​​Who/What Requires a License?

The City of Phoenix does not have or issue a general business/vending license.
Vending licensing requirements and vending rules change depending on the vending location and type of regulated vending activity.

Street Vending:  For vending in the street and not for vending on private property (see Mobile Vending) or on sidewalks (see Sidewalk Vending Downtown). There are two types of licensing categories for street vending:

Street Vending Food: Peddling, vending, selling, displaying, or offering for sale any food product or toy between the curblines or, if none, then that portion of the right-of-way between the lateral boundary lines of the demarcated unsurfaced street.

Street Vending Non-Food: Peddling, vending, selling, displaying, or offering for sale any item of tangible personal property or other thing of value, other than a food product or a toy, that occurs between the curblines, or, if none, then that portion of the right-of-way between the lateral boundary lines of the demarcated unsurfaced street.

How do I get Started?

• Review the Vending Snapshot and Rules
• City of Phoenix Street Vendor Application
  

Other Items You May Need

From other City of Phoenix Departments:

Building or Use Permit(s) from the Planning & Development Department

From other State or County Agencies:

Food Permits from Maricopa County Environmental Health

Registration of LLC/Corporation with the AZ Corporation Commission

State Privilege (Sales) Tax License