Below is a directory of all licenses currently offered by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Please click on the link in the Endorsement column to find your fact sheet. All required forms are linked on each license fact sheet. You can always use the Search function at the top of the screen if you need assistance.
| Category Name |
Endorsement |
| Ambulance |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Amusement Park |
Entertainment |
| Apartment |
Housing: Residential |
| Asbestos Business |
Environmental Materials |
| Athletic Exhibition |
Entertainment |
| Auction Sales Annual |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Auction Sales MPD |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Auction Sales Temporary |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Auctioneer |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Auctioneer DC |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Auctioneer Temporary |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Auto Rental |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Auto Wash |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Automobile Repossessor |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Automobile Repossessor - Business |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Bakery |
Public Health: Food |
| Barber Chair |
General Sales |
| Beauty Booth |
General Sales |
| Beauty Shop |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Beauty Shop Braiding |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Beauty Shop Electrology |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Beauty Shop Esthetics |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Beauty Shop Nails |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Bed and Breakfast |
Housing: Transient |
| Billiard Parlor |
Entertainment |
| Boarding House |
Housing: Transient |
| Bowling Alley |
Entertainment |
| Bulk Fuel Above Ground Tank |
Environmental Materials |
| Bulk Fuel Below Ground Tank |
Environmental Materials |
| Bulk Fuel Metering |
Environmental Materials |
| Bulk Fuel Storage |
Environmental Materials |
| Candy Manufacturing |
Public Health: Food |
| Carnival and Fair |
Entertainment |
| Caterers |
Public Health: Food |
| Charitable Exempt |
General Business |
| Charitable Solicitation |
General Business |
| Cigarette Retail |
General Sales |
| Cigarette Wholesale |
General Sales |
| Circus |
Entertainment |
| Commission Merchant Food |
Public Health: Food |
| Consumer Goods (Auto Repair) |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Consumer Goods Electronic Repair |
General Service and Repair |
| Cooperative Association |
Housing: Residential |
| Delicatessen |
Public Health: Food |
| Driving School |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Dry Cleaners |
Environmental Materials |
| Employer Paid Personnel Service |
Employment Services |
| Employment Agency |
Employment Services |
| Employment Counseling |
Employment Services |
| Explosives (Retail) |
Environmental Materials |
| Fireworks Sales |
Environmental Materials |
| Fireworks Sales Temp |
Environmental Materials |
| Fireworks Wholesale |
Environmental Materials |
| Food Products |
Public Health: Food |
| Food Vending Machine |
Public Health: Food |
| Funeral Establishment |
Public Health: Funeral Establishments |
| Game Table |
Entertainment |
| Gasoline Dealer |
Environmental Materials |
| General Business Licenses |
General Business |
| General Contractor/Construction Manager |
General Service and Repair |
| Grocery Store |
Public Health: Food |
| Health Spa |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Health Spa Sales |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Home Improvement Contractor |
General Service and Repair |
| Home Improvement Salesman |
General Service and Repair |
| Hotel |
Housing: Transient |
| Ice Cream Manufacturer |
Public Health: Food |
| Inn And Motel |
Housing: Transient |
| Kerosene Sales |
Environmental Materials |
| Marine Food Product (Wholesale) |
Public Health: Food Wholesale |
| Marine Food Product (Retail) |
Public Health: Food |
| Massage Establishment |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Mattress Manufacturer** |
Manufacturing |
| Mattress Sale** |
Manufacturing |
| Mattress Storage |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Mechanical Amusement Machine |
Entertainment |
| Mobile Delicatessen |
Entertainment |
| Motion Picture Theatre |
Entertainment |
| Motor Vehicle Dealer |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Motor Vehicle Reinsp. Station |
General Service and Repair |
| Motor Vehicle Reinspector |
General Service and Repair |
| Motor Vehicle Sales |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| One Family Rental |
Housing: Residential |
| Outdoor Signs |
General Service and Repair |
| Parking Facility |
General Service and Repair |
| Parking Facility Attendant |
General Sales |
| Patent Medicine |
Public Health: Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals |
| Pawnbroker |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Pesticide Applicator |
Environmental Materials |
| Pesticide Dealer RSTD-USE |
Environmental Materials |
| Pesticide Operator |
Environmental Materials |
| Pesticide Public Applicator |
Environmental Materials |
| Pesticide Public Operator |
Environmental Materials |
| Pet Shop |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Power Laundry |
General Service and Repair |
| Public Hall |
Entertainment |
| Public School Cafeteria |
Public Health: Food |
| Pyroxylin |
Environmental Materials |
| Restaurant |
Public Health: Food |
| Rooming House |
Housing: Transient |
| Second Hand Dealers (B) |
General Sales |
| Secondhand Dealers (A.) |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Secondhand Dealers (C.) |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Security Alarm Agent |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Security Alarm Dealer |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Security Firm |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Security Person |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Skating Rink |
Entertainment |
| Solicitor |
General Sales |
| Solid Waste Collector |
Environmental Materials |
| Solid Waste Vehicle |
Environmental Materials |
| Solvent Sales |
Environmental Materials |
| Special Events |
Entertainment |
| Swimming Pool |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Swimming Pool DC |
Public Health: Public Accommodations |
| Temp Secondhand Dealers |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Temporary Auctioneer |
Inspected Sales and Services |
| Theater (Live) |
Entertainment |
| Tow Truck |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Tow Truck Business |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Tow Truck Storage Lot |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Two Family Rental |
Housing: Residential |
| Used Car Buyer Seller |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Used Car Lot |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Used Car Seller Only |
Motor Vehicle Sales, Service, & Repair |
| Valet Parking |
General Service and Repair |
| Varsol Sales |
Environmental Materials |
| Vendor (B) |
General Sales |
| Vendor (D) |
General Sales |
| Vendors (A) |
Public Health: Food |
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For more information call 202-442-4400.