Green Bay
City of Green Bay Clerk's Office
In short
City of Green Bay Clerk's Office issues 6 permits we publish for Green Bay, last verified 2026-09-06. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Business License — City of Green Bay Fee Schedule Positiononly if it applies to you | City of Green Bay Clerk's Office | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
| Salon and Barbershop Licensing — State License Applies (Green Bay)only if it applies to you | City of Green Bay Clerk's Office | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
| Veterinary Clinic — Animal Establishment License Scope (Green Bay)only if it applies to you | City of Green Bay Clerk's Office | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
| Mobile Food Vendor License | City of Green Bay Clerk's Office | $50 initial issuance; $50 to renew | annual | 2026-09-06 |
| Residential Building Contractors Licenseonly if it applies to you | City of Green Bay Clerk's Office | $25 initial; $10 to renew; a temporary permit carries no charge | annual | 2026-09-06 |
| Auto Repair Licensing — City of Green Bay Positiononly if it applies to you | City of Green Bay Clerk's Office | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
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
General Business License — City of Green Bay Fee Schedule Position
The City's own itemized 2026 Fee Schedule, which covers dozens of narrow categories down to beekeeping and hen-keeping, lists its Chapter 10 (Businesses) licenses — ambulances, auto salvage, billiard tables, cigarettes, junk and secondhand dealers, pawnbrokers, residential building contractors, taxicabs and others — and lists no general business license, so there is no general license fee. Several aggregator sites claim a general license is required and renewed annually; the City's fee schedule does not support that claim.
Salon and Barbershop Licensing — State License Applies (Green Bay)
The City's 2026 Fee Schedule lists its Chapter 10 (Businesses) licenses — ambulances, auto salvage, billiard tables, cigarettes, junk and secondhand dealers, pawnbrokers, residential building contractors, taxicabs and others — and lists no salon, barbershop or cosmetology license, so there is no City license fee for one. The trade is licensed by the state: the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) cosmetology and barbering board.
Veterinary Clinic — Animal Establishment License Scope (Green Bay)
The City's Animal Establishment License page states: 'No person may operate a pet shop, grooming service, breeding service, or animal shelter without having first obtained an animal establishment license.' Veterinary clinics and hospitals are not among the covered categories, so under that rule there is no City license fee for a veterinary clinic beyond the state veterinary board's credential. The 2026 Fee Schedule sets the animal establishment license fee at $100.00 (Code section 6-1) for a business that does run grooming, breeding, a pet shop or a shelter.
Mobile Food Vendor License
A city clerk license, separate from Brown County's own mobile/retail food health-license fees (Simple mobile TCS is $285, up to $745 for Complex). The city's own fee schedule sets this license at a flat $50 for initial issuance and $50 to renew, whether or not it is tied to an existing City-based food business.
Residential Building Contractors License
Explicitly scoped to residential contracting — no separate commercial/general contractor registration or bond requirement was found at the city level, consistent with Wisconsin having no state-level commercial general contractor license either.
Auto Repair Licensing — City of Green Bay Position
The City's 2026 Fee Schedule lists its Chapter 10 (Businesses) licenses — ambulances, auto salvage, billiard tables, cigarettes, junk and secondhand dealers, pawnbrokers, residential building contractors, taxicabs and others — and lists no general auto repair or body shop license, so there is no City license fee for that trade. The schedule's distinct 'Auto salvage' license ($100.00) and 'Auto salvage storage permit fee' ($100.00) apply only to salvage and junkyard operations.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Green Bay
- Phone
- (920) 448-3010
- Website
- www.greenbaywi.gov/196/Clerk
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.
- City of Green Bay — Animal Establishment LicenseCity of Green Bay · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- City of Green Bay — Mobile Food VendorCity of Green Bay · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- City of Green Bay Fee Schedule (effective January 1, 2026)City of Green Bay · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
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