City of Dothan Business License Application

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  • Restaurants must have a food permit from the county health department. Links to the health departments for our area are shown below.

    The food permit must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued.
  • Salons and barber shops must have a shop license from the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering before a City of Dothan business license will be issued.

    Visit the Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering for more information on that requirement.
  • Child day care centers must obtain a license from the Alabama Department of Human Resources before a City of Dothan business license will be issued unless it is a license-exempt day care facility. License-exempt day care facilities must provide documentation of the exemption. 

    Visit the Alabama Department of Human Resources for more information on that requirement.
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  • Electrical contractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Electrical contractors are also required to have a valid license with the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board. A provisional license may be accepted if City of Dothan is listed as the authorized province. A journeyman license will not be accepted. Visit the Alabama Electrical Contractors Board website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama Electrical Contractors Board license below.
  • Gas fitters must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Gas fitters are also required to have a master gas fitter license with the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board. Apprentice and journeyman licenses will not be accepted. Visit the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama Gas Fitter license below.

  • General contractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    General contractors are also required to have a General Contractor license with the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors. Visit the Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama General Contractor license below.

  • Home builders must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Home builders are also required to have a Home Builders license with the State of Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board. Visit the Home Builders Licensure Board website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama Home Builders license below.
  • Mechanical contractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Mechanical contractors are also required to have an HVAC license with the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors. An apprentice license will not be accepted. Visit the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama HVAC license below.
  • Plumbing contractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Plumbing contractors are also required to have a master plumbing license with the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board. Apprentice and journeyman licenses will not be accepted. Visit the Alabama Plumbers and Gas Fitters Examining Board website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama Plumber license below.

  • Refrigeration contractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Mechanical contractors are also required to have a Refrigeration license with the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors. An apprentice license will not be accepted. Visit the Alabama Board of Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama Refrigeration license below.
  • Roofing contractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Roofing contractors are also required to have a Roofers license with the State of Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board. Visit the Home Builders Licensure Board website for more information on state licensing.

    Please upload a copy of your Alabama Roofers license below.
  • Subcontractors must provide a surety bond. You will receive an email with the bond form and additional instructions. The executed bond must be received by the Business License Division before a City of Dothan business license will be issued. 

    Subcontractors are not required to have a state certification. However, subcontractors are limited to the following valuations:

    Residential - $1 to $9,999
    Residential Roofing - $1 to $2,499
    Commercial - $1 to $49,999

    This license pertains only to general building activities and does not allow the licensee to perform trade work that requires a state certification. 
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  • Does the business have a physical location inside the city limits of Dothan?
  • Is it a residential or commercial location?
  • Will utilities need to be transferred into your business's name?
  • Planning & Development approval is required for a home-based business. You will receive an email with additional instructions for this requirement.

  • Will renovations, alterations, repairs, or any other construction activities be done at the business location?
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