{"id":892,"date":"2026-06-02T17:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:40:53","slug":"luna-county-business-registration-fees-due-by-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/luna-county-business-registration-fees-due-by-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Luna County Business Registration Fees Due by July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DEMING &#8211; Luna County officials are reminding certain business owners that annual business registration fees are due on or before July 1.<\/p>\n<p>The reminder applies to persons conducting business within Luna County, outside the incorporated boundaries of the City of Deming and the Village of Columbus. Luna County officials said the requirement also applies to businesses located within incorporated municipalities if those businesses also conduct business within the county\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>The annual business registration fee is $35 per business.<\/p>\n<p>County officials said certain exemptions apply. Those include persons engaged solely in farming and ranching, businesses with annual gross sales, trades or exchanges of less than $500 within Luna County, charitable and nonprofit activities, and certain community event vendors as provided by ordinance.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses that fail to pay the required fee may be subject to the registration fee, a $250 penalty, collection costs and other enforcement actions authorized by the ordinance. Additional violations may be subject to penalties of up to 90 days in jail and\/or a fine of up to $300 per violation.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to obtain a business registration application, contact the Luna County Planning Department at 575-543-6620.<\/p>\n<p>By John Krehbiel \u2013 Bravo Mic Communications \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:john@bravomic.com\">john@bravomic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEMING &#8211; Luna County officials are reminding certain business owners that annual business registration fees are due on or before<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demingnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/02\/luna-county-business-registration-fees-due-by-july-1\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-john-k","post-892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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