Business Licensing & Operations in Fulton County, GA (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Fulton County, Georgia.
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Adult Entertainment
Fulton County requires adult entertainment establishments to hold a separate license from the finance department, on top of the standard occupation tax certificate.
Fulton County Adult Entertainment License
Significant RestrictionsFulton County Code § 18-82(a)
Any person or business entity desiring to operate an adult entertainment establishment within Fulton County shall be required to obtain, in addition to the occupation tax certificate, an adult entertainment establishment license ("license") issued by the department of finance.(b)It is unlawful for any person or business entity to operate within Fulton County any adult entertainment establishmen...
Massage Establishments
No one may operate a massage therapy business in unincorporated Fulton County without a license from the department of finance, on top of a separate occupation tax certificate. Massage therapists may work only between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., and licensees must keep client treatment records for at least three years.
Fulton County Massage Establishment License Rule
Significant RestrictionsFulton County Code §§ 18-146, 18-151, 18-181(b), 1-8(c)
Sec. 18-146. - Compliance. No person shall conduct the business of massage therapy in the unincorporated area of the county without first meeting the requirements of this article. Sec. 18-151. - Hours of operation. Massage therapists shall conduct business only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Sec. 18-181. - Application; information to be given. (b)A massage clinic/corporation/parlo...
Tattoo & Body Modification
Unincorporated Fulton County requires tattoo and body art businesses to follow the Board of Health's Body Art Rules and Regulations, adopted wholesale into county code.
Fulton County Body Art Rules Adoption
Some RestrictionsFulton County Code § 34-848
The county hereby adopts and fully incorporates by reference herein the Rules and Regulations for Body Art that have been promulgated by the Fulton County Board of Health, as the same may be amended from time to time. (Ord. No. 2018-0971, 12-19-18) Chapters 35—37 - RESERVED Footnotes: --- (1) --- Editor's note— These chapter numbers are intentionally reserved for future expansion.
Secondhand Dealers
Fulton County requires every secondhand dealer, junk dealer, and pawnbroker who buys used jewelry, precious metals, guns, or bicycles to keep a serialized record book documenting each purchase.
Fulton County Secondhand Dealer Rules
Significant RestrictionsFulton County Code §§ 66-31, 66-32(a)
Every person, whether a licensed junk dealer or pawnbroker, or any other secondhand dealer, who, exclusively or as incidental to or in connection with other business, purchases, sells or acquires in trade used or secondhand jewelry, flat silver, gold, and silver objects of every kind and description, including watches and clocks, any of which is made in whole or in part of gold, silver, platinu...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Auto repair cannot operate as a home occupation anywhere in unincorporated Fulton County. Zoning Resolution § 4.12.D excludes it by name from the list of uses a resident may run out of a dwelling, alongside restaurants, funeral homes, retail shops, motels, taxi services and keeping animals.
Fulton County Home Auto Repair Ban
Heavy RestrictionsFulton County Zoning Resolution § 4.12(D)
4.12 - Home occupation. (Added 12/4/91) A home occupation is permitted as an accessory use of a dwelling unit in any zoning district and its operation and employees are limited to members of the resident family only. The following are limitations on home occupations: A.The smaller of 25 percent or 750 square feet of the gross floor area of a dwelling unit may be used for activities devoted ...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Fulton County
3 cities in Fulton County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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