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Council notes state rule: town may not charge for home‑based business licenses
Summary
Council members discussed business licenses and said state law prevents charging a fee for home‑based business licenses; the town can issue licenses but not collect fees for home‑based operations.
Council members discussed a question about business-license fees for home‑based businesses and reported that state law prevents the town from charging for a home‑based business license.
A council member explained that the town can issue a business license to home‑based businesses but cannot charge a fee, saying, "you can't charge for a home business license." Council members agreed the town would provide licenses without a fee to qualifying home‑based businesses and would continue work on how to handle non‑home‑based business licenses in town.
No ordinance change or vote was recorded at this meeting; the council stated the restriction is a matter of state rule rather than a local fee decision.
