Business Licensing & Operations in Washington County, OR (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Washington County, Oregon.
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Tobacco Retail License
Retailers anywhere in Washington County, inside or outside the cities, since this runs through the county's countywide Public Health Authority, cannot sell flavored vape juice or flavored tobacco at all, must sell every tobacco or inhalant delivery product through a vendor-assisted counter sale, and can't run a tobacco business out of a truck, van or kiosk.
Washington County Vape & Flavored Tobacco Sales Ban
Heavy RestrictionsWashington County Code, Appendix B (Local Public Health Authority Code), Ch. 2, § 2.030 (Ord. No. 878, § 4(Exh. A), 11-2-2021)
B.Flavored products restricted. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or otherwise distribute any flavored tobacco product or flavored synthetic nicotine product...E.Vendor-assisted sale of tobacco products required. No person or entity shall offer for sale, sell or permit to be sold any cigarettes, tobacco products, synthetic nicotine product or inhalant delivery system by means of a self-serv...
Secondhand Dealers
Washington County requires a Sheriff's Office permit before anyone buys or resells used precious metals, jewelry, electronics, tools, firearms or other regulated secondhand goods in the county. Occasional dealers (up to 50 items a year) and full secondhand dealers (51 or more) each need a permit, renewed annually, under Washington County Code Chapter 5.04.
Washington County Secondhand Dealer Permits
Significant RestrictionsWashington County Code § 5.04.020
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 fifty items of regulated property during any one-year period, an occasional secondhand dealer shall apply for and obtain a secondh...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Washington County
2 cities in Washington County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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