New Mexico Business License
General Business License Requirements for New Mexico.
Business licenses are often required of business entities, regardless of their products and services. This page provides an overview of business license requirements in New Mexico.
New Mexico General Business Licenses
New Mexico Business License
Not required
General Business License licensure is not required on the State level in New Mexico.
New Mexico does not have a general business license at the state level, but local licenses are often required.
Local General Business Licenses
Albuquerque Business Registration
| Agency: | City of Albuquerque Planning Department (NM) |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $35 |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $35. If it is a commercial location, there is also a fire safety fee based on size of the business. |
| Due: | Annually by the anniversary of registration. |
City of Bloomfield Business License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $35 business registration fee + $25 investigation fee |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $35 business registration fee + $25 investigation fee |
| Due: | Annually by anniversary date. |
| Penalties: | In any case where a person or business fails to renew the business license issued previously, by March 15 of each year, a late charge fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall impose, or as section 3-38-5 N.M.S.A. 1978 may allow. |
Clovis Commercial Business Registration
| Agency: | City of Clovis Business Registration Department (NM) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $35 application fee + $25 fire inspection fee |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $35 |
| Due: | Annually by March 15. |
City of Las Cruces Business License
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $35 registration fee |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $35 |
| Due: | Annually by date of issuance. |
Village of Los Lunas Business Registration
| Agency: | Village of Los Lunas Community Development Department (NM) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $25 registration fee + $2 per vending machine fee + $5 per amusement machine fee |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $25 registration fee + $2 per vending machine fee + $5 per amusement machine fee |
| Due: | Annually by March 16 |
| Notes: | Renewal notices with instructions are mailed prior to the expiration of the license. |
City of Rio Rancho Out-of-City Business Registration
| Agency: | City of Rio Rancho - Office of the City Clerk (NM) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| Filing Method: | In-person, mail, fax, e-mail |
| Agency Fee: | $35 |
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $35 |
| Due: | Annually by the last day of the month of initial licensure |
| Penalties: | $10 late filing fee |
Rio Rancho Commercial Business Registration
| Agency: | City of Rio Rancho - Office of the City Clerk (NM) |
Initial Registration
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| Instructions: | All required paperwork must be submitted to the city clerk for review before scheduling the fire and building inspections. Once the city clerk approves an application, instructions will be sent via email on how to obtain the necessary inspections. Once the inspections are completed and all the necessary signatures are collected, the finalized application packet can be submitted to the clerk. The clerk will email a link for online payment of fees. |
| Filing Method: | In-person, mail, fax, or e-mail |
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Registration Renewal
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| Due: | Annually by the last day of the month of initial licensure |
City of Roswell Commercial Business License
| Agency: | City of Roswell Business License Clerk (NM) |
| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | No |
| Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required? | No |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $35 new registration fee |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | Commercial Business License Registration Application (Renewal) |
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| Agency Fee: | $35 renewal fee |
| Due: | A staggered business registration period by quarter is due on the last day of the months of March, June, September, [and] December. (1)Those businesses whose first letter (exclusive of a, an, and the) starts with A through C, numbers, computer codes, etc. license is due on March 31. (2)Those businesses whose first letter (exclusive of a, an, and the) starts with D through K is due on June 30. (3)Those businesses whose first letter (exclusive of a, an, and the) starts with L through R is due on September 30. (4)Those businesses whose first letter (exclusive of a, an, and the) starts with S through Z is due on December 31. (5)If the last day of the month falls on a weekend or a holiday recognized by the City of Roswell, the due date will be the next working day following that weekend or holiday. |
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City of Santa Fe Business License
| Agency: | City of Santa Fe - Planning and Land Use - Business License Team (NM) |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | License fees vary based on the nature of the business. In addition to license fees, businesses may also be required to pay the following:
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Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | License fees vary based on the nature of the business. In addition to license fees, businesses may also be required to pay the following:
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| Due: | Annually by date of issuance |
Bernalillo County Commercial Business License
| Agency: | Bernalillo County Planning and Development Services-Permitting Center (NM) |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $35 registration fee + $15 administrative fee |
Registration Renewal
| Form: | Renewal notices are sent in the mail. |
| Agency Fee: | $35 |
| Due: | Annually by the anniversary of registration. |
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