What is a Vendor Lookup Service?

A local business with a problem with hawkers or peddlers may request a MA justice of the peace to inspect their credentials. 

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Type of Vendor Lookup Services, we support - 

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• MA Standard Vendor Lookup

  • Can verify that the MA street vendor has a proper license from the director of standards of the Commonwealth displayed on-site including the name of city or town and fee paid to the treasurer. 

• Vendor Lookup for Specific Licenses

  • License verification for more specific credentials that require additional time may include certain business and occupational licenses.  These may include a variety of licenses including the following:

    • Ambulance Services/EMTs

    • Amusement Parks/Carnival Rides

    • Asbestos Abatement

    • Birth, Death, and Marriage Records

    • Boats and Recreational Vehicles / ATV's / OHV's Ski-Snowmobiles

    • Buses and Bus Operators

    • Buildings

    • Business License

    • Cigars/Cigarettes

    • Collection Agencies/Finance Companies/Mortgage Brokers and Lenders/Check Cashiers

    • Concrete Technicians/Concrete-Testing Laboratories

    • Construction Supervisors/Building Inspectors

    • Dairies/Milk Dealers/Milk Plants

    • Detective Agencies/Security Agencies

    • Diesel Fuel

    • Drivers/Non-Drivers/Liquor Purchase/Commercial Drivers

    • Elevators/Elevator Operators/Escalators

    • Employment Agencies

    • Engineering-Related Fields

    • Explosives/Blasting/Fireworks

    • Exterminators

    • Fishing/Hunting/Trapping

    • Guns/Firearms

    • Hawker/Peddlers/Transient Vendors/Motor Vehicle Repair Shops

    • Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals

    • Home Improvement Contractors

    • Insurance Agents/Adjustments/Advisors/Brokers

    • Lawyers

    • Lead Paint

    • Licenses Issued at the Local Level (City or Town Hall Offices)

    • Marriage

    • Motion Picture Operators

    • Motor Vehicle Damage Appraisers Licensing Board

    • Notaries Public/Justices of the Peace

    • Nurse Aides

    • Outdoor Advertising

    • Painters' License

    • Pet Shops/Riding Schools, Instructors, and Stables/Cattle Dealers/Guard Dog Businesses

    • Security Alarms for Homes and Businesses

    • Shellfishing/Marine Finishing/Lobstering

    • Stockbrokers/Financial Planners/Investment Advisors

    • Ticket Agencies/Agents

    • Vending Machines for Edible Products and Over the Counter Drugs

    • Warehousemen (Public)

    • Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators 

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