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Permits, licences and laws

Accommodation and tourism businesses

Registration of B&B, hotels, motels, hostels, residential accommodation, student dormitories, holiday camps and rooming houses.

Domestic Animal Business Registration

Domestic Animal Businesses such as pet shops, shelters/pounds, boarding kennels and breeding or training establishments need to register with Council to operate.

Food premises and safety

Find out about food safety requirements and registration of food premises in Macedon Ranges Shire.

Permit advice for businesses

Find out what licences, permits and approvals you might need to set up or expand your business in the Macedon Ranges.

Managing food waste for businesses

Businesses that prepare and sell food, such as restaurants, bakeries, hotels, fast food outlets and hospitals, have a responsibility to dispose of food waste appropriately.

Public Health Regulations – personal care and body art premises

Find out about registration of personal care and body art businesses including hairdressers, beauty therapists, tattooing, piercing and colonic irrigation.

Signs

Information about placing signs on public and private land.

Roadside and Footpath Trading

Find out what you need to do to have furniture or accessories for public use outside of your business.