San Benito County Business License: Disabled Veteran Peddler Exemption

San Benito County's business licence exempts an honourably discharged veteran who cannot earn a living by manual labour and hawks, peddles or vends goods, on a written permit from the county veterans service officer and the County Administrative Officer.

Also called: business license, peddler, vendor, license exemption, 16001, Tax Collector, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, Tres Pinos, Aromas.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

San Benito County, CACounty

The Tax Collector's list of business licence exemptions includes: "DISABLED VETERANS. Any honorable discharged soldier, sailor or marine from the military or naval services of the United States of America, who is unable to earn a livelihood by manual labor, and who hawks, peddles or vends any kind of goods. That person needs to obtain a written permit issued by a veteran's service officer of the county and the CAO." The wording follows Business and Professions Code section 16001. State law reaches further: section 16102 lets any veteran discharged or released under honourable conditions hawk, peddle and vend goods (other than spirituous, malt, vinous or intoxicating liquors) without a county licence fee, on a certificate from the county. A veteran who is not disabled should ask the Tax Collector about the section 16102 exemption. How. Ask the Veterans Services Office in Hollister (831-637-4846) for the permit, then take it to the County Administrative Office and the Tax Collector, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister.

Thresholds

Thresholds for San Benito County Business License: Disabled Veteran Peddler Exemption
Gate	Rule
Honourably discharged veteran who sells goods	The county page asks for an honourable discharge and inability to earn a living by manual labour; State law reaches any veteran discharged under honourable conditions. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-10.

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