The Business Services Manager will issue special permits without the payment of any license fees to any person or organization for the conduct or operation of a nonprofit enterprise if the applicant is operating without private profit for a public, charitable, educational, literary, fraternal, civic or religious purpose. The enterprise must be a 501(c)(3) organization and a copy of the tax-exempt document issued by the Internal Revenue Service is required (Section 13-20(b)(6)&(7), Columbia Code of Ordinances).
If you would like to obtain a canning permit, please download and complete an application for a special permit, or obtain a paper copy of the form at the Business License Office located on the 5th Floor of the Daniel Boone Building at 701 East Broadway, Columbia, MO. Please attach a separate document that gives a brief description of the purpose of the canning event that is printed on the organization’s letterhead. You may e-mail the permit application and additional documentation to Business.license@CoMo.Gov.