Eligibility
Business licenses for the City of Ontario can now be renewed online. If any the information printed on your renewal form has changed, or is incorrect, please make the necessary changes during the renewal process. If changes need to be made to any account related information that is not available online, please submit your renewal and corrections by postal mail.

Senate Bill (SB) 205, signed by Gov. Newsom in 2019, requires a person or entity who conducts a business operation that is a “regulated industry” to demonstrate enrollment with the NPDES permit program. The SB 205 only affects those businesses with primary Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes that are identified by the State Water Board as requiring enrollment in the Industrial General Permit (IGP) are affected. Completion and submission of this information is required with your business license application. For more information, please click HERE

Please be advised: The State has mandated certain notices that may affect your business. You may review the notices at: Statebusinessnotices.hdlgov.com

Process
After completing the online renewal, you will receive your business license certificate by email. If you choose to receive your business license certificate by mail, please allow 1-3 weeks.