Business license · Wyoming

Does Your LLC Need a Business License in Wyoming?

The short answer. Wyoming does not issue a general state business license. According to the Wyoming Business Council, general business licenses are issued locally. A business in Wyoming may still need a license from its city or county, or from a state board if its trade is regulated.

Wyoming Business License at a Glance

General state business license	No general state license
City or county licenses	Local governments may require one (see Local licenses)
Trade and professional licenses	State licensing boards (see Trade licenses)

Read from the government sources listed at the foot of this page, last checked October 4, 2026. See the sources.

Does Wyoming Require a State Business License?

Wyoming does not issue a general state business license. According to the Wyoming Business Council, general business licenses are issued locally.

A business in Wyoming may still need a license from its city or county, or from a state board if its trade is regulated.

City and County Business Licenses

Wyoming law lets every city and town license, tax and regulate any business conducted within its limits. The Secretary of State says that, beyond registering with its office, a company may need a specific business license or permit and to contact the city clerk's office where it does business.

Where Wyoming points businesses for local requirements.

Professional and Trade Licenses

Wyoming licenses regulated professions through separate state boards, such as the Board of Architects and Landscape Architects and the Board of Dental Examiners, many of which share administrative support through the Department of Administration and Information. Contractor licensing other than electrical is left to the local jurisdiction, and electrical contractors go to the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety. Look up Wyoming license requirements.

Our verified guides for specific trades in this state:

See trade and business license requirements by state for every trade we cover.

Other Wyoming Registrations to Check

Wyoming articles of organization, the filing that creates the LLC itself.
Wyoming Sales Tax License, for a business that sells taxable goods or services.
Wyoming resale certificate, to buy inventory for resale without paying tax on it.
How to get an EIN, the federal tax ID most LLCs need to open a bank account or hire.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Wyoming does not issue a general state business license. According to the Wyoming Business Council, general business licenses are issued locally. A business in Wyoming may still need a license from its city or county, or from a state board if its trade is regulated.
: Wyoming law lets every city and town license, tax and regulate any business conducted within its limits. The Secretary of State says that, beyond registering with its office, a company may need a specific business license or permit and to contact the city clerk's office where it does business.
: Wyoming licenses regulated professions through separate state boards, such as the Board of Architects and Landscape Architects and the Board of Dental Examiners, many of which share administrative support through the Department of Administration and Information. Contractor licensing other than electrical is left to the local jurisdiction, and electrical contractors go to the Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety.

This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's law and agencies say about a general state business license, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you which licenses your own business needs: that turns on what the business does, where it operates, and what its city or county requires, and fees and exemptions change between our reviews. Confirm your own position with the state agency named on this page, the city or county where the business is located, and any state board that licenses your trade before you open.

Sources

Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Wyoming sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.

wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title15.pdfWyoming Statutes Title 15, Cities and Towns (W.S. 15-1-103)
sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=BUSWyoming Secretary of State, Business FAQs
ai.wyo.gov/divisions/directors-office/professional-licensing-boardsWyoming Department of Administration and Information, Professional Licensing Boards
wyomingbusiness.org/frequently-asked-questions/Wyoming Business Council, Frequently Asked Questions

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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC

Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.