Pet Sitting Business Permit Requirements in New Haven, 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. New Haven zoning compliance and category-specific licenses (no general business license)

   New Haven issues no blanket general business license renewed annually and displayed at the place of business, and Connecticut has no statewide one. The city's Licenses & Permits index routes 'Business License' to the Permit & License Center, whose licences are strictly category-specific - Amusement, Auction and Auctioneer, Broker, Rooming House, Sales and Street Vendor/Peddler - with applications presented in person. What does apply to a business generally is zoning: the premises need a zoning permit or zoning compliance confirmation and a Certificate of Occupancy from the Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement under CGS Sec. 29-265. Note also that the department issuing building and licence approvals is the Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement, not Economic Development.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee exists; zoning, building and category-specific licence fees are set per category by New Haven's adopted fee schedules·A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Permit & License Center applications must be presented in person and are not issued same day

   No general business license fee exists; zoning, building and category-specific licence fees are set per category by New Haven's adopted fee schedules

   A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Permit & License Center applications must be presented in person and are not issued same day

2. Connecticut Commercial Kennel License (CT Department of Agriculture)

   Boarding dogs or cats commercially requires a commercial kennel license from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture under CGS Sec. 22-344(a): a $400 fee, effective until the second December 31 following issuance, with the municipality's zoning enforcement official certifying the location on a first application. Boarding three or fewer dogs or cats in your own residence is exempt. There is no New Haven County animal services agency - Connecticut abolished county government in 1960 - though New Haven's municipal animal control enforces local ordinances.

   Official government source

   $400 (commercial kennel license, biennial)·Issued after municipal zoning certification and state inspection; renews biennially by December 31

   $400 (commercial kennel license, biennial)

   Issued after municipal zoning certification and state inspection; renews biennially by December 31

Official Sources

• City of New Haven Department of Licenses and Inspections
• New Haven County Animal Services

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