A business license is required for the following businesses:

  • Food Truck
  • Stores that sell alcohol (off-premise)
  • Establishment that serves alcohol (on-premise)
  • Establishments that have video games, coin-operated machines, sweepstakes machines, and computer games.
  • Amusement Facilities (primary use only)
  • Mobile Home/Manufactured Home Park (currently not active)
  • Recreational Vehicle Park (currently not active)

Individual licenses include:

  • Solicitor/Peddler Permit
  • Livestock Permit 
  • Kennel License 
  • Commercial and/or Residential Alarm Permit
  • Short-Term Rental (VRBO/AirBNB) (currently not active)

Business License Checklist:

Food Truck 

  • Food Handlers License
  • Sales Tax ID 
  • Driver’s License

TABC

  • State License
  • Driver's License

MHP/RVP

  • How many lots?

Amusement Facility (primary use only)

  • Sales Tax ID
  • Driver's License 
  • How many machines? (Game room only)
  • List of machines with serial numbers. (Game room only)
  • Agrees to a background check. (Game room only)

Coin-Operated Machines/Sweepstakes/Computer Games

  • How many machines?
  • List of machines with serial numbers.
  • Driver’s License
  • Is this a primary business use or a secondary use?
  • State Comptrollers' Permit/General Business License (For coin operated machines only)
  • Sales Tax Permit 
  • Agrees to a background check.  

Short-Term Rental

  • Hotel Occupancy Tax Certificate – City of Gatesville

Kennel

  • How many domesticated animals?

Livestock

  • How many animals?
  • List of animals.
  • Site plan for animal pins.

Alarm Monitoring

  • How many devices?
  • Alarm Certificate and Alarm contact information.
  • Alarm application (available below)

Solicitor

  • Driver’s License
  • Agrees to a background check.  _____ (initials per individual)
  • List of individuals.
  • Vehicle Information and Insurance
    • Make/Model, Color, Year, License No., State

Vendor

  • Sales Tax ID
  • Driver's License
  • Name of the Special Event

Business Licenses can be applied for and paid for online.