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Business Registration (d/b/a)
All persons conducting business under any title other than the real name of the person conducting business must register the business name with the town clerk and obtain a doing-business-as certificate. Business registrations are valid for four years.
- Business Certificate Advisory (PDF)
- Business Certificate Form (PDF)
- Business Certificate Change Form (PDF)
- Business Certificate Discontinuance Form (PDF)
General Licensing
Board of Selectmen and Board of Health
There are a number of businesses that require certain licenses or permits to conduct activities in Wilbraham. All businesses are urged to contact the Selectmen’s Office at (413) 596-2800, Ext. 101 during the planning stages for your business or if there are changes in your business activities. Please allow at least four to six weeks for action on most licensing requests. Some licenses, such as liquor and entertainment, require public hearings to be advertised with notice to abutters a certain number of days prior to the public hearing date. Most licenses issued by the Board of Selectmen or Board of Health require the cover application as well as a supplementary application to be completed. Below, please find general license/event information as well as the Town’s Cover Application for a variety of licenses.
- Cover Application, General Licensing (PDF)
- Planning your event (PDF)
- Application to Request to Place Banners or Signs (PDF)
- Application for charitable walking or running event (PDF)
- Application for non-profit or charitable event (PDF)
- Application for Outdoor Event (PDF)
- Request for Use of Public Property for Special Events
Licenses/Permits issued by the Board of Selectmen
- Liquor Licenses* (several categories)
- Section 14: Special Alcohol Service (PDF) (1 Day)
- Section 14: Educational Institution (Annual)
- Entertainment Mondays-Saturdays (PDF)
- Public Entertainment on Sundays (PDF)
- Automatic Amusement Devices (i.e. video games, billiards, jukebox)
- New/Used Car Sales
- Auto Class I
- Auto Class II
- Auction (PDF)
- Temporary Vendor, Hawker & Peddler License (PDF)
- Storage of Flammable-Combustible Liquids & Hazardous Material (PDF)
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Rolling Skating Rink (PDF)
Licenses/Permits issued by the Board of Health
- Food Establishments (several categories; Annual (PDF) or Temporary (PDF))
- Outdoor Dining (PDF)
- Seasonal Food Establishment (PDF) (i.e. Farmers' Markets)
- Caterer (PDF)
- Common Victualer
- Tobacco Retail Sales (PDF)
- Motels
- Summer camps (PDF)
- Tanning facilities and equipment (PDF)
- Swimming pools (PDF) (public and semi-public)
- Frozen dessert manufacturing (PDF) (wholesale or retail)
- Retail Sale of Milk and Cream (PDF)
- Pasteurization (PDF)
- Body art establishment or practitioners (PDF)
* All Liquor Licenses, with the exception of the Section 14: Special Alcohol Service, applications are completed online at Mass.gov. Upon completion, please submit the completed application and accompanying documents to the Selectmen’s Office for the Local License Authority’s review and approval. Please know that the entire licensing process for new or amended liquor licenses can take up to three months.
Non-profit & Charitable Events
Selectmen and the Board of Health have much discretion in the licensing and fees charged to non-profit enterprises or charitable events. However, all public events should file an application at least four to six weeks in advance of the event, so that appropriate licensing and public safety concerns can be addressed. This includes walking or running events, public or semi-public shows, community concerts, auctions, wine tastings, outdoor fairs or flea markets.