Dog Grooming Business Permit Requirements in Davenport, IA

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

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

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Iowa Department of Revenue — Sales Tax Permit

   Required for businesses selling taxable goods or services in Iowa. The state rate is 6%, and local option sales tax of up to 1% may apply. Iowa taxes about 75 enumerated services, so check whether your service is taxable before assuming you need a permit. Register with the Iowa Department of Revenue online.

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   Free — no fee to register for a sales tax permit·Register online through GovConnectIowa, the state's tax portal

   Free — no fee to register for a sales tax permit

   Register online through GovConnectIowa, the state's tax portal

1. No General Business License Required in Davenport

   Davenport does not require a general, citywide business license. The Revenue Division licenses only specific categories, each with its own fee: alarm businesses ($50-$100), auctioneers ($150), billboards and signs, bicycles ($5), tobacco/nicotine ($25-$100 by term), closing-out sales, vehicle-related businesses, mobile food units ($55), live entertainment ($50), metal recyclers ($300), and pawnbrokers/secondhand/junk/antique dealers ($50-$500). Most professional and personal-service businesses — pest control, barbering, tutoring, insurance, cleaning, photography — are not licensed by the city at all. Check the category list, and call the Revenue Division at 563-326-7715 if unsure.

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   $0 for most business types; listed categories carry their own published fees·Not applicable unless your activity is one of the listed categories

   $0 for most business types; listed categories carry their own published fees

   Not applicable unless your activity is one of the listed categories

2. Davenport Dog Grooming - No Local Grooming Permit

   Davenport does not license dog grooming, and there is no county "Scott County Animal Services" department. The City contracts with the Humane Society of Scott County, a nonprofit, to run animal control and to issue dog and cat licenses under Chapter 6.04 of the Davenport Municipal Code. A grooming shop needs the ordinary zoning approval and certificate of occupancy for its location, nothing animal-specific. Overnight boarding is a separate, state-level matter: the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship licenses boarding kennels under Iowa Code chapter 162.

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   No grooming permit fee. If you board animals overnight, the state commercial establishment license is $175 per year (Iowa Code section 162.2B)·Nothing to wait on for grooming itself

   No grooming permit fee. If you board animals overnight, the state commercial establishment license is $175 per year (Iowa Code section 162.2B)

   Nothing to wait on for grooming itself

Official Sources

• City of Davenport Finance Department

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