Clerk's Office

Business Registration

The applicant must first obtain a New Mexico Tax ID number from the NM Taxation and Revenue Dept. The New Mexico Tax ID can also be obtained at the Planning Department.
Submit a complete business registration application to the Planning Department for zoning approval.
If the business is home based, a Home Occupation Business Registration form must be submitted along with the initial business registration form.
NOTE*** An application must be completed for each business location.

New business must submit registration fee before engaging in business.
Upon Approval from the Planning Department, the approved business registration form must be registered with the County Clerk.
An application must be completed for each business and there is a $35.00 fee for each business location.
The fee is for the calendar year (January 1-December 31), and is not pro-rated.
Business certificates are not issued until all fees due are paid.

Renewal form is available at the County Clerk’s Office.
The renewal form does not need Planning approval as long as the physical location of the business has not changed.
Renewing business fees are due by March 16th. Renewal fee is $35. If paid after that date, a delinquent penalty of $10.00 will be incurred.
Renewal forms must be accompanied by a HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVENTORY form from the Office of Emergency Management.

To cancel, the business owner can fill out a renewal form and check the cancellation box at the bottom of the form and return it to the County Clerk's Office.
The owner can also submit a signed letter to the County Clerk's Office to request cancellation of the business registration. There is no cancellation fee.

Vendors must obtain a license from the County before engaging in business.
Itinerant Vendors engaging in business in the service area of Doña Ana County shall pay an annual license fee of thirty five dollars ($35.00).
Temporary, Site-Specific Vendors shall pay a license fee at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per day up to and not exceeding twenty five dollars ($25.00) for the entire one hundred twenty (120) day maximum allowable period for each site.
An application must be completed for each business.