Perrigo commission discusses license display and says enforcement requires complaint under state law

Commissioners spent a portion of the meeting clarifying local expectations for displaying business licenses and how enforcement works under state law. A member noted that display practices vary — licenses may be posted in a home office, carried in a wallet copy, or placed on a table at a farmers market — and the commission agreed that those practicalities affect visibility to the public.

"Oh, display the license. That's something we haven't really ever talked about," a committee member said when reviewing the town’s business requirements. The Chair also noted a limit on town enforcement: "That's just the way state law is. Because we can't do anything until there's a complaint," he said, explaining that formal follow-up typically requires an initial complaint to trigger enforcement steps. Commissioners used the discussion to point out that for short-term rentals or BNB-style operations, the town treats exchanged goods or services and fees as potentially constituting a business under Perrigo’s definitions, and unlicensed operations may be flagged and enforced only after complaints are received.

The practical takeaway for local operators—especially home-based sellers and market vendors—is that the town expects licensing and, where applicable, visible documentation of that license, but that enforcement is complaint-driven under current state law.