenses on certain businesses or professions such as automobile repair, dentists, pharmacists, and veterinary medicine. DCA also enforces consumer laws and provides information on a variety of consumer topics.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
Commercial License Exam
1180 Canyon Del Ray
Seaside, CA 93955
Tel: (800) 777-0133
DMV also has offices in King City and Salinas.
The DMV registers commercial vehicles used by your business and issues commercial driver's licenses. The Seaside DMV office is the only one in Monterey County that offers the commercial drivers license test.
Department of Social Services (DSS) - Community Care Licensing Division
The Department of Social Services is responsible for licensing and oversight of day and residential care businesses.
Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
505 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3298
Tel: (800) 649-7570
The PUC regulates limousines, for-hire carriers and household goods movers engaged in intrastate commerce.
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Operating Permits & Equipment Registration
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Regardless of where in Monterey County, you may need to contact one or more of the following County and/or State Departments (depending on the type of business or trade you are engaged in):
Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner
1428 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Tel: (831) 759-7325
Fax: (831) 422-5003
Who must contact the Agricultural Commissioner?
- Any business that uses commercial weights and measures devices.
- Any business involved in pesticide sales, storage or application.
- Organic farmers may also contact the Agricultural Commissioner to participate in the
Monterey County Certified Organic Program.
Monterey County Health Department - Environmental Health Division
1270 Natividad Road
Salinas, CA 93906
Tel: (831) 755-4505
Fax: (831) 755-4880
The Monterey County Health Department's Division of Environmental Health is charged with preventing environmental hazards from occurring and to protect the public and resources from environmental hazards when they occur. Your business could be subject to regulation by the
Division of Environmental Health if it involves:
- Food service
- The use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials
- Underground storage tanks
The Division of Environmental Health also reviews all development proposals for water and sewage feasibility, contamination impacts and noise impacts.
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD)
24580 Silver Cloud Court
Monterey, CA 93940
Tel: (831) 647-9411
The MBUAPCD is responsible for air monitoring, permitting, enforcement, long-range air quality planning, regulatory development, education and public information activities related to air pollution. The following activities require a permit from the MBUAPCD:
- Abrasive Blasting
- Boilers
- Coffee Roasting
- Contaminated Soil Remediation
- Cooling Towers
- Dry Cleaning
- Dust Collection / Baghouse, Cyclone
- Various types of engines
- Fiberglass Fabrication
- Fumigation Chamber
- Gasoline Storage and Dispensing
- Laboratory Fume Hoods
- Surface Coating - Painting/Spray Booths
- Wastewater Treatment Plants
California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA)
1001 I Street
P.O. Box 2815
Sacramento, CA 95812-2815
Tel: (916) 551-1313
Cal/EPA's mission is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality. It does this through various boards and departments:
- Air Resources Board
- Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Integrated Waste Management Board
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- State Water Resources Control Board
Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC)
700 Heinz Avenue Suite 200
Berkeley, CA 94710-2721
Tel: (510) 540-2122
Fax: (510) 540-3738
The Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) issues permits for and provides information on hazardous substances.
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