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Business Licensing & Operations in Carver County, MN (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Carver County, Minnesota.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Carver County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Adult Entertainment

Adult uses in unincorporated Carver County need both a county adult use license and a conditional use permit under Code of Ordinances § 113.25, and § 113.29 confines them to rural service districts and at least 1,000 feet from homes, schools, daycares, churches, parks, and other adult use businesses.

Carver County Adult Use License, Spacing

Significant Restrictions

Carver County Code of Ordinances § 113.29

§ 113.29 PERMITTED LOCATIONS FOR ADULT USE; PRINCIPAL. (A) Adult use; principal shall only be allowed in the rural service districts as defined in Chapter 152. (B) Adult use; principal shall be located at least 1,000 lineal feet as measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the business premises and associated parking lot of the adult use; principal to the nearest structure associate...

Tobacco Retail License

No one may sell or offer to sell tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco related devices, a category that expressly includes electronic delivery devices like e-cigarettes and vapes, in unincorporated Carver County without a license from the County Board under Code of Ordinances § 111.03.

Carver County Tobacco Retail License

Some Restrictions

Carver County Code of Ordinances § 111.03

(A) No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco related device without first having obtained a license to do so from the county. ... (G) No license shall be issued to a moveable place of business. Only fixed location businesses shall be eligible to be licensed under this chapter.

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