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Santa Fe County Treasurer

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Santa Fe County Treasurer issues 3 permits we publish for Santa Fe County, last verified 2026-10-12. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
County Temporary Business License (under 60 days in any 12 months)only if it applies to youSanta Fe County TreasurerUp to $10.00 per month (Santa Fe County Code §110.03(2)(d), "Any other temporary business").per license, for a business carried on for fewer than 60 days in any 12-month period2026-10-12
County Business Registration (annual, per place of business)Santa Fe County Treasurer$35 per calendar year, for each place of business; not prorated; late fee $10.00 (Code §110.03(1)(b), §110.06)calendar year; registration and fee due before March 15 each year (within 30 days of starting for a business that begins after March 15)2026-10-12
County Business License: Dealers in Secondhand Goods and Pawnbrokersonly if it applies to youSanta Fe County Treasurer$50 per year (Code §110.03(2)(d)); pawnbrokers also post a $5,000.00 surety bond (Code §115.04)annual; renewal due before March 15 each year2026-10-12

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 Temporary Business License (under 60 days in any 12 months)

Under Santa Fe County Code chapter 110, a business carried on in the unincorporated county for fewer than 60 days in any 12-month period is a temporary business rather than a permanent one. Code §110.03(2) requires any person engaging in a temporary business to complete a county business license form before a license is issued and to comply with the chapter's license requirements. The fee schedule in §110.03(2)(d) sets the fee for "Any other temporary business" at up to $10.00 per month. This applies to temporary retail sales and other short-term operations in the unincorporated county; a business operating 60 days or more in a 12-month period takes the annual $35.00 business registration instead. The figure is set by ordinance in the codified chapter 110, current through Ord. No. 2026-07; contact the County Treasurer for the amount charged for a particular operation.

County Business Registration (annual, per place of business)

Under Santa Fe County Code chapter 110, any person engaging in a permanent business (one carried on for 60 days or more in any 12-month period) in the county outside incorporated municipalities and Indian reservations must complete a county business registration form before March 15 of each year; a business that starts after March 15 files the form and fee within 30 days of starting. Under §110.03(1)(b), the business registration fee is $35.00 per calendar year, is charged for each place of business, is not prorated for part of a year, and is payable on March 15 to the county treasurer. Renewal is due before March 15 each year (§110.05(A)), and a registration fee not paid before March 15 draws a $10.00 late fee (§110.06). For contractors, §110.02 provides: "Unless a construction contractor has at least one permanent location within the county, place of business includes a construction site, located therein." The county's Commercial Business License page states: "It is necessary to obtain and maintain a business license in order to operate a business within the unincorporated areas of Santa Fe County." It also states: "Business Licenses are not transferrable from one business owner to the next." The fee is set by ordinance in the codified chapter 110, current through Ord. No. 2026-07.

County Business License: Dealers in Secondhand Goods and Pawnbrokers

A retail store that regularly deals in secondhand goods of any kind (the Code §110.02 definition excludes automobiles and includes pawnbrokers) carries on a licensed activity under Santa Fe County Code chapter 110 and needs a county business license from the County Treasurer. Code §110.03(2)(d) sets the fee for "Dealers in secondhand goods of any kind, including flea-markets and pawnbrokers" at $50.00 per year; renewal is due before March 15 each year (§110.05(A)), with a $10.00 late fee under §110.06. A pawnbroker is also governed by Code chapter 115: under §115.04, before a license can be granted the pawnbroker must deliver a bond in the penal sum of $5,000.00 with a corporate surety authorised in New Mexico, approved by the office of the land use administrator and the county attorney, and must give the county 30 days' written notice of cancelling the bond. The figures are set by ordinance in the codified text current through Ord. No. 2026-07.

Contact

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Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Commercial Business License pageSanta Fe County Growth Management Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  2. Santa Fe County Code, Chapter 110: Business Registration and LicensingSanta Fe County, New Mexico (eCode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12
  3. Santa Fe County Code, Chapter 115: Pawnbrokers and junk dealersSanta Fe County, New Mexico (eCode360) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-12

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