Pet Sitting Business Permit Requirements in Hartford, CT

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services — Sales Tax Permit

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Connecticut. Connecticut charges a 6.35% state sales tax and taxes certain services (broader base than many states). Register with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services via myconneCT; a $100 registration fee applies.

   Official government source

   $100 (registration fee)·Immediate (online via myconneCT)

   $100 (registration fee)

   Immediate (online via myconneCT)

1. No general Hartford business license (category-specific licenses only)

   Hartford does not require a general business license. The Licenses & Inspections Division licenses only specific regulated categories - food establishments, mobile vendors, laundromats, amusement devices, parking lots and similar activities. Service businesses such as plumbing, salons, tutoring, pet sitting or photography are not licensed by the city, though they may need a state license, zoning approval, or a certificate of occupancy for commercial space.

   Official government source

   No fee - Hartford issues no general business license·Not applicable

   No fee - Hartford issues no general business license

   Not applicable

2. Connecticut Department of Agriculture - Commercial Kennel License (if operating a boarding facility)

   Boarding is licensed by the state, not by any county - Connecticut abolished county government in 1960 and there is no Hartford County Animal Services. CGS Sec. 22-327 defines a commercial kennel as a place maintained for boarding or grooming dogs or cats, including a veterinary hospital that boards or grooms for non-medical purposes, and Sec. 22-344(a) requires a licence from the Commissioner of Agriculture to maintain one. Sec. 22-344(a)(3) expressly exempts a person who boards three or fewer cats or dogs in his or her residence, so small-scale in-home pet sitting typically falls outside the requirement. Where a licence is needed, the municipal zoning enforcement official must certify zoning conformance on the initial application, the department inspects for sanitation and humane treatment, and a licensed kennel must show its licence number in any advertising.

   Official government source

   $400 licence fee (CGS Sec. 22-344(a)), payable again at each biennial renewal; no fee where the three-or-fewer-animals residential exemption applies·The licence runs until the second December 31st following issuance and must be renewed biennially by that date; initial applications require the municipal zoning certification before the department will issue

   $400 licence fee (CGS Sec. 22-344(a)), payable again at each biennial renewal; no fee where the three-or-fewer-animals residential exemption applies

   The licence runs until the second December 31st following issuance and must be renewed biennially by that date; initial applications require the municipal zoning certification before the department will issue

Official Sources

• City of Hartford Licenses and Inspections Division
• Hartford County Animal Services

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