MBACC Business Development

Licenses & Permits

Business License

• Myrtle Beach City Hall
  Business License and Hospitality Fee Division
  P.O. Box 2468, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29578
  921 Oak Street, Myrtle Beach. S.C. 29577
  (843) 918-1200

• Horry County Treasurer’s Office
  Business License Department
  P.O. Box 1275, Conway, S.C. 29528
  211 Beaty Street, Conway, S.C. 29526
  (843) 915-5620

• Hospitality Fee Department
  P.O. Box 1275, Conway, S.C. 29528
  211 Beaty Street, Conway, S.C. 29526
  (843) 915-5220

• North Myrtle Beach City Hall
  1018 2nd Avenue South, North Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29582
  (843) 280-5585

• Surfside Beach Town Hall
  115 Highway 17 North, Surfside Beach, S.C. 29575
  (843) 913-6111

Health License

If you plan to process, handle, cook, store or distribute food as part of your business, contact the health department about special permits:

Horry County Food Protection

• Holmestown Office
  9630 Scipio Lane, Suite B, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29588
  (843) 205-8931

• Loris Office
  3811 Walnut Street, Loris, S.C. 29569
  (843) 756-4027

• Stephens Crossroads Office
  107 Highway 57 North, Little River, S.C. 29566
  (843) 399-5553

Liquor License

If you plan to sell or serve alcoholic beverages, contact the following about special permits:

• SC Department of Revenue Alcohol Beverage Licensing
  P.O. Box 125, Columbia, S.C. 29202-0125
  301 Gervais Street, Columbia, S.C. 29214
  (803) 898-5864

• Fed. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
  Strom Thurmond Federal Bldg.
  1835 Assembly Street, Suite 309, Columbia, S.C. 29201
  (803) 765-5722

Other Licenses

Contact the following to find out more about:

Day Care Licensing Laws

• State Department of Social Services
  Division of Child Day Care Licensing & Regulatory Services
  (ABC Control Center)
  P.O. Box 1520, Columbia, S.C. 29202-1520
  1535 Confederate Avenue Extension
  North Complex Towers, Room 311, Columbia, S.C. 29201
  (803) 898-2570

• Department of Consumer Affairs
  3600 Forest Drive, Columbia, S.C. 29204
  (803) 734-4200

Development Regulations

• Department of Health and Environmental Control
  Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
  927 Shine Avenue, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577
  (843) 238-4528

Drug Regulations

• Department of Health and Environmental Control
  Bureau of Drug Control
  2600 Bull Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201
  (803) 896-0636

Elevator Licensing & Amusement Rides

• Office of Elevators and Amusement Rides
  Duane Scott, Administrator
  P.O. Box 11329, Columbia, S.C. 29211-1329
  110 Centerview Drive, Columbia, S.C. 29210
  (803) 896-7630

State Wholesale License

• Not required in South Carolina

Wetlands Regulations

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  69A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, S.C. 29403
  (843) 329-8044