Business licences & permits across Vermont
Do I need a business licence or permit? What does it cost?
77 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on business licences & permits on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Town |
Town of Arlington Peddlers Ordinance (#4) | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Barre City |
Code of Ordinances Ch. 10 - Licenses
+3 more adopted 2016-07-29 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Barre Town |
Code Ch. 5, Art. III - Special Events
adopted 1981-11-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bennington Town |
Article 15: Posters and Signs
+3 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Berlin Town |
Amusement Ordinance
+2 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bolton Town |
Special Events Ordinance
adopted 2001-04-02 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Bradford Town |
Bradford Town Sign Ordinance
adopted 2014-07-24 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Brandon Town |
Itinerant Vendor Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Brattleboro Town |
Brattleboro Code Chapter 11 - Licenses and Permits
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Burlington City |
Code of Ordinances Chapter 19 - Licenses | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Clarendon Town |
Ordinance for the Regulation of Public Festivals | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Colchester Town |
Code of Ordinances, Chapter 11: Solicitors and Peddlers
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Dorset Town |
Town of Dorset Sign Ordinance
adopted 2018-10-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Dummerston Town |
Transient Merchants, Peddlers and Solicitors on Town Owned Property Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Enosburg Falls Village |
Peddlers & Festivals Ordinance (Section 1002)
adopted 1995-12-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Essex Junction City |
Municipal Code Chapter 6, Sections 608-610 - Soliciting/Peddlers Permit | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Fairfax Town |
Chapter Eight: Events & Vendors Ordinance
adopted 2024-12-16 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Fairlee Town |
Town of Fairlee Itinerant Vendors, Peddlers, and Food Sales Ordinance (amended 6/5/2023)
adopted 2023-06-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Glover Town |
Mass Gathering Ordinance for the Regulation of Public Festivals and Other Events Significantly Affecting Public Convenience | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Greensboro Town |
Sign Policy
adopted 2025-03-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Hardwick Town |
Town of Hardwick Parklet Ordinance
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Hartford Town |
Code Ch. 160 - Signs
+2 more adopted 2004-02-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Hartland Town |
Vendors' Ordinance (Town of Hartland)
adopted 1995-05-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Highgate Town |
Town of Highgate Ordinance Regulating Traveling Vendors
+1 more adopted 2021-05-18 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Isle La Motte Town |
Signage Ordinance (Town of Isle La Motte)
adopted 2026-08-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Jamaica Town |
Town of Jamaica Sign Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Jay Town |
Town of Jay Public Events Policy | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Johnson Town |
Town of Johnson Guidelines on Placement of Signs in Highway Right of Way
adopted 2010-02-09 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Killington Town |
Town of Killington Banner Ordinance, adopted April 21, 2008
adopted 2008-04-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Kirby Town |
Town of Kirby Public Festival Ordinance
adopted 2020-10-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Ludlow Town |
Town of Ludlow Ordinance Regulating Entertainment Permits, re-adopted February 4, 2008
+1 more adopted 2008-02-04 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Ludlow Village |
Village of Ludlow Vendor Ordinance, re-adopted April 1, 2008
adopted 2008-04-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Lyndon Town |
Town of Lyndon Ordinances Ch. 5 -- Licensed Privileges and Occupations | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Lyndonville Village |
Village of Lyndonville Ordinances, Chapter 4 Secs. 2-3 - Shows, Circuses & Park Event Permits
+1 more adopted 1995-01-30 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Manchester Town |
Manchester Unified Ordinance, Chapter IX - Vending, Peddlers and Door-to-Door Sales, Adopted February 3, 2026, Effective April 4, 2026
+1 more adopted 2026-02-03 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Manchester Village |
Village of Manchester Revised Ordinances of 1984, as Amended, Effective July 1, 2016 - Section IV, Special Events, Itinerant Vendors and Temporary Sales
adopted 2016-07-01 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Middlebury Town |
Ordinance for the Regulation of Public Assemblages
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Milton Town |
Ordinance to License and Regulate Entertainment | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Monkton Town |
An Ordinance for the Regulation of Public Festivals and Gatherings
adopted 1971-08-02 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Montpelier City |
Code Ch. 9 - Licenses | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Morristown Town |
Article 0807-5.1: Itinerant Vendors, Peddlers, Food Sales
adopted 2014-05-12 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Newbury Town |
Town of Newbury Itinerant Vendor Ordinance
adopted 2019-03-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| North Bennington Village |
Article 15. Posters and Signs
adopted 2022-02-17 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Northfield Town |
Policy Regulating the Placement of Signs on Municipal Property | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Norwich Town |
Code of Ordinances Ch. 86 - Street Vendors and Door-To-Door Solicitors
adopted 2017-11-15 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Poultney Town |
Town of Poultney Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance
adopted 2025-09-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Putney Town |
Town of Putney Ordinance Regulating Transient and Temporary Businesses (Vendor's Ordinance)
+1 more adopted 1996-05-22 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Randolph Town |
Ordinance Relating to Public Assemblies
+2 more adopted 1981-08-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Richford Town |
Town of Richford Peddler or Itinerant Vendors Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Rockingham Town |
Ordinance Regulating Personal Property Sales
+1 more adopted 2010-11-02 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Rutland City |
Revised Ordinances of the City of Rutland (Title 11 - Business Licenses and Registration, incl. Peddlers/Solicitors/Transient Merchants and Taxi Ordinance)
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Rutland Town |
Peddlers, Solicitors and Transient Merchants Ordinance
+1 more adopted 2022-09-13 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Sandgate Town |
Ordinance -- Signs (No. 201.01)
adopted 2011-11-07 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Shaftsbury Town |
Sign Ordinance (Zoning Bylaw Appendix B)
adopted 2017-03-06 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Sharon Town |
Temporary Signs on Municipal Property Policy
adopted 2022-11-21 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Shelburne Town |
Interim Bylaw Amendments (Outdoor Businesses)
+2 more adopted 2021-05-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| South Burlington City |
Code Ch. 24, Art. II - Peddlers
+3 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| South Hero Town |
Ordinance to License and Regulate Mobile Vendors, Town of South Hero
+1 more adopted 2020-11-23 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Springfield Town |
Code Ch. 14, Art. II - Licenses
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans City |
St. Albans Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 1 - Temporary Permits and Licenses
+2 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Albans Town |
Itinerant Vendor Ordinance (Municipal Code Ch. 4)
+1 more adopted 2012-04-16 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| St. Johnsbury Town |
Code of Civil Ordinances, Town of St. Johnsbury - Chapter 7 Licenses and Business Regulations | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Stowe Town |
Town of Stowe Special Events Ordinance (Municipal Code Ch. 4)
adopted 2017-09-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Swanton Village |
Ordinance Regulating Traveling Vendors | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Thetford Town |
Ordinance Relating to Street Vendors and Door-to-Door Solicitors
adopted 1996-08-12 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Vernon Town |
Food Truck Vendor Policy | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Waitsfield Town |
Waitsfield Itinerant Street Vendor Ordinance
+1 more adopted 1985-02-25 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Wallingford Town |
Wallingford Ordinance Regarding Solicitation (Title 4, Chapter 4)
adopted 1978-07-05 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Warren Town |
Public Festival Ordinance, Town of Warren
adopted 1995-11-22 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Waterbury Town |
Amendment of the Waterbury Town Entertainment Ordinance Regarding Licensure and Regulation of Circuses, Carnivals and Other Shows
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Waterford Town |
Waterford Public Festival Ordinance
adopted 2011-08-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Weathersfield Town |
Entertainment Ordinance
adopted 1995-11-20 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Westford Town |
Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance | — | 2026-09-22 |
| Westminster Town |
Sign Ordinance
adopted 2006-08-08 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Williston Town |
Peddler Ordinance
+1 more adopted 1992-08-27 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Windsor Town |
Title 5 - Business Licenses and Registration
+1 more |
— | 2026-09-22 |
| Woodstock Village |
Woodstock Village Ordinances Title 4, Chapter 1 - Peddlers
adopted 1996-01-22 |
— | 2026-09-22 |
Nothing on file for business licences & permits
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (3) — Craftsbury (2026-09-22), Mendon (2026-09-22), Winooski (2026-09-22).
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (157) — Addison, Alburgh, Alburgh, Andover, Athens, Baltimore, Barnard, Barnet, Barton, Barton, Bellows Falls, Belvidere, Benson, Berkshire, Bethel, Bridgewater, Bridport, Brighton, Bristol, Brookfield, Brookline, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Cambridge, Canaan, Cavendish, Charleston, Charlotte, Chelsea, Chester, Chittenden, Concord, Corinth, Coventry, Danby, Derby, Derby Line, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Eden, Elmore, Essex, Fair Haven, Fairfield, Ferrisburgh, Fletcher, Franklin, Grafton, Grand Isle, Granville, Groton, Guildhall, Guilford, Halifax, Hancock, Hinesburg, Holland, Huntington, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Jacksonville, Johnson, Landgrove, Leicester, Lemington, Lincoln, Londonderry, Lowell, Lunenburg, Maidstone, Marlboro, Marshfield, Middlesex, Middletown Springs, Montgomery, Moretown, Morgan, Morrisville, Mount Holly, New Haven, Newfane, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Troy, Norton, Old Bennington, Orleans, Orwell, Panton, Pawlet, Peacham, Peru, Pittsford, Plainfield, Plymouth, Pomfret, Pownal, Proctor, Reading, Readsboro, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Roxbury, Royalton, Rupert, Ryegate, Salisbury, Sheffield, Sheldon, Shoreham, Shrewsbury, St. George, Stamford, Stannard, Starksboro, Stockbridge, Strafford, Stratton, Sunderland, Sutton, Swanton, Tinmouth, Topsham, Townshend, Troy, Tunbridge, Underhill, Vershire, Walden, Wardsboro, Washington, Waterville, Wells, West Burke, West Fairlee, West Haven, West Rutland, West Windsor, Westfield, Westmore, Weybridge, Wheelock, Whiting, Whitingham, Williamstown, Wilmington, Windham, Winhall, Wolcott, Woodbury, Woodford, Woodstock, Worcester.
No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.
Unconfirmed (11, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, North Hero, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes.