Pet Sitting Business Permit Requirements in Stamford, 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. Stamford Certificate of Occupancy and category-specific permits (no general business license)

   Stamford requires no general business license, and Connecticut has no statewide one - so nothing is issued annually to be displayed at the place of business. What Stamford does require is a Certificate of Occupancy for the premises from the Building Department, plus whichever category-specific permits fit the business. The city's Permits and Licenses catalogue lists Building Department permits (building, demolition, zoning, signs, temporary tents, contractor registration), Engineering excavation and obstruction permits, and Department of Health licences (annual food establishment, retail food store, mobile food establishment, cosmetology, massage establishment, hotel/motel, public pool, multiple family dwelling, rooming house, refuse trucks). Note the Building Department sits under Operations; Economic Development is a separate office that issues no permits.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee exists; Building, Engineering and Health permit fees are set per category by Stamford's adopted fee schedules·A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Health Department licences such as food and cosmetology run annually and require plan review and inspection before issuance

   No general business license fee exists; Building, Engineering and Health permit fees are set per category by Stamford's adopted fee schedules

   A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Health Department licences such as food and cosmetology run annually and require plan review and inspection before issuance

2. Connecticut Department of Agriculture - Commercial Kennel License (if applicable)

   Boarding is licensed by the state, not by any county - Connecticut abolished county government in 1960 and there is no Fairfield County Animal Services. CGS Sec. 22-327 defines a commercial kennel as a place maintained for boarding or grooming dogs or cats, and Sec. 22-344(a) requires a licence from the Commissioner of Agriculture to maintain one. Critically, Sec. 22-344(a)(3) provides that a person who boards three or fewer cats or dogs in his or her residence needs no commercial kennel licence, so small-scale home pet sitting typically falls outside it. Where a licence is required, 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 advertising.

   Official government source

   $400 licence fee (CGS Sec. 22-344(a)), payable again at each biennial renewal; no fee if 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 municipal zoning certification before the department will issue

   $400 licence fee (CGS Sec. 22-344(a)), payable again at each biennial renewal; no fee if 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 municipal zoning certification before the department will issue

Official Sources

• City of Stamford Department of Building, Land Use & Economic Development
• Fairfield County Animal Services

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