Fitness Studio Permit Requirements in Bismarck, ND

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. North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner — Sales and Use Tax Permit

   Required for any business selling taxable goods or services in North Dakota. The state sales tax rate is 5% for most retail sales, and cities and counties may levy additional local sales and use taxes that vary by location — check the Tax Commissioner’s local tax rate listings for your address. Apply for the permit in ND TAP, the state’s Taxpayer Access Point.

   Official government source

   Free·Apply through ND TAP at least 30 days before you open for business, as the Tax Commissioner advises.

   Free

   Apply through ND TAP at least 30 days before you open for business, as the Tax Commissioner advises.

2. No North Dakota Health Club Registration

   North Dakota has no health club or fitness studio registration requirement. There is no ND Health Club Act, and the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division does not register health clubs or sellers of multi-month memberships — that requirement exists in some other states but not in North Dakota. Membership contracts remain subject to North Dakota's general consumer protection law.

   Official government source

   No fee — no such registration exists in North Dakota.·No application to file.

   No fee — no such registration exists in North Dakota.

   No application to file.

1. No General Business License in Bismarck

   The City of Bismarck states plainly that it does not presently have a general business license. Certain occupations do require a license or permit specific to that use — building permits, food service, gaming, liquor sales, excavation and concrete work, taxi operations, and Fire Department permits among them — and the State of North Dakota licenses some occupations separately. Check whether your specific activity is regulated rather than assuming a general license applies. There is no City Clerk business license.

   Official government source

   No fee — Bismarck issues no general business license. Activity-specific permits carry their own fees.·Not applicable

   No fee — Bismarck issues no general business license. Activity-specific permits carry their own fees.

   Not applicable

2. City of Bismarck Certificate of Occupancy — Assembly Use

   Fitness studios must obtain a Certificate of Occupancy with an assembly/fitness use classification from the City of Bismarck Community Development Department's Building Inspections Division. Fire suppression, emergency exits, and occupancy limits are inspected before occupancy is approved. Burleigh County has no role inside the city limits.

   Official government source

   Valuation-based commercial building permit fee: $40 for work up to $500, rising with job cost (for example $260.95 at $25,000, $623.45 at $100,000), plus a 20% commercial review fee.·2–6 weeks

   Valuation-based commercial building permit fee: $40 for work up to $500, rising with job cost (for example $260.95 at $25,000, $623.45 at $100,000), plus a 20% commercial review fee.

   2–6 weeks

Official Sources

• City of Bismarck City Clerk
• North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner — Sales Tax Permit

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