Chico compliance requirements

Businesses that pay $600 or more to a non-employee (independent contractor, freelancer, etc.) during the year must file Form 1099-NEC with the IRS and provide a copy to the recipient by January 31. Th...

Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires businesses that are places of public accommodation (restaurants, retail stores, hotels, theaters, medical offices, professional offices,...

Businesses that manufacture, import, deal in, or use explosive materials must obtain a federal explosives license or permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Licenses...

All Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) must complete and retain ATF Form 4473 (Firearms Transaction Record) for every firearm transaction conducted through the licensee. Per the Bipartisan Safer Commun...

Businesses exporting goods, software, or technology from the United States must comply with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). Expor...

The Corporate Transparency Act requires certain companies to report their beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN. As of March 2025, FinCEN issued a rule exempting all domestic companies from...

Under the Corporate Transparency Act, reporting companies must file an updated Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report with FinCEN within 30 calendar days of any change to previously reported in...

The CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act) applies to all businesses that send commercial email messages — any electronic mail message whose primary purp...

Businesses importing goods into the United States with a value exceeding $2,500 must file an entry with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Formal entries require a customs bond and use of a lic...

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) requires employers with 20 or more employees who sponsor group health plans to offer continuation coverage to employees and their dependents ...

Under the Air Toxics Hot Spots Information and Assessment Act (AB 2588), facilities emitting 10 or more tons per year of criteria air pollutants must submit an emissions inventory report to their loca...

Catering businesses serving alcohol at client locations must obtain a Type 58 Caterer's Permit from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Requires a commissary (licensed premises) and allows s...

California ABC Type 04 Distilled Spirits Manufacturer license authorizes the distillation and rectification of spirits, and the sale of distilled spirits to wholesalers and on the licensed premises. D...

California ABC Type 20 Off-Sale Beer and Wine license authorizes a retail establishment (grocery store, convenience store, drug store) to sell beer and wine in sealed containers for off-premises consu...

California ABC Type 21 Off-Sale General license authorizes a retail store (package store, liquor store) to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits in sealed containers for off-premises consumption. Req...

California ABC Type 41 On-Sale Beer and Wine license authorizes a bona fide eating place (restaurant) to sell beer and wine (no distilled spirits) for on-premises consumption. Lower cost alternative t...

Annual renewal of the California ABC Type 47 On-Sale General license for restaurants. Renewal must be completed before the license anniversary date to avoid late penalties. Renewal fee varies by count...

California ABC Type 47 On-Sale General license authorizes a bona fide eating place (restaurant) to sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises. Required before selling any a...

Bars and taverns where alcohol is the primary revenue source (50%+ of revenue from alcohol sales, not food) must obtain a Type 48 Public Premises license from ABC. Different from Type 47 (restaurant) ...

California ABC Type 23 Small Beer Manufacturer license authorizes the manufacture of beer (under 60,000 barrels per year) and sale to wholesalers, retailers, and on the licensed premises. Breweries an...

Businesses in Butte County that store petroleum in aboveground tanks exceeding state threshold quantities (1,320 gallons individual tank or 2,640 gallons aggregate) must obtain a permit from Butte Cou...

Facilities in Butte County that perform body art services including tattooing, permanent cosmetics, body piercing, and branding must obtain a health permit from Butte County Environmental Health under...

All individual body art practitioners (tattoo artists, piercers, permanent cosmetics technicians, branding practitioners) working in Butte County must register annually with Butte County Environmental...

All businesses located in Butte County with taxable business personal property must file an annual Business Property Statement (Form 571-L) with the Butte County Assessor. The statement declares all t...

Any business constructing a new commercial building, making tenant improvements, or altering an existing commercial structure in unincorporated Butte County must obtain a building permit from the Butt...

Businesses proposing land uses in unincorporated Butte County that are conditionally permitted in their zoning district must obtain a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the Butte County Development Ser...

Home-based food businesses in Butte County producing approved non-potentially hazardous foods must register (Class A - direct sales only, up to $75,000/year) or obtain a permit (Class B - direct and i...

Any business operating in Butte County under a name other than the owner's legal name must file a Fictitious Business Name Statement with the Butte County Clerk-Recorder. This includes sole proprietor...

A grading permit from Butte County Public Works is required any time any person commences or performs grading of more than 50 cubic yards in unincorporated Butte County. If the project also requires a...

Businesses in Butte County that handle, store, or use hazardous materials at or above reportable threshold quantities must submit a Hazardous Materials Business Plan to Butte County Environmental Heal...

All retail food facilities operating in the City of Chico — including restaurants, bars, delis, coffee shops, markets, grocery stores, school cafeterias, catering businesses, mobile food facilities, a...

Any business undertaking construction, renovation, alteration, or tenant improvement of a commercial space within the City of Chico must obtain a building permit from the Community Development Departm...

All businesses engaging in transactions within Chico's city limits must obtain a current business license (Business License Tax) from the City Finance Office before commencing operations. This include...

All commercial cannabis businesses operating within the City of Chico — including retail storefront dispensaries, delivery operations, manufacturing, distribution, and testing facilities — must obtain...

Businesses operating within the Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area (DPBIA) — approximately 40 square blocks from 2nd Street to 9th Street and Flume to Salem — must pay an annual DPBIA asse...

Any business that needs to use, occupy, or conduct work within the City of Chico public right-of-way — including sidewalk cafes, outdoor seating, A-frame signs, temporary storage, utility work, drivew...

Commercial businesses operating in Chico are subject to periodic fire prevention and life safety inspections conducted by the City of Chico Fire Department's Fire Prevention & Life Safety Division. As...

Residents wishing to operate a business from their home in the City of Chico must obtain a Home Occupation Permit from the Community Development Department — Planning Division, prior to commencing bus...

Mobile food vendors (food trucks, food carts, catering trucks) operating within the City of Chico must obtain a Mobile Food Vendor Permit from the City's Community Development Department — Planning Di...

Towing companies wishing to participate in the City of Chico Police Department's rotation tow list must submit an annual application to the Police Department Traffic Unit. Requirements include: proof ...