Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Business License Section
In short
Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Business License Section issues 2 permits we publish for Los Angeles County, last verified 2026-09-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Business License — Regulated Categories (Restaurant, Motor Vehicle Repair, Massage/Body Art, Health Spa)only if it applies to you | Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Business License Section | Cost-recovery fee set per license category under LA County Code Title 7 §7.14.010; every application carries a non-refundable application fee, and some categories additionally require sign-off from the Fire Department, Sheriff, Dept. of Health Services or Dept. of Regional Planning before the Business License Commission issues the license. The per-category dollar amounts were not published in the TTC's accessible fee documents. | not stated in the sources retrieved | 2026-09-27 |
| County Business License — Title 7 Category List (veterinary, child care, contractor, plain retail)only if it applies to you | Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Business License Section | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-27 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
County Business License — Regulated Categories (Restaurant, Motor Vehicle Repair, Massage/Body Art, Health Spa)
Los Angeles County licenses about 100 named regulated business activities under Title 7, and this license applies only in the unincorporated area and the three contract cities of Malibu, Santa Clarita and Westlake Village — not in any of the county's other 85 incorporated cities, which issue their own business licenses instead. Confirmed named categories reaching these industries include Restaurant, Motor Vehicle Repair, Massage Establishment, Massage Technician, Body Art Establishment, Health Spa and Swimming Pool Public. The fee is cost-recovery based rather than a gross-receipts tax, and includes a non-refundable application fee on every application, but the county's public FAQ and fee-schedule documents do not state the actual per-category dollar figures. Failing to obtain a required license is a misdemeanor under Title 7. A salon needs this license only if it offers massage or body-art services beyond an ordinary cosmetologist's scope; a fitness studio needs it only if it operates a health spa or a public swimming pool. Apply through EPIC-LA.
County Business License — Title 7 Category List (veterinary, child care, contractor, plain retail)
No fee applies. The Treasurer and Tax Collector's own published list of 'Business Activities That Require a County Business License' — roughly 100 activities under Title 7 — does not include a veterinary hospital or clinic, a child care center, a general contractor, or a plain retail store with no other regulated specialty (such as a pawnshop or secondhand dealer). Under that list, none of these four business types needs a Los Angeles County business license even in the unincorporated area or in Malibu, Santa Clarita or Westlake Village, where the license otherwise applies. A retail store that also deals in secondhand goods, a contractor performing work that needs a building permit, and a child care center needing zoning and fire clearance can still owe other county fees listed elsewhere for this jurisdiction; this record covers only the general Title 7 business license itself.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Los Angeles County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Business Frequently Asked Questions (full list of ~100 named regulated business-license categories)LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
- Business License FAQs (revised March 24, 2025)LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
- Business License General InformationLA County Treasurer and Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-27
Other offices serving Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division
- Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning
- Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Building and Safety Division
- Los Angeles County Fire Department / Consolidated Fire Protection District, acting as the county's Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA)
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
The full permit list for this jurisdiction
Industry permit lists that include this agency
- Restaurants in Los Angeles County
- Retail stores in Los Angeles County
- Salons and barbers in Los Angeles County
- Fitness studios in Los Angeles County
- Childcare centres in Los Angeles County
- Contractors and trades in Los Angeles County
- Auto repair shops in Los Angeles County
- Veterinary clinics in Los Angeles County
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