License Requirements

All persons, firms, corporations or businesses located inside the City of Hoover, or outside the City but conducting a trade, business, commerce, occupation, profession, exhibition, vocation or performing services in the city are required to purchase a business license prior to beginning operations. This requirement applies to all businesses, whether profit, non-profit, or home based. Business licenses are issued by the Revenue Department of the City of Hoover.  The City’s license year runs from January 1st through December 31st.   

All City of Hoover business licenses expire on December 31st of each year - regardless of the date issued.

Any person or entity which is operating two or more businesses, vocations, occupations, or professions is required to file separate applications and obtain separate business licenses for each line of business, vocation, occupation or profession in which they are engaged.

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