County licenses issued by the Deparment of Local Services, Permitting Division
Types of business licenses
The Department of Local Services, Permitting Division (Permitting) located in Snoqualmie, WA, issues the following King County business licenses. These licenses apply only to businesses located or operating in unincorporated King County:
- Amusement/Dance places
- Amusement devices
- Adult beverage license
- Charitable solicitation
- Entertainers and managers
- Junk shops and wagons
- Massage and bathhouse licenses
- Outdoor musical entertainment licenses
- Pawnshops
- Retail marijuana
- Secondhand dealers
- Shooting ranges
For questions about King County business licenses issued at the Permitting or about zoning or permitted use requirements that must be met for businesses located in unincorporated King County, call Permitting customer service at 206-296-6600 or email PermitServices@KingCounty.gov.
For other or general business license questions, contact Washington State business licensing external link at 1-800-647-7706.
King County Records and Licensing Services Division in downtown Seattle issues County business licenses for:
- pet businesses
- kennels
- hobby kennels
- guard dogs
- trainers
- purveyors
- process servers
- taxicab and for-hire drivers