Business Licensing & Operations in Multnomah County, OR (2026)

Multnomah County Code § 15.753; § 15.756(A)

It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct an adult bookstore or adult theater business in unincorporated the county without a current annual license. ... Any adult bookstore or adult theater remaining unlicensed for an uninterrupted period of six months shall be deemed in violation of this subchapter, and shall be removed or be relocated so as to comply with the requirements of this subcha...

Multnomah County Code § 15.728(A)

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, conduct, or carry on, or to permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, the operation of a massage treatment business unless a massage business license has first been obtained from the state Board of Massage Technicians under ORS Chapter 687. (B) It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in the practice of massage treatment without f...

Multnomah County Code § 21.561(A)

A Tobacco Retail license is required for each address at which Tobacco Products are available from a Tobacco Retailer. (B) Application for a Tobacco Retail license issued under this subchapter shall be made on forms provided by the Department. (C) A Tobacco Retail license fee shall be submitted with the license application. (D) To obtain a Tobacco Retail license, each applicant must meet all re...

Multnomah County Code § 15.303(A)

(A) No person shall engage in, conduct or carry on an occasional secondhand dealer business or a secondhand dealer business in the county without a valid occasional secondhand dealer permit or a valid secondhand dealer permit issued by the Sheriff. (B) Upon purchasing 50 items of regulated property during any one-year period, an occasional secondhand dealer shall apply for and obtain a secondha...

Multnomah County Code § 39.7405(A)(9)

No repair or assembly of any motor or motorized vehicles. A motorized vehicle includes any vehicle or equipment with an engine including automobiles, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn mowers, and chain saws.

Multnomah County Code § 15.118(A)-(N)

No licensee or employee of a licensee shall: (A) Make a false statement of a material fact, or omit disclosure of a material fact, in the application for license; (B) Monitor the police radio for profit or gain; (C) Solicit information as to accident locations by payment of any form of gratuity; (D) Solicit those at the scene of an accident without first determining whether towing assistance ha...