Alabama Business Licenses

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Alabama State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Alabama that a business should check for business license requirements.

Agricultural Center Board
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Athlete Agents Commission
Athletic Commission
Attorney General - Consumer Interest Division
Board for Registered Interior Designers
Board for Registration of Architects
Board for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Board of Adjustment
Board of Athletic Trainers
Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
Board of Court Reporting
Board of Dental Examiners
Board of Examiners in Counseling
Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy
Board of Examiners of Assisted Living Administrators
Board of Examiners of Landscape Architects
Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
Board of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Contractors
Board of Home Medical Equipment
Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors

Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists
Board of Massage Therapy
Board of Medical Examiners & Medical Licensure Commission of
Board of Nursing
Board of Optometry
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Podiatry
Board of Prosthetists and Orthotists
Board of Registration for Foresters
Board of Respiratory Therapy
Commercial Mobile Radio Service Board
Department of Insurance
Department of Labor
Department of Public Safety
Department of Revenue
Department of Revenue - Business Licensing Section
Electrical Contractors Board
Electronic Security Board of Licensure
Funeral Services Board
Home Builders Licensure Board
Licensing Board for General Contractors

Licensure Board for Interpreters and Transliterators
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board
Onsite Wastewater Board
Physical Therapy Board
Pilotage Commission
Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board
Polygraph Examiners Board
Psychology Examiners Board
Real Estate Appraisers Board
Real Estate Commission
Real Estate Commission
Secretary of State - Business Services Division
Secretary of State - Lands and Trademarks/Authentications Division
Security Regulatory Board
State Board of Auctioneers
State Board of Chiropractic Examiners
State Board of Examiners for Dietetics
State Board of Occupational Therapy
State Board of Public Accountancy
State Board of Social Work Examiners
State Oil and Gas Board

Alabama Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Alabama that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

Autauga County
Baldwin County
Barbour County
Bibb County
Blount County
Bullock County
Butler County
Calhoun County
Chambers County
Cherokee County
Chilton County
Choctaw County
Clarke County
Clay County
Cleburne County
Coffee County
Colbert County
Conecuh County
Coosa County
Covington County
Crenshaw County
Cullman County

Dale County
Dallas County
DeKalb County
Elmore County
Escambia County
Etowah County
Fayette County
Franklin County
Geneva County
Greene County
Hale County
Henry County
Houston County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Lamar County
Lauderdale County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Limestone County
Lowndes County
Macon County

Madison County
Marengo County
Marion County
Marshall County
Mobile County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Perry County
Pickens County
Pike County
Randolph County
Russell County
Shelby County
St. Clair County
Sumter County
Talladega County
Tallapoosa County
Tuscaloosa County
Walker County
Washington County
Wilcox County
Winston County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Abbeville
Adamsville
Addison
Adger
Alabaster
Albertville
Alexander City
Alexandria
Allgood
Alpine
Andalusia
Anniston
Arab
Ardmore
Arlington
Ashford
Ashland
Ashville
Athens
Atmore
Attalla
Auburn
Autaugaville
Axis
Bay Minette
Berry
Bessemer
Birmingham
Blountsville
Blue Ridge
Boaz
Bremen
Brewton
Brookwood
Brownsboro
Bucks
Buhl
Butler
Calera
Camden
Carrollton
Centre
Centreville
Chapman
Chatom
Chelsea
Cherokee
Childersburg
Clanton
Clayton
Clio
Coffeeville
Columbia
Columbiana
Cottondale
Cottonwood
Cowarts
Creola
Crossville
Cullman
Dadeville
Daleville
Daphne
Dauphin Island
Deatsville
Decatur
Demopolis
Dixons Mills
Dothan
Eastaboga
Eclectic
Eight Mile
Elba
Elberta
Enterprise
Eufaula
Eutaw
Evergreen
Excel
Fairfield
Fairhope
Fayette

Florala
Florence
Foley
Forestdale
Fort Deposit
Fort Payne
Fort Rucker
Fruitdale
Fulton
Fultondale
Gadsden
Gardendale
Geneva
Glenwood
Goodwater
Gordo
Grand Bay
Grant
Graysville
Greensboro
Greenville
Grove Hill
Guin
Gulf Shores
Guntersville
Haleyville
Hamilton
Hanceville
Hartselle
Harvest
Hatchechubbee
Hayden
Hayneville
Hazel Green
Headland
Heflin
Helena
Henagar
Hodges
Homewood
Hoover
Hope Hull
Hueytown
Huntsville
Huxford
Ider
Irondale
Jack
Jackson
Jacksonville
Jasper
Jefferson
Kellyton
Killen
La Fayette
Laceys Spring
Lanett
Leeds
Leesburg
Lillian
Lincoln
Linden
Lineville
Livingston
Loachapoka
Locust Fork
Loxley
Luverne
Madison
Marion
Mathews
Millbrook
Millport
Millry
Mobile
Monroeville
Montevallo
Montgomery
Montrose
Moody
Morris
Moulton

Mountain Brook
Munford
Muscle Shoals
New Brockton
New Hope
New Market
Newton
Newville
Normal
Northport
Notasulga
Oakman
Oneonta
Opelika
Opp
Orange Beach
Oxford
Ozark
Paint Rock
Pelham
Pell City
Pennington
Perdue Hill
Phenix City
Piedmont
Pike Road
Pine Hill
Pinson
Pleasant Grove
Prattville
Quinton
Ragland
Rainbow City
Rainsville
Ramer
Red Bay
Redstone Arsenal
Reform
Roanoke
Robertsdale
Russellville
Rutledge
Saginaw
Saraland
Scottsboro
Selma
Semmes
Shannon
Sheffield
Shelby
Smiths Station
Spanish Fort
Springville
Sulligent
Sumiton
Summerdale
Sycamore
Sylacauga
Talladega
Tallassee
Tarrant
Theodore
Thomasville
Tillmans Corner
Toney
Troy
Trussville
Tuscaloosa
Tuscumbia
Tuskegee
Union Springs
Valley
Vernon
Vestavia Hills
Vinemont
Wadley
Walnut Grove
Warrior
Webb
Wedowee
Wetumpka
Winfield
York