Business licences & permits across Vermont

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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.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
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.

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