Pet Sitting Business Permit Requirements in Wichita, KS

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. Kansas Department of Revenue — Retailer's Sales Tax License

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Kansas. Kansas charges a 6.5% state sales tax; local jurisdictions may impose additional taxes. Register with the Kansas Department of Revenue.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

1. City of Wichita — No General Business License for Most Businesses

   Wichita does not require a general business license. The city's own Business Licenses page states it 'does not require a standard business license for all businesses that operate within the City limits — only for certain businesses,' and lists those categories: adult entertainment, advertising, animals, cemeteries, entertainment, lodging and residential (including Home Occupation and short-term rentals), sales and services (liquor, massage therapy, mobile food vendor, pawnbroker, precious metal dealer, secondhand dealer, tobacco, transient merchant and similar), security, special events, transportation, and wells. Businesses outside those categories need no city business license. Two things this does not cover: contractors and building permits go through MABCD, the joint City of Wichita/Sedgwick County building department, and state occupational licenses (cosmetology, barbering, real estate, insurance) apply regardless of city licensing.

   Official government source

   No fee for business types the city does not license. Published examples for those it does: Home Occupation $35/year, mobile food vendor $350/year per vehicle ($50 per special event per vehicle), massage therapist $75 per 2 years, massage therapy business $200 per 2 years. MABCD trade certificates are $35.·Not applicable for unlicensed business types. Wichita advises about 2 weeks for a Home Occupation renewal and 30 days for massage licenses; MABCD says contractor license review can take up to two weeks.

   No fee for business types the city does not license. Published examples for those it does: Home Occupation $35/year, mobile food vendor $350/year per vehicle ($50 per special event per vehicle), massage therapist $75 per 2 years, massage therapy business $200 per 2 years. MABCD trade certificates are $35.

   Not applicable for unlicensed business types. Wichita advises about 2 weeks for a Home Occupation renewal and 30 days for massage licenses; MABCD says contractor license review can take up to two weeks.

2. City of Wichita Animal Maintenance Permit (if applicable)

   Sedgwick County Animal Control serves the unincorporated county and some smaller cities, not the City of Wichita, so there is no county kennel permit for a Wichita address. Wichita has no boarding-kennel license either. The closest requirement is an Animal Maintenance Permit, needed to keep more than 3 dogs, 3 cats, 3 fowl, 2 rabbits or any livestock animal at a Wichita location; no more than three kinds of animals may be kept at one location. Breeding is licensed separately as a Dog Breeder License.

   Official government source

   $25 per year for dogs, cats, fowl, rabbits and similar animals; $100 per year if livestock is kept. One permit fee applies per residential unit.·The permit expires one year after the date of issuance and must be renewed each year.

   $25 per year for dogs, cats, fowl, rabbits and similar animals; $100 per year if livestock is kept. One permit fee applies per residential unit.

   The permit expires one year after the date of issuance and must be renewed each year.

Official Sources

• City of Wichita City Treasurer
• Sedgwick County Animal Services

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