Hours: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM 

101 W. Main Street - St. Clairsville, OH   43950

Phone: 740.699.2130 

www.belmontcountyohio.org

Dog Licenses

     The annual license renewal period is from December 1st - January 31st for a fee of $12.00.  If the license is not purchased before the January 31st deadline, the auditor is required to assess an $12.00 penalty in addition to the regular $12.00 license fee.
     Every person who owns, keeps or harbors a dog must purchase a license within 30 days or when a puppy reaches 3 months of age.
   In case of a loss of registration tag, a duplicate can be obtained for a fee of .25¢.
     A kennel license is also renewed between December 1st - January 31st for a fee of $60.00.  A penalty of $60.00 is also assessed if the license is not purchased before the deadline.
     All dogs in the State of Ohio are required to have a dog license.
     Remember, if you find a lost dog, call the Dog Warden at 740.695.4708.

Junk Yard

A Junk Yard license can be purchased from the Auditor's office for a fee of $25.00.  Sheriff's office must inspect the Junk Yard and provide you with a form to bring to the Auditor's office before a license can be issued.
     The license is valid from the time it is issued until January of the following year. The renewal fee is $10.00 and a form from the Sheriff's office is required each time it is renewed.

Retail and Wholesale Cigarette Licenses

     All retail cigarette dealers must file an application and pay the $30.00 fee to the County Auditor to obtain a Retail Cigarette License, which authorize the sale of cigarettes at the address of the business designated on the license.
     All wholesale cigarette dealers must file an application and pay the $200.00 fee to the County Auditor to obtain a Wholesale Cigarette License, which will authorize the dealer engaged in the business of selling cigarettes to others for purpose of resale.
     The Cigarette License expire on the fourth Monday in May of each year.  A new business applying for a license will pay a prorated fee, since the license will expire in May.
     A retail or wholesale dealers license may be assigned to another person other than to whom it has been issued, by filing an application and paying the $ 1. 00 transfer fee.
     Applications and more information can be obtained by calling the Auditor's Office at (740) 699-2131.

Vendors License

     Every person or corporation engaged in making retail sales are required to have a vendor's license.
     A vendor's license can be obtained at your local Auditor's Office.  An application is filled out stating the owner's name, business name, physical address of the business, phone number, type of business, mailing address, residence address, social security number, the date the business is to start, if there was a previous owner their name is required, and also if there is a liquor permit involved the permit number and what class.  If the business is a corporation the corporation name has to be used as the owner's name, the charter number is required, and the federal identification number is needed instead of a social security number.  When there is a liquor permit involved the liquor permit has to be in the new owner's name before a license can be issued.
     At the time the application is filed a fee of $25 shall be paid for each fixed location of business located in the County. This is a one time fee. An annual renewal fee is no longer required.
     If a vendor moves an existing place of business to another location in the County, the vendor may either purchase a new a "vendor's license" or submit a request to transfer the existing license to the new location. The request form may be obtained from either the auditor's office or the Ohio Department of Taxation. There is no fee to transfer the license.
     A new license is required if there is a change in ownership: sole proprietor to partnership, corporation to sole proprietor, partnership to sole proprietor, etc.
     A "transient vendor's license" is required if a vendor intends to make retail sales in several different counties and has established a fixed location in one county. A fee of $25 is required with the application. An application may be obtained from either the county auditor's office or the Ohio Department of Taxation. The fee is paid to the Ohio Department of Taxation as they will issue the license.
     A holder of a "transient vendor's license" may make retail sales as a vendor at any temporary event such as, an exhibition, show, fair, flea market or similar event. A holder of a regular "vendor's license" may make retail sales at any temporary event as long as that event is in the same county their principal place of business is located.
     A "service vendor's license" may be obtained directly from the Ohio Department of Taxation for a fee of $25. Some types of services that require a service license are: automatic data processing, computer services, telecommunications, landscaping and lawn care service, private investigation and security service, and information services or tangible personal property provided by means of a nine hundred number.
     A "delivery license" is required if the vendor maintains no store, showroom or similar fixed place of business or other location where merchandise regularly is offered for sale or displayed or shown in catalogs for selection or pick-up by consumers, or where consumers bring goods for repair for other services. A "delivery license" is required if the vendor makes retail sales of tangible personal property; rents or leases, at retail, tangible personal property, except titled motor vehicles, titled watercraft or titled outboard motors; the vendor provides a service, at retail; the vendor makes retail sales of warranty, maintenance or service contracts, or similar agreements. The form for this license may be obtained form the Ohio Department of Taxation. A fee of $25 is due with the application. 
     If you have any further questions please contact the Belmont County Auditor's Office at (740)699-2131 or: 

Ohio Department of Taxation
PO Box 182215
Columbus, OH   43218-2215
614.387.1896.