Title 9 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 9.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES
Berkeley Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Berkeley
9.04.005 Definitions.¶
9.04.010 Business.¶
9.04.015 Sale--Sell.¶
9.04.020 Engaging in business.¶
9.04.025 Gross receipts.¶
9.04.026 Subcontractors.¶
9.04.030 Occasional recreational, sporting or entertainment events.¶
9.04.035 License required.¶
9.04.040 Separate license for each place of business.¶
9.04.045 License fee a tax--Does not permit business otherwise prohibited.¶
9.04.050 Interstate commerce.¶
9.04.055 Contents of license.¶
9.04.060 Identification card.¶
9.04.065 Annual license.¶
9.04.070 Declaration statement required for license and amended tax and¶
9.04.075 Fee for first license--New business registration.¶
9.04.080 Declaration, additional statement by contractors for first, renewal¶
9.04.085 Declaration--Not conclusive.¶
9.04.095 Transfer of license--Procedure.¶
9.04.100 License to be conspicuously posted--Exception.¶
9.04.105 Lost license.¶
9.04.110 Penalty for nonpayment or underpayment of annual license--¶
9.04.115 Penalty for nonpayment of a daily license.¶
9.04.120 Interest.¶
9.04.125 License a debt.¶
9.04.130 Conviction for violating ordinance not waiver of license.¶
9.04.135 Retail trade.¶
9.04.136 Cannabis businesses.¶
9.04.140 Grocer, retail or wholesale.¶
9.04.145 Motor vehicle dealers (new and used).¶
9.04.150 Wholesale trade.¶
9.04.155 Exception--Interstate shipments.¶
9.04.160 Business, personal and repair services.¶
9.04.165 Professional--Semiprofessional--Connected business.¶
9.04.170 Entertainment, recreation and amusement connected business.¶
9.04.175 Professional sports event.¶
9.04.176 Private refuse haulers.¶
9.04.177 Firearms and ammunition sales.¶
9.04.180 Construction contractors.¶
9.04.185 Manufacturing.¶
9.04.190 Administrative headquarters.¶
9.04.195 Rental of real property.¶
9.04.196 Rental of five or more units of residential real property.¶
9.04.200 Peddlers and solicitors.¶
9.04.205 Peddlers and solicitors--Personally manufactured articles or¶
9.04.210 Handbill distributing.¶
9.04.215 Automobiles or vehicles for hire.¶
9.04.220 Miscellaneous business.¶
9.04.225 Optional method of determining tax.¶
9.04.230 Minimum tax--Real property rental, certain businesses operated¶
9.04.235 Flat rates and fees.¶
9.04.240 Rates--General.¶
9.04.245 Provision for bad debts.¶
9.04.250 Enforcement.¶
9.04.255 Remedies cumulative.¶
9.04.260 Penalty.¶
9.04.265 Refund of tax--Penalty or interest paid more than once or¶
9.04.270 Appeals.¶
9.04.275 Savings clause.¶
9.04.280 Apportionment.¶
9.04.285 Examination of books, records, witnesses--Information¶
9.04.290 Exemption for infirm.¶
9.04.295 Exemption for warehousing.¶
9.04.300 Exemption for charitable organizations.¶
9.04.305 Business license charge on large nonprofit organizations and¶
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