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5 CENTS TO $1 STORES
ACCOUNTANT
ADVERTISING AGENCY
AERIAL MAPPING, PLANTING DUSTING
AIRCRAFT DEALERS AND SUPPLY STORES
AIRPLANE,BICYCLE,MOTORCYCLE REPAIR SHOPS
AIRPORTS
ALL CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING CONTRACTORS
ANTIQUE STORES
APPAREL ACCESSORY STORES
ARMATURE REWINDING & ELECTRICAL REPAIR S
ARMY AND NAVY STORES
ART GOODS, GIFT STORES, GREETING CARDS
ASBESTOS/TOXIC CLEAN UP
AUCTIONEERS
AUTO GLASS SHOP
AUTO REPAIR
AUTO TRAILER DEALERS
AUTO TRAILER DEALERS & TRAILER SUPPLY ST
AUTO UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOP
AUTOMOBILE & TRUCK RENTAL FIRMS
AUTOMOBILE PAINTERS
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY STORES
BAKERIES
BALLOONS - DECORATING
BANKS & OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BAR SUPPLIES IN THE FOOD LINE
BARBER SHOPS
BEAUTY & BARBER EQUIPMENT STORES
BEAUTY SHOPS
BICYCLE STORES
BLACKSMITH,LOCKSMITH,GUNSMITH
BOARDING HOUSES
BOARDING KENNELS
BOAT & MOTORCYCLE DEALERS & SUPPLY STORE
BOILER REPAIR SHOPS
BOILER SHOP PRODUCTS,METAL PRODUCTS
BOTTLED GAS (BUTANE, PROPANE, ETC)
BOWLING ALLEY/AMUSEMENT PLACE W/47,48,49
BRAKE SHOP
BRIC-A-BRAC STORES
BRIDAL GOWNS AND ACCESSOR
BUILDING & MAINT SERVICE/JANITORIAL
BUSINESS & TRADE SCHOOLS
CABINET SHOPS
CALLIGRAPHY
CAMERA STORES
CAMP GROUNDS-NOT GOVERNMENT OPERATED
CAMPERS
CANDY MANUFACTURERS W/RETAIL OUTLETS
CANDY STORES
CARD ROOMS
CARPET CLEANING
CATERERS WITH/WITHOUT "58" LICENSES
CEMETERIES
CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONERS FOR HOMES
CERAMICS STORES
CHIMNEY SWEEPS
CHIROPRACTORS
CHURCHES
CIGAR STORES
CIGAR STORES W/SODA FOUNTAIN OR LUNCH CO
CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINE OPERATORS
CIRCULATING LIBRARIES OTHER THAN PUBLIC
COFFEE SHOP
COLLEGE STUDENT BODIES - BOOK STORES
COMMERCIAL ARTIST
COMMERCIAL PHOTO SERVICE
COMPANY STORES W/GENERAL MERCHANDISE
COMPUTER REPAIR SHOPS
COMPUTER-WWW INTERNET DESIGNER
COMPUTERS, HARDWARE/SOFTWARE, FURN, ACCE
CONFECTIONERY AND NUT STORES
CONSULTANTS
COOKWARE, APPLIANCES STORES
CORRECTIVE SHOE STORES
CORSET AND LINGERIE STORE
COSMETIC STORES
COSTUME JEWELRY STORES
COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY
COUNTRY CLUBS WITH/WITHOUT DISTILLED SPI
COUNTRY STORES
CRAFTS
CREDIT CARD REGISTRATION
CUSTOM TAILORS FURNISHING
CUSTOM-MADE FURNITURE SHOP
DAIRY PRODUCTS STORES
DAY CARE
DEALERS OF COINS, STAMPS, PHILATELIST
DELICATESSEN STORES
DENTAL LABS/LABS
DENTIST
DEPARTMENT STORES
DESIGN (JEWELRY)
DESKTOP PRINTING
DEVELOPER, PROPERTY
DISC JOCKEY SERVICE
DISPENSING OPTICIANS
DISTRIBUTING
DISTRIBUTORS OF OIL AND FUEL ADDITIVES
DISTRIBUTORS SELLING CIGARETTES-VEND MAC
DIVERS, COMMERCIAL
DOUGHNUT SHOPS
DRAPERY AND CURTAIN STORES
DRESS PATTERN STORES
DRESSMAKING & ALTERATIONS
DRUG STORES NOT SELLING PRESCRIPTIONS
DRUG STORES W/SODA FOUNTAIN OR LUNCH COU
DRUG STORES WITH PRESCRIPTIONS
DRY GOODS STORES
DUPLICATING SERVICE/BILLING SERVICE
EATING PLACES W/BEER AND WINE LICENSES
EATING PLACES WITHOUT ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED DOORS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND PARTS
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS
ENGINE REBUILDING & ALLIED SERVICES
ENTERTAINMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
EXEMPT
EXPLORER,DEVELOPER & WHLSL: NATURAL GAS
FAMILY CLOTHING STORES
FAMILY SHOE STORES
FARM EQUIPMENT STORES
FARM MACHINERY REPAIR SHOP
FARMER'S COOPERATIVES
FASHION DESIGNER
FAST OIL CHANGE
FEED, HAY AND GRAIN STORES
FILM LIBRARIES
FIREPLACES
FISH BAIT
FISHING RESERVICING
FIVE AND TEN CENT STORES
FLORIST SHOPS
FOOD BROKERAGE
FOOD STORES SELLING PACKAGE LIQUOR
FOUNDRIES & MACHINE SHOPS
FRANCHISED DEALERS OF NEW AUTO, TRUCKS
FRANCHISED DEALERS OF NEW/USED AUTO, TRU
FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORES
FUEL OIL DEALERS
FULL TIME SPECIALTY STORES NOT ELSEWHERE
FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION
FUR STORES
FURNITURE STORES
GARBAGE DISPOSALS
GARDEN SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT STORES
GARDENERS (SMALL), LANDSCAPING
GASOLINE STATIONS
GASOLINE STATIONS MAKING MINOR REPAIR
GOLF-PRO SHOPS
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
GRAPHIC DESIGN
GREENWARE
GREETING CARD STORES
GROCERY STORES
GROCERY STORES W/BEER AND WINE LICENSES
GROCERY STORES W/GENERAL LIQUOR LICENSES
GROOMING- PETS
GROWERS & WHLSL DISTR FOO
HAMBURGER AND HOT DOG STANDS
HANDYMAN
HARDWARE STORES
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION
HEALTH FOOD STORES
HERBAL THERAPY
HOME AND AUTO SUPPLY STORES
HOME MOWERS & SAW SHARPENER SHOP
HOME REFRIGERATION REPAIR SHOP
HOSIERY STORES
HOSPITAL
HOTELS & MOTELS WITHOUT 48 OR 49 LICENSE
HOTELS WITH ON-SALE GENERAL LICENSES
HOUSE CLEANERS/WINDOW WASHERS
HOUSE MOVERS
ICE CREAM PARLORS
ICE DEALERS
ICE PLANTS- NOT FOR RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
IMPORT/EXPORT OF AUTOS,TRAILERS,AUTO PAR
IMPORT/EXPORT OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE
IMPORT/EXPORT OF HEAVY IND EQUIPMENT
IMPORT/EXPORT OF MOTION PITCTURES & SUPP
IMPORT/EXPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
IMPORT/EXPORT OF TRANSP EQUIPMENT
IMPORTED GIFT MERCHANDISE
IMPORTERS & EXPORTERS OF
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY,TOOLS, & INDUSTRIAL
INFANT'S AND CHILDREN'S W
INSPECTIONS (HOME)
INSURANCE REAL ESTATE CO
INTERIOR DECORATORS
INTERIOR DECORATORS-MATERIAL/RETAIL OUTL
IRRIGATION SERVICE
ITENERANT VENDORS- FULL TIME
JEWELRY STORES
JEWELRY STORES W/OPTICAL GOODS, WATCH RE
JOB PLACEMENT
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROJECTS
JUNK YARDS, SALVAGE OPERATIONS
LAUNDROMATS, LAUNDRIES & CLEANERS
LEATHER GOODS STORES
LEGAL & RELATED SERVICES
LENDING LIBRARIES
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT REPAIR
LINOLEUM AND FLOOR COVERI
LIQUIDATORS
LODGES & GUEST HOUSES W/O 47,48,49 LICEN
LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS
LUNCH ROOMS OR LUNCH COUNTERS
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
MAJOR AND SMALL APPLIANCE STORES
MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS
MARINAS
MASSAGE & REDUCING SALON
MATTRESS REPAIR SHOP
MEAT AND SEA FOOD STORES
MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR
MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CLOTHIN
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S UNIFORM
MEN'S HAT STORES
MEN'S SHOE STORE
MEN'S UNIFORMS
MERCHANDISE
MFG & DISTR OF STORE & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
MFG & WHLSL OF CONTRUCTION MATERIALS
MFG & WHLSL- EQUIP/MACH FOR PROCESSING F
MFG, INSTALL & MAINT OF SOUND EQUIPMENT
MFG/DIST OF CONTROL EQUIP,TRANSFORMERS,G
MFG/DIST OF HEAVY MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
MFG/DISTR OF SCIENTIFIC EQUIP-NOT MEDICA
MFG/VENDORS OF CASKETS,PAPER/GLASS PRODU
MFG/WHLSL OF AUTOS,TRAILERS,ACCESSORIES
MFG/WHLSL OF DRUGS, CHEMICALS & ALLIED P
MFG/WHLSL OF TEXTILE PROD, HOUSEHOLD FUR
MFG/WHLSL OF TRANSP EQUIP-NOT AUTOMOTIVE
MFG/WHLSL OF TRANSPORTATION EQUIP
MFG/WHSL OF ELECTRONIC & ELEC EQUIPMENT
MILLINERY STORES
MINI/CONVENIENCE STORES
MOBILE HOME PARKS
MOBILE VETERINARIANS SERVICE
MOBILEHOME DEALERS
MORTICIANS & UNDERTAKING PARLORS
MUSIC STORES
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT STORES
NEW AND USED BATTERY STORES
NEW AND USED TIRE STORES
NEW MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
NEW/USED LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIAL YARD
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE STANDS
NIGHTCLUBS AND CABARETS
NON-ITENERANT-MAIL ORDER FULL TIME
NOTARY PUBLIC
NOVELTIES AND SOUVENIER STORES
OFF-SALE PACKEAGE LIQUOR STORES W/20 &21
OFFICE FILES, TYPEWRITER, & CALCULATORS
OFFICE FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT STORES
OFFICE OF PHYSICIANS
OFFICE SUPPLIES STORES
OPTOMETRIST
ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS
PAINT, GLASS AND WALLPAPER STORES
PAINTING CONTRACTOR
PARKING LOTS & CAR WASHING
PART TIME PERMITTEES
PARTIES: PLEASURE, TUPPERWARE, MAKEUP
PASSENGER & FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
PATTERN MAKERS
PAWN SHOPS
PERMITTEES OPERATING PUBLIC WEIGHT STATI
PEST CONTROL
PET CEMETERIES
PET HOSPITALS
PET, PET FOOD, PET SUPPLY STORES
PETROLEUM REFINERIES OPERATING GAS STATI
PHONOGRAPHIC RECORD STORES
PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY STORES
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
PIANO STORES
PICTURE FRAMING SHOP
PIPE STORES
PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM
PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL EQUIP/SUPPLY STO
PLUMBING CONTRACTOR
PORTRAIT STUDIO
POTTERY AND GLASSWARE STORES
PREMIUM REDEMPTION STORES
PREMIUM STAMP DEALER
PRINTING
PROD/DIST OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
PRODUCERS OF FIREWOOD
PRODUCERS/WHLSL FOOD, TOBACCO, ALCOHOL,
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS & ARCH SRVC
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES
PUBLISHERS/PRODUCERS LIGHT IND EQUIP
RADIATOR, BODY & FENDER REPAIR SHOP
RADIO & T V BROADCASTING STATIONS
RADIO, APPLIANCE, T V & PIANO REPAIR
RECORDING STUDIO
RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
REFRESHMENT STANDS
REGULATION & MINIATURE GOLF COURSES
RENTAL OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
RENTERS OF CLOTHING, LOCKERS, FUR STORAG
REPAIR & HAND-TRADE SHOPS
REPAIR OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
REST HOMES
RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES
RESTAURANTS NOT SELLING ALCOHOLIC BEVERA
RESTAURANTS WITH "47" OR
RETAIL AUTOMOTIVE PARTS STORES
RETAIL BRICK, TILE AND CO
RETAIL NURSERIES
RETAIL PHARMACEUTICAL HOUSES
RETAIL SHEET MUSIC STORES
RETAIL SMALL WARE & NOTIONS
RETAIL STORE-SPECIALTIES NOT ELSEWHERE
RETAIL-ART,VITAMINS,HEARING AIDS,PLASTIC
RETAILERS OF ELECTRIC MOTORS
RETAILERS OF NONCARBONATE
ROAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT STORES
ROOFING CONTRACTOR
ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS
ROUTE OPERATORS SELLING CIGARETTES
SALES & INSTALLATION OF AUTO SUPPLIES
SALES & RENTALS/LEASING
SAND & GRAVEL CONCERNS
SATELLITE RECEPTION EQUIPMENT
SECOND-HAND BOOK STORES
SECOND-HAND CLOTHING STORES
SECOND-HAND FURNITURE & APPLIANCE STORE
SEED, FERTILIZER AND INSECTICIDES STORES
SERVICE CLUBS
SERVICE CO. & OR TREE REM
SERVICE STATIONS
SERVICES ALLIED TO PROD/DIST OF MOTION P
SERVICING WATER SOFTENERS
SEWING MACHINE REPAIR SHOPS
SHEET METAL SHOPS
SHIP CHANDLERS
SHIRT STORES
SHOE REPAIR SHOPS
SHOE SHINE STAND
SKATING RINKS/SWIMMING POOLS/SPAS/SERVIC
SKI SHOPS AND RENTALS
SMALL WELDING & REPAIR SHOPS
SOCIAL CLUBS
SODA FOUNTAINS
SPAS AND HOT TUBS
SPECIALIZED HOME FURNISHING STORES
SPORTING CLUB/AMUSEMENT PLACE W/47,48,49
SPORTING GOODS STORES
SPORTING GOODS/BICYCLE STORES
SPORTS CLUBS-BASEBALL,BASKETBALL,FOOTBAL
STATIONERY AND BOOK STORES
STENOGRAPHIC & REPRODUCING SRVC-NOT PRIN
STORAGE
STORES PRIMARILY DEALING IN SUNDRIES
STUDENT BODIES
SUMMER AND WINTER RESORTS
TATTOO SHOP
TAXICAB & AMBULANCE SERVICES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE STORES
TELEVISION, STEREO, RADIO, ETC STORES
THEATERS,DANCE HALLS, BOWLING ALLEYS,POO
TILE CONTRACTOR
TIRE RECAPPING & BATTERY REPAIR
TOWING COMPANIES
TOY AND HOBBY STORES
TRAILER CAMPS
TRAILER RENTALS
TRAILER REPAIR
TRAILER SUPPLY STORES
TRAINING/CLASSES
TRANSPORT SERVICE
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES-TRAVEL BUREAUS,D
TRANSPORTING PATIENTS
TRASH REMOVAL SANITATION
TRAVEL AGENT
TRUCKING
UNDEFINED
UNION ORGANIZATIONS
UPHOLSTERY & FURNITURE REPAIR SHOP
USED AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS
VACUUM CLEANER STORES
VETERAN'S & OTHER SOCIAL CLUB W/51,52 LI
VETERINARIANS
VIDEO CASSETTES SALES AND RENTALS
VIDEO TAPING SERVICE
WAREHOUSING EQUIPMENT STORES
WAREHOUSING, STORAGE,RENTAL FRZN FOOD LO
WATCH, CLOCK, & JEWELRY REPAIR SHOP
WATER WELL DRILLING
WHLSL NURSERIES,HATCHERIES,FARM,KENNELS,
WHOLESALERS
WHOLESALERS OF LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIA
WHOLESALERS OF USED CARS
WINDOW TREATMENTS
WINDOW/DOOR INSTALLATIONS
WOMEN'S CUSTOM TAILORS
WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR STO
WOMEN'S SHOE STORES
WOMEN'S UNIFORMS
WOOD AND COAL YARDS
WORDPROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
WRECKING YARDS RETAILING PARTS
YARN STORES
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11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
22 Utilities
23 Construction
31-33 Manufacturing
42 Wholesale Trade
44-45 Retail Trade
48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
51 Information
52 Finance and Insurance
53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Service
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises
56 Administrative, Support, Waste Management or Re
61 Educational Services
62 Health Care and Social Assistance
71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
72 Accommodation and Food Services
81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
92 Public Administration
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31-33 Manufacturing
31-33 Microbusiness (Non-Retail)
44-45 Microbusiness (Retail)
44-45 Retailer
48-49 Distribution
54 Testing Lab
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Manufacturer License Number
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