Montana Business License
General Business License Requirements for Montana.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in Montana.
Montana General Business Licenses
Montana Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the State level in Montana.
Montana does not have a general business license at the state level, but local licenses are often required.
Local General Business Licenses
Billings Business License
| Agency: | City of Billings Finance Department (MT) |
| Notes: | Any person who conducts business in the City or is based in the City must obtain a business license on or before the date the business commences. |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | Mail or email to businesslicense@billingsmt.gov |
| Agency Fee: | Varies by gross annual revenue. Minimum of $55. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | Mail or email to businesslicense@billingsmt.gov |
| Agency Fee: | Varies by gross annual revenue. Minimum of $55. |
| Due: | Annually by the end of the registration anniversary month. |
City of Livingston Business License
| Agency: | City of Livingston (CO) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | Determined by business type. |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Due: | Annually by January 31. |
| Law: | (Ord. No. 2026, § 1(J), 10/19/10) |
| Penalties: | Failure to renew the safety inspection certificate by or special business license by February 1, of every year shall result in a delinquent charge as determined by resolution. |
Learn about general business licensing requirements in other states:
