The County Clerk's Office will provide a list of newspapers from which to choose and tell you how often to run your notice. Keep in mind that advertising rates vary for each newspaper. All businesses, professions, trades, vocations, enterprises, establishments, occupations and callings being conducted in the unincorporated areas of the county must obtain a Business Tax Certificate. Even businesses located within any city limits who deliver, solicit, or operate in the unincorporated areas of the county must have this certificate. Each person owning, possessing or controlling taxable personal property used in their business, trade or profession, shall file an annual property statement with the County Assessor showing the cost of all taxable property such as supplies, equipment, and fixtures, as of January 1, the lien date.
Business inventory is exempt from taxation.
The County Animal Regulation Department regulates kennels. Air quality permits are required for any equipment or process at a facility which may emit air pollutants. Applicants are required to obtain an Authority to Construct from the District before construction begins. After construction has been completed, but before operation begins, applicants are required to obtain a Permit to Operate. Permits must be modified when any equipment or process is modified, if the equipment is moved or changes ownership, or if conditions on the permit need to be modified.