Merchant License :

Merchant Licenses are required for those individuals who have a business location in the City of Panama City and engage in retail and/or wholesale sales from that location.

A zoning officer will review your application for a merchant license and once the location is approved, the merchant license will be issued.

A merchant license is automatically renewed by the City and mailed by the License Department on October 1st of each year. An application for a Merchants License should be completed and returned not later than two days prior to the opening of the business.

You can download the application by clicking the License Applications link on the right.