Willows 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...

Any business in Glenn County that stores petroleum products in aboveground storage tanks with an aggregate capacity of 1,320 gallons or more, or a single tank capacity of 660 gallons or more, must com...

Any business in Glenn County that intends to construct, install, or modify a stationary source of air pollution must obtain an Authority to Construct (ATC) permit from the Glenn County Air Pollution C...

Any business constructing, altering, repairing, or demolishing a commercial or industrial structure in unincorporated Glenn County must obtain a Building Permit from the Glenn County Building Inspecto...

All businesses in Glenn County that own or lease taxable personal property (furniture, fixtures, equipment, machinery, computers, supplies, leasehold improvements, etc.) must file an annual Business P...

Any organization or individual operating a certified farmers market in Glenn County must obtain a Certified Farmers Market Coordinator Permit from Glenn County Environmental Health. The coordinator is...

Any business in Glenn County that uses weighing or measuring devices for commercial transactions where the cost of a product or commodity is based on weight or measure must have those devices register...

Certain business uses in unincorporated Glenn County require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) from the Glenn County Planning & Community Development Services Agency. A CUP is required when the proposed ...

Home-based food entrepreneurs in Glenn County who prepare and sell certain non-potentially hazardous foods from their private home kitchen must register as a Cottage Food Operation (CFO) with Glenn Co...

Any business or contractor that needs to perform work within a Glenn County road right-of-way must obtain an Encroachment Permit from the Glenn County Public Works Agency. Per Glenn County Code 15.12....

Any person or entity conducting business under a fictitious name (a name other than the owner's legal name) in Glenn County must file a Fictitious Business Name Statement with the Glenn County Clerk-R...

Any new commercial construction, tenant improvement, structural alteration, or change of occupancy within the City of Willows requires a building permit from the Community Development Services Departm...

Every person engaged in any trade, calling, occupation, or other means of livelihood within the City of Willows must obtain an annual business license. The license is administered through HdL Companie...

Any person without a fixed place of business in the City of Willows, including contractors and subcontractors performing work within city limits, must obtain an annual business license at a flat fee o...

Any person seeking to operate a cannabis retail or dispensary business in Willows must obtain a use permit authorizing retail/dispensary sales, in addition to a city business license. Commercial canna...

Certain business uses within Willows zoning districts require a Conditional Use Permit approved by the Planning Commission. This includes uses identified in the zoning ordinance as conditionally permi...

Any person or business performing work in, on, under, or over the surface of any public street, alley, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way within the City of Willows must first obtain an Encroachme...

Before opening a new business or changing the use/occupancy of an existing building, businesses in Willows must apply for an Occupancy Compliance Inspection from the Willows Fire Department (FPI 001 A...

The Willows Fire Department operates an annual Self-Inspection Program for all 'B' occupancies (offices and service businesses) and 'M' occupancies (retail merchandise display/sales) within the city. ...

Any person wishing to operate a business out of their residence in Willows must first obtain a use permit from the Planning Commission (per WMC 18.110). The home occupation must be confined within the...

Any person operating a hotel, motel, inn, tourist home, bed and breakfast, lodging house, or similar short-term lodging (30 consecutive days or less) within the City of Willows must register as an ope...