Business Registration:
The City of Red Lodge requires all businesses located and/or operating inside the City limits to pay a business registration fee and undergo the applicable inspection requirements to promote the health, safety and welfare of its citizens. Failure to obtain a business registration certificate prior to operating a business in the corporate limits of the City constitutes a violation of Ordinance No. 907. This certificate of registration has been enacted for the purposes of providing an inventory of commercial activities conducted within the City; determining businesses subject to collection and remittance of the resort tax; providing a method of determining compliance with safety regulations imposed on commercial activities within the City; and providing a mechanism whereby owners of commercial activities can be identified and be notified by City officials.
City Business Licenses are due on July 1st and are valid July 1st – June 30th.
FEES:
| Tier I | $100 |
| Tier II | $200 |
| Tier III | $250 |
*Businesses and vendors operating within the City Limits selling taxable items under Ordinance No. 952, are also subject to the collection of resort tax. Every entity, subject to the resort tax, that applies for a City business registration must provide a bond in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) payable to the City to ensure its compliance with the City’s resort tax. Please see Resort Tax for more information.
CLASSIFICATIONS:
TIER I- GENERAL/SERVICES/RETAIL: Contractors, businesses that provide a personal/professional service, retail business, home-based businesses, and all non-profits regardless of items sold.
TIER II- TEMPORARY VENDORS: Businesses that don’t operate more than 90 days within city limits.
TIER III- ALL OTHER: Lodging and accommodation including, but not limited to Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfast and Short-Term rentals. All restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores, convenience stores, taverns, liquor stores, marijuana dispensaries, smoke/vape shops and any business or temporary vendor that sells food/drinks prepared on site.