Licenses

The City Clerk’s Office coordinates the issuance of business, liquor, and animal licenses. Licenses can be submitted in person at City Hall or by mail:

City Clerk's Office 125 3rd Avenue N South St. Paul, MN 55075

City Clerk License / Permit Fee Schedule

General Business License Applications

Benches - limit 25
Bowling Alley
Car Wash
Cigarette & Tobacco
Entertainment
Housing Evaluator - Rental Housing and Time of Sale (If you choose both Time of Sale and Rental, you need only pay one application fee.)
Fireworks
Massage Therapy
Pawnbrokers and Precious Metal Dealer
Peddler
Solicitor License
Special Event
Trash Hauler

Liquor Licensing

For questions regarding On Sale or Off Sale Intoxicating Liquor Licenses, please contact the City Clerk at (651) 554-3204.

Animal Licenses

Click on the links below to download the appropriate license. Licenses may also be purchased in person at City Hall during regular business hours.

Dog/Cat License - Lifetime License Fee: $25.00
Chicken and/or Duck License - Lifetime License Fee: $75.00
Miniature Pig License - Lifetime License Fee: $25.00

Charitable Gambling

For questions regarding lawful gambling, please contact the City Clerk at (651) 554-3204.

Solicitors

Solicitors must obtain a permit from the City and display it at all times. While the City cannot generally prohibit door-to-door sales, residents have the right to privacy. Solicitors must leave a property if asked and may not engage in threatening, intimidating, or abusive behavior.

Residents who wish to exclude solicitors from their premises may place a sign near the entrance stating: "No peddlers, solicitors, or transient merchants" or similar wording.

Solicitors, peddlers, and transient merchants may only operate during the following hours: