Business Licensing

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The Boulder City Business License office has a new online portal. Through the new portal you can apply for a new license or make payments and view an existing license. Please click the link below to get started: 

https://bouldercitynv-permit-portal.azurewebsites.net/

*Please note that when you register your email address will be your user id. To view existing licenses the email you register must match the email we have on file for your license. 



Verify a license

  1. Business License report as of January 2026 (PDF)

Business License Complaint Forms

  • Online Form
  • Fillable PDF (you have to fill it out on your computer, save to your computer, and then either email the form or print it out and send via US mail)

General Information

Upon submission to the Business License Office, your application information will be forwarded to the Fire Department and the Building & Safety Division, you are responsible for scheduling inspections with each department. Licenses cannot be issued until all inspections have been approved. After approvals, your license will be invoiced and can be issued upon payment.

Inspections are not done for addresses that are not in Boulder City or for residential addresses.

application for license
  1. Business Applications
  2. Liquor Applications
  3. Gaming Applications
  4. Misc. Forms
  1. Solicitors and canvassers application (PDF)
  2. Special Category application (PDF)
  3. Secondhand Dealer Business License application
  4. Special Event (PDF)
  5. Garage Sale Permit

The Boulder City Room Tax Remittance Form is now found on the Finance Department webpage under Forms. 

Boulder City Municipal Code - Title 4 - Business Regulations


Fee Schedules

  1. R-6046 Business License Fees (PDF)
  2. R942 Liquor Fees (PDF)
  1. Can I operate my business from my home?
  2. My club wants to hold a fund raiser. Do we need a permit or license?
  3. Do I need a permit or license for a garage sale?
  4. Does my pet need a license?
  5. Can I sell liquor and have gaming in my business in Boulder City?
  6. How do I file a complaint about a business?
  7. What do I need to do to put signs up for my business?
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