The weekly and quarterly business license files are ACII fixed field text files. The record length is 155 characters. Record layout is shown below:
The address provided is the business mailing address. NAICS code information can be found at www.naics.com/search.htm. In the weekly files, an N in the last field denotes a new license; a U denotes an updated license. In the quarterly file, a Q in the last field denotes quarterly. The charts below give descriptions for license type, activity codes, and owner type.
| AAL | Alarm Agent |
| ACH | Adult Care Homes and Facilities |
| AEE | Adult Entertainment Enterprises and Establishments |
| AEI | Adult Entertainer - Independent |
| AEM | Adult Entertainment Employee |
| AEU | Adult Entertainer |
| AUA | Auctioneer Class A |
| AUB | Auctioneer Class B |
| AUH | Auction House |
| DHE | Dance Hall--Single Event |
| DHL | Dance Halls |
| DVI | Drive-In Restaurants |
| ESB | Escort Bureaus |
| ESC | Escorts |
| FTL | Fortunetellers |
| GOB | Fire sale; going out of business |
| ICT | Ice Cream Truck Vendors |
| L01 | Distiller's License |
| L02 | Brewer's License |
| L03 | Winer's License |
| L05 | Government License |
| L06 | On Sale All Liquor |
| L07 | On Sale Beer & Wine |
| L09 | Off Sale Retailer All Liq |
| L10 | Off Sale Retailer Beer & Wine |
| L11 | Hotel/Motel License--All liquor |
| L12 | Restaurant--All liquor |
| L14 | Club License - All Liquor |
| L17 | Governmental License--serve/sell liquor on special premises |
| L18 | Liquor--Special Event |
| LEP | Liquor--Extension of Premises |
| MAE | Massage Establishments |
| PAB | Primary Alarm Business |
| PAW | Pawnbrokers & Secondhand Dealers |
| PED | Peddlers |
| PLL | Privilege License License |
| PLN | Non Profit Business |
| PLT | Privilege License Tax |
| PRT | Promoter |
| RAB | Reciprocal Alarm Business |
| SCP | Scrap Dealer |
| SML | Swap Meets |
| SVL | Service License (Occupational) |
| TOB | Retail Tobacco Sales |
| VMD | Vending Machine Distributor |
| VMT | Vending Machine Operator Machines |
