Mobile Dog Grooming Permit Requirements in Denver, CO

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC/corporation. Free from the IRS, obtained instantly online.

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Colorado Sales Tax License (if selling products)

   Required if your grooming business sells pet products, shampoos or supplies. Grooming itself is a service, and Colorado does not tax services (§39-26-102(15)(a)(I) C.R.S.), so grooming labour is not subject to state sales tax. Issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue; the state license does not cover home-rule cities such as Denver.

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   $16 for the two-year license period when applying January–June of an even year, prorated to $12, $8 or $4 later in the cycle, plus a one-time refundable $50 deposit for a new account ($66 total for a first location); the deposit is refunded once $50 in state sales tax has been remitted·Immediate when filed online through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online

   $16 for the two-year license period when applying January–June of an even year, prorated to $12, $8 or $4 later in the cycle, plus a one-time refundable $50 deposit for a new account ($66 total for a first location); the deposit is refunded once $50 in state sales tax has been remitted

   Immediate when filed online through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online

2. Colorado Secretary of State — LLC Registration (Articles of Organization)

   Registering a legal entity is optional for a sole-proprietor groomer but common for liability protection. File Articles of Organization for an LLC online with the Colorado Secretary of State; Colorado requires this document to be filed online (no paper option). Every registered entity must then file a Periodic Report each year to stay in good standing. A sole proprietor operating under a business name instead files a Statement of Trade Name.

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   $50 to file Articles of Organization online, plus $25 for the Periodic Report due every year (a $50 late penalty applies if it is filed late). Statement of Trade Name for a sole proprietorship is $20.·Immediate — the Secretary of State files online documents in real time once payment is confirmed

   $50 to file Articles of Organization online, plus $25 for the Periodic Report due every year (a $50 late penalty applies if it is filed late). Statement of Trade Name for a sole proprietorship is $20.

   Immediate — the Secretary of State files online documents in real time once payment is confirmed

1. Denver: No City License for Mobile Pet Grooming (state PACFA license instead)

   Denver has no general business license; its Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (formerly Excise and Licenses) issues only about 68 enumerated license types. Denver's Kennel license category covers pet shops, pet hospitals, fixed-location pet grooming shops, kennels and animal shelters, and the city states expressly on that page that mobile pet grooming is not licensed by the city and directs operators to the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Under PACFA, a groomer facility is any permanent or mobile establishment where a customer pays to have a pet's coat cleaned, styled or maintained, so a mobile grooming van needs a state PACFA Groomer Facility license from the Department of Agriculture.

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   No Denver license fee applies. The state PACFA licence for a mobile grooming facility is $400 per year (an independent contractor groomer working out of another owner's facility is $350); applying for two or more categories costs the highest-priced category plus $50 for each additional one.·You may not operate or advertise pet-grooming services before the PACFA license is issued. Licenses run to March 1 and renew between January 1 and March 1 each year, with an automatic 10% late fee after March 1; the Department of Agriculture does not publish a processing-time standard.

   No Denver license fee applies. The state PACFA licence for a mobile grooming facility is $400 per year (an independent contractor groomer working out of another owner's facility is $350); applying for two or more categories costs the highest-priced category plus $50 for each additional one.

   You may not operate or advertise pet-grooming services before the PACFA license is issued. Licenses run to March 1 and renew between January 1 and March 1 each year, with an automatic 10% late fee after March 1; the Department of Agriculture does not publish a processing-time standard.

2. Vehicle Emissions Inspection (grooming van)

   Colorado has no general commercial vehicle safety inspection programme. Gasoline-powered vehicles registered in the Metro Denver / Front Range region — all or part of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties — must pass an emissions inspection administered under CDPHE's Air Quality programme. Model year 1982 and newer vehicles are inspected biennially, 1981 and older annually, and the seven most recent model years are exempt. Some vehicles clear via the Rapid Screen remote-sensing programme without visiting a station. Denver has no mobile pet grooming permit, but the van must be registered, insured and current on any required emissions inspection.

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   Inspection fees are set for the AIR Program and collected at the inspection station; CDPHE does not publish a $25-$75 range. There is no fee when a vehicle clears through Rapid Screen or falls in the seven-year new-vehicle exemption.·Emissions inspections are completed while you wait at an Air Care Colorado station or 24/7 self-service kiosk; the certification is required at registration renewal.

   Inspection fees are set for the AIR Program and collected at the inspection station; CDPHE does not publish a $25-$75 range. There is no fee when a vehicle clears through Rapid Screen or falls in the seven-year new-vehicle exemption.

   Emissions inspections are completed while you wait at an Air Care Colorado station or 24/7 self-service kiosk; the certification is required at registration renewal.

Official Sources

• Denver Excise & Licenses
• Colorado Secretary of State: Business Registration
• Colorado Dept of Revenue: Sales Tax

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