Business Licensing & Operations in Billings, MT (2026)

Sec. 27-1005.B.4, Billings Municipal Code (Zoning)

(a)A sexually oriented business shall not be operated within one thousand (1,000) feet of any of the following:(1)A neighborhood, residential, or mixed-use zone.(2)Any planned development zone that allows residential uses unless such zone is separated from the location of a sexually oriented business by an interstate highway.(3)Land uses:(i)Public library;(ii)Public playground or park (for purp...

Sec. 7-1904

It is unlawful for any person to operate a massage or spa facility in the City of Billings without a valid massage or spa facility license issued by the city as required by this article.(b)It is unlawful for any individual to practice massage therapy for compensation in the City of Billings without first obtaining and maintaining a valid massage therapy license as required under MCA 37-33-501.(...

Sec. 7-502

Any person that carries on the business of pawnbroker, secondhand dealer or valuable article dealer shall keep a register in a form prescribed by the city, in which shall be entered and legibly written in the English language in ink, at the time of each loan or receipt of personal property, the following information; the name, address, and date of birth of the seller, and the seller's drivers l...

Sec. 7-503

every person carrying on the business of pawnbroker in the city except those pawnbrokers exempted by operation of subsection (d) shall, before the hour of 5:00 p.m. every Monday of every week at a time designated for that business by the chief of police, transmit to the chief of police or his designee through a modem or similar electronic device or by delivery of a computer disk, the informatio...