Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Kootenai, ID?

Q: Do you need a license to work as a handyman in Kootenai, ID?

Idaho's small-job figure is $2,000. The exact wording below decides whether a job fits. City of Kootenai business license, $50 (2025 application), from Kootenai City Hall, 204 Spokane St; may be subject to zoning review/fire inspection.

Handyman License Requirements in Kootenai, ID

By Ray Duke, Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Idaho rules checked November 2, 2026 · Kootenai local rules checked November 2, 2026

City of Kootenai business license, $50 (2025 application), from Kootenai City Hall, 204 Spokane St; may be subject to zoning review/fire inspection.

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Kootenai requirements

City of Kootenai business license, $50 (2025 application), from Kootenai City Hall, 204 Spokane St; may be subject to zoning review/fire inspection.

Source link: cityofkootenai.org · cityofkootenai.org · codelibrary.amlegal.com · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

Required

Name: City of Kootenai Business License
Office: Kootenai City Hall, 204 Spokane St (208-265-2431)
Fee: $50 (2025 application; $25 if renewed by Dec 31)

"2025 BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION May be subject to Zoning Review/Fire Inspection License Fee $50. If renewed by Dec 31, 2024 Fee is $25."

Source: cityofkootenai.org · checked November 2, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

None found on official sources

Name: No city contractor license found; city issues residential building permits (Title 7 Building and Development)

"2025 Alcohol License Application 2025 Business License Application ... Residential Building Permit Application Procedures"

Source: cityofkootenai.org · checked November 2, 2026

County: Bonner County

The Idaho rule

Regulator: Idaho Contractors Board, Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL)

$2,000

Idaho job-size figure

Idaho Code 54-5205(2)(f): work on one undertaking or project considered casual, minor, or inconsequential, whether by one or more contracts, 'the aggregate contract price of which, for labor and materials and all other items, is less than two thousand dollars ($2,000)' (strictly UNDER $2,000). This does not apply when the work is part of a larger project, or when the work is split into contracts under $2,000 to evade the chapter. The exemption is lost if the person holds himself out as a registered contractor.

What counts toward it: labor+materials

"A person performing work on one (1) undertaking or project considered casual, minor, or inconsequential, whether by one (1) or more contracts, the aggregate contract price of which, for labor and materials and all other items, is less than two thousand dollars ($2,000)."

Source: legislature.idaho.gov · checked November 2, 2026

State registration

Registration is required to engage in business as a contractor (54-5204). Statutory fee cap is $150/yr (54-5210(2)). The DOPL fee table lists $120 for individuals and $120 for businesses, with a $60 entry in each row (column labels not captured), plus a $40 reinstatement fee. Since October 14, 2025 the board has been moving to biennial registration. Applicants must show workers' comp coverage or a statement of why it is not required, plus general liability insurance.

Source: legislature.idaho.gov · legislature.idaho.gov · dopl.idaho.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Insurance and bond

Idaho Code 54-5210(1)(e): general liability insurance, including products and completed operations, of not less than $300,000 single limit. 54-5210(1)(d): a workers' compensation certificate, or a statement of why it is not required. No bond requirement found.