Business Licensing & Operations in Winston-Salem, NC (2026)

Winston-Salem Code of Ordinances § 34-26(c), (i)

Any business, corporation, LLC, LLP, partnership, or individual who hires employees or independent contractors and is not otherwise exempt from licensure that employs, contracts with, or hires others to perform massage and bodywork therapy, shall obtain a city business permit. ... No business, corporation, LLC, LLP, partnership, or individual permitted under this article shall admit customers o...

Winston-Salem Code of Ordinances § 34-20

Every person engaging or offering to engage in the business, art or practice of tattooing (making tattoo marks or designs on the skin) shall first obtain a license from the city. This license shall be issued only upon the condition that the licensee post with the city a cash bond in the amount of $1,000.00, conditioned upon the licensee's being law-abiding and refraining from engaging in any un...

Winston-Salem Code of Ordinances § 34-19(a)

Every person engaging or offering to engage in the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods and who may also purchase merchandise for resale from dealers and traders shall first obtain a license from the city. The requirements for licensure shall be as set forth in G.S. 66-390.

Winston-Salem Code of Ordinances § 42-314(a)-(b)

(a)The charges for towing and storing of any vehicle lawfully impounded under this article by a private tower shall be established pursuant to an arrangement between the city and the private tower(s).(b)Separate from any towing and storage charges owed to a private tower, there shall be an administrative fee of $60.00 payable to the city to assist in defraying the expenses incurred by the city ...