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- Must file a Business Certificate with Town Clerk.
- Unincorporated businesses are required to have a Transient Vendor's License, filed with the State. Cost $100. In order to get the State License, the applicant must also have an executed Insurance Bond, with a face value of $500. Cost: $50. The Insurance Bond can be completed by any Insurance Agency and filed along with the Transient Vendor's License Application to the Director of Standards in Boston.
- A local Transient Vendor's fee of $300 will be collected by the Town Clerk after the Board of Selectmen approves the State License at a subsequent meeting of the Board of Selectmen, according to Town Bylaw.
Note: Businesses selling tangible goods to the public, i.e., clothing, jewelry, hardware, etc. are covered in this section.
Food or any consumable goods do not require a Transient Vendor's License, but are required to be licensed by the Board of Health.
Other types of businesses or services; Call the Town Clerk for information.
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