A few activities in New Philadelphia need a license.
Duplication license
Lets you duplicate items, with some exceptions such as currency, diamonds, netherite, and enchanted books. Issued by the Office of Duplication and Replication.1
- Who can apply: citizens of more than six months who have never been convicted of a felony.2
- Duplicating without a license is a Class B crime.2
- After a revocation: six months after a duplication license is revoked, you can apply again, and the Office issues a provisional duplication license for six months. Holders post a manifest of everything they duplicate and may not sell duplicates. Someone whose provisional license is revoked can’t hold a duplication license again.2
Apply for a duplication license
Real estate license
Needed to sell or rent undeveloped land. Issued by the Board of Urban Development.3
- Cost: $150, renewed every six months.
- Not needed to sell or rent developed land or interior spaces.
Apply for a real estate license
Explosives license
Needed to make, sell, or use explosives such as TNT, including for demolition.4
- Cost: $200 a year.
- Who can apply: citizens with a place of business in the city and no Class C or higher conviction.
- Criminal Investigations inspects your storage, and you’ll have an answer within 14 days.5
Apply for an explosives license
Check a license
Every license and permit carries a number. Anyone can enter it to see whether the license is genuine and in force: Check a document.