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What permits do you need to open a veterinary clinic in Davis County Ut?

In short

A veterinary clinic in Davis County Ut, UT has 2 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 10 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Davis County Animal Care charges $150 a year for the kennel license. 3 of the 12 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-02 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a veterinary clinic in Davis County Ut

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Kennel Licenseonly if it applies to youDavis County Animal Care$150 a yearAnnual2026-10-02
Veterinary Facility Permit — State Licensing Division Position (Utah)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Professional LicensingNo feenot applicable2026-09-04

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

Local permits that apply to every type of business in Davis County Ut

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business License — All Other BusinessDavis County Community & Economic Development$60 a yearAnnual, expires December 31; renewal due by January 312026-10-02
General Business License — Home Occupationonly if it applies to youDavis County Community & Economic Development$50 a yearAnnual, expires December 31; renewal due by January 312026-10-02
Building Permitonly if it applies to youDavis County Community & Economic DevelopmentVaries — formula on the Davis County Ut pageOne-time, per permit2026-10-02
Zoning / Land Use Feesonly if it applies to youDavis County Community & Economic DevelopmentVaries — formula on the Davis County Ut pagePer application2026-10-02
Onsite Wastewater (Septic) System Permitonly if it applies to youDavis County Health Department, Environmental Health DivisionVaries — formula on the Davis County Ut pagePer system2026-10-02

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

UT registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Sales and Use Tax LicenseUtah State Tax CommissionNo feeongoing — no fixed expiration, with a filing frequency the state assigns and can revisit2026-09-04
Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
Certificate of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
General Business License — Utah State Position (Entity Registration)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeNo feeset by the city or county2026-09-04
Annual Renewalonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$18 a year; a late renewal adds $10annual — due in the calendar month tied to the entity's own formation anniversary2026-09-04

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

How much does it actually cost to permit a veterinary clinic in Davis County Ut?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 12 records listed for a veterinary clinic in Davis County Ut, UT, 2 apply to every business of this type and 10 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

Of the 2 that always apply, 1 carry a flat fee, coming to $60.00. That is a floor, not a total. 3 of the 12 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 3 have no fee published at all.

The other 3 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Davis County Ut permits page and the UT state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Davis County Ut?

Permits for a veterinary clinic in Davis County Ut, UT come from 6 separate offices: Davis County Animal Care, Davis County Community & Economic Development, Davis County Health Department, Environmental Health Division, Utah State Tax Commission, Utah Division of Professional Licensing, Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a veterinary clinic need in Davis County Ut that other businesses do not?

2 of the 2 permits particular to a veterinary clinic here apply to no other business type we cover in Davis County Ut: Kennel License and Veterinary Facility Permit — State Licensing Division Position (Utah).

Kennel License

A boarding-kennel operator anywhere in Davis County needs this license from Davis County Animal Care, under the fee authority of Davis County Code §6.32.010. Municode will not render Title 6 of the Davis County Code, under any node ID tried, by direct fetch or by text proxy, so the $150.00/year figure published here comes instead from Davis County Animal Care's own annual report to the Commission, posted on Utah's official state Public Notice Website — the same $150.00 figure appears in two independent annual reports from two different years, and it is cross-checked against the live pet-licensing fee page's other figures (an exact match) and against the Animal Care Fees page's own citation of §6.32.010 as the fee's statutory source. Because this figure's authority is the department's own annual filing rather than codified ordinance text read directly, that provenance is stated here rather than presenting the figure as drawn straight from the ordinance. DCHD's parent Davis County Animal Care reaches boarding-kennel operators county-wide.

Veterinary Facility Permit — State Licensing Division Position (Utah)

There is no state premises fee listed for a veterinary practice. The Division of Professional Licensing's own current fee schedule lists only Veterinarian, Intern and Certified Veterinary Technician under veterinary licensing, with no facility line, even though it does list one for a controlled substance handler facility; the division's veterinary FAQ page and renewal cycle table likewise list no premises credential. A veterinarian's own license is $150 to apply and $83 to renew, on a two-year cycle expiring 30 September of even-numbered years.

The other 5 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Davis County Ut, UT; what each one involves is set out on the Davis County Ut permits page. The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across UT and are covered on the UT state page.

How does a veterinary clinic compare with other businesses in Davis County Ut?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A veterinary clinic also needs Kennel License and Veterinary Facility Permit — State Licensing Division Position (Utah). A auto repair shop needs Vehicle Emissions I/M Station & Technician Permits, Motor Vehicle Body Shop License and Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Utah MVED Position, which a veterinary clinic does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Davis County Ut, UT, compared with a veterinary clinic
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a veterinary clinicOnly a veterinary clinic needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops3023
Childcare centres3023
Coffee shops7027
Contractors and trades5025
Fitness studios1021
Food trucks7027
Restaurants8028
Retail stores3023
Salons and barbers3023

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Davis County Ut permits page and the UT state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Davis County Animal Care Annual Report to the Commission (states "Kennel fee (annual) $150.00")Davis County Animal Care (posted on Utah's state Public Notice Website) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  2. Davis County Animal Care Annual Report to the Commission, second independent year (same "Kennel fee (annual) $150.00" figure)Davis County Animal Care (posted on Utah's state Public Notice Website) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  3. Davis County Animal Care — Fees page (cites Code §6.32.010 as the kennel-fee authority)Davis County Animal Care · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
  4. Utah Division of Professional Licensing — fiscal year 2026 fee schedule, covering cosmetology, contracting and veterinary licensingUtah Division of Professional Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
  5. Utah Division of Professional Licensing — veterinary licensing frequently asked questionsUtah Division of Professional Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04

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