City of New HopeMinnesota

Business Licensing

The City Clerk’s office manages all business and liquor licenses in New Hope. They handle both new applications and renewals, making sure that local businesses have the licenses they need to operate legally and stay up to date.

Animal licenses, such as those for dogs, cats and ferrets, are handled by the Police Department.

A business license, issued through the city, is required for the following activities or establishments:

Click a link below to open an application packet in Adobe Acrobat format.

alarm registration
bowling alleys
car wash
charitable gambling (contact city clerk for application information)
door-to-door solicitation registration
dry cleaning and laundering
farm produce (seasonal outdoor sales)
fireworks (retail)
garbage and refuse collectors
gasoline station
lawn fertilizer application control
liquor - intoxicating liquor
liquor - 3.2 percent malt liquor (on-sale and off-sale) (contact city clerk for application information)
liquor – temporary liquor license (on-sale)
lower-potency hemp edible (contact city clerk for application information)
mobile food units
pawnbroker, precious metal, or second hand dealer
sexually-oriented businesses (contact city clerk for application information)
tattoo establishments
therapeutic massage
tobacco products
trailer and truck rental
video games and pool tables

Liquor License Application Packets
Packets can be downloaded from “Business Licenses” (above). The license year is January 1 through December 31. Most licenses require a minimum of 60 days to process. Licenses are non-transferrable.

Hours and Days for Liquor Sales
No sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the licensed premises may be made between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Monday through Saturday (MS 340A.504).

A restaurant, club, bowling center, or hotel which holds an on-sale intoxicating liquor license may sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises in conjunction with the sale of food between the hours of 8 a.m. on Sundays and 2 a.m. on Mondays. An establishment serving intoxicating liquor on Sundays must obtain a Sunday On-Sale Liquor License (MS 340A.504). No licensee may sell intoxicating liquor on-sale between the hours of 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. unless the licensee has obtained a permit from the Commissioner of Public Safety.

Off sale liquor sales are prohibited:

Before 8 a.m. or after 10 p.m. on Monday through Saturday
Before 11 a.m. or after 6 p.m. on Sunday
On Thanksgiving Day
On Christmas Day, December 25; and
After 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, December 24

Resources:

Below is a list of documents related to business license renewals. Some are required for specific license types, while others provide supplemental information that may not apply to every business.

Be sure to review each item carefully and provide the required documents for your particular license type.

Contact
New Hope City Hall
4401 Xylon Avenue North
Phone: 763-531-5123