Colorado Business Licenses

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Colorado State Licensing Agencies

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

State Board of Registered Psychotherapists
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
Board of Nursing
Dental Board
Department of Labor and Employment
Department of Regulatory Agencies - Division of Insurance
Department of Revenue
Department of Revenue - Liquor Enforcement Division
Division of Real Estate
Electrical Board
Medical Board
Office of Acupuncture Licensure
Office of Athletic Trainers

Office of Audiology Licensure
Office of Barber and Cosmetology Licensure
Office of Boxing and the Boxing Commission
Office of Direct-Entry Midwifery Registration
Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration
Office of Hearing Aid Provider Licensure
Office of Massage Therapy Licensure
Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration
Office of Occupational Therapy
Office of Outfitters Registration
Office of Private Investigator Licensure
Office of Respiratory Therapy Licensure
Office of Speech-Language Pathology Certification
Office of Surgical Assistant & Surgical Technologist Registration

Podiatry Board
Secretary of State
State Board of Accountancy
State Board of Addiction Counselor Examiners
State Board of Landscape Architects
State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor Examiners
State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners
State Board of Optometry
State Board of Pharmacy
State Board of Psychologist Examiners
State Board of Social Work Examiners
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
State Physical Therapy Board
State Plumbing Board

Colorado Local Business Licences

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

County / Parish

Adams County
Alamosa County
Arapahoe County
Archuleta County
Baca County
Bent County
Boulder County
Broomfield County
Chaffee County
Cheyenne County
Clear Creek County
Conejos County
Costilla County
Crowley County
Custer County
Delta County
Denver County
Dolores County
Douglas County
Eagle County
El Paso County

Elbert County
Fremont County
Garfield County
Gilpin County
Grand County
Gunnison County
Hinsdale County
Huerfano County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Kiowa County
Kit Carson County
La Plata County
Lake County
Larimer County
Las Animas County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Mesa County
Mineral County
Moffat County

Montezuma County
Montrose County
Morgan County
Otero County
Ouray County
Park County
Phillips County
Pitkin County
Prowers County
Pueblo County
Rio Blanco County
Rio Grande County
Routt County
Saguache County
San Juan County
San Miguel County
Sedgwick County
Summit County
Teller County
Washington County
Weld County
Yuma County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Agate
Akron
Alamosa
Allenspark
Alma
Anton
Arapahoe
Arvada
Aspen
Aspen Park
Ault
Aurora
Austin
Avon
Bailey
Basalt
Bayfield
Bellvue
Bennett
Berthoud
Bethune
Black Forest
Black Hawk
Boulder
Breckenridge
Briggsdale
Brighton
Broomfield
Brush
Buena Vista
Buffalo Creek
Burlington
Byers
Calhan
Campo
Canon City
Carbondale
Castle Pines
Castle Rock
Cedaredge
Centennial
Center
Central City
Cheraw
Cherry Hills Village
Cheyenne Wells
Clifton
Coal Creek
Collbran
Colorado City
Colorado Springs
Columbine
Commerce City
Cortez
Craig
Crawford
Creede
Crested Butte
Cripple Creek
Dacono
De Beque
Deer Trail
Del Norte
Delta
Denver
Dillon
Dinosaur
Divide
Dolores
Dove Creek
Dumont
Dupont
Durango
Eagle
Eastlake
Eaton
Edwards
Elbert
Eldorado Springs
Elizabeth
Empire
Englewood
Erie
Estes Park
Evergreen
Fairplay

Firestone
Flagler
Fleming
Florence
Florissant
Fort Carson
Fort Collins
Fort Lupton
Fort Morgan
Fountain
Franktown
Fraser
Frederick
Frisco
Fruita
Georgetown
Gilcrest
Glen Haven
Glendale
Glenwood Springs
Golden
Granby
Grand Junction
Grand Lake
Grant
Greeley
Greenwood Village
Grover
Guffey
Gunnison
Gypsum
Hartman
Haxtun
Hayden
Henderson
Highlands Ranch
Holyoke
Hot Sulphur Springs
Hotchkiss
Hudson
Hugo
Hygiene
Idaho Springs
Idledale
Ignacio
Indian Hills
Jamestown
Jefferson
Joes
Johnstown
Julesburg
Keenesburg
Ken Caryl
Kersey
Keystone
Kiowa
Kittredge
Kremmling
La Jara
La Junta
La Salle
Lafayette
Lakewood
Lamar
Laporte
Larkspur
Las Animas
Leadville
Limon
Littleton
Livermore
Lone Tree
Longmont
Louisville
Louviers
Loveland
Lyons
Mancos
Manitou Springs
Mead
Meeker
Merino
Mesa
Minturn
Moffat
Monte Vista

Monument
Morrison
Mosca
Nederland
New Castle
Niwot
North Washington
Northglenn
Nucla
Nunn
Oak Creek
Otis
Ouray
Ovid
Pagosa Springs
Palmer Lake
Paonia
Parachute
Parker
Peetz
Penrose
Peyton
Pine
Pinecliffe
Pitkin
Platteville
Pleasant View
Pueblo
Pueblo West
Rangely
Raymer
Red Feather Lakes
Ridgway
Rifle
Rocky Ford
Roggen
Roxborough Park
Rye
Saguache
Salida
San Luis
Sanford
Security-Widefield
Sedalia
Shawnee
Sherrelwood
Silt
Silver Plume
Silverthorne
Silverton
Simla
Snowmass
Somerset
Springfield
Steamboat Springs
Sterling
Stoneham
Strasburg
Superior
Telluride
The Pinery
Thornton
Towaoc
Trinidad
U.S. Air Force Academy
Vail
Victor
Vilas
Walden
Walsenburg
Ward
Weldona
Wellington
West Pleasant View
Westcliffe
Westminster
Wheat Ridge
Wiggins
Windsor
Winter Park
Wolcott
Woodland Park
Woodmoor
Woodrow
Woody Creek
Wray
Yuma