# How to read a record — Companies with an active City of Buffalo license

> What the record is, what the status means, and what is left out.

## How to read these records

### The record

The City of Buffalo licenses restaurants, contractors, stores, lodging houses and other trades. It publishes each license with its type, status, expiration date and neighborhood.

### Status

Active City of Buffalo license. “Active” is the City's status on the file date; check the expiration date on the record.

### What is not here

Individuals, and any name without a company word (Inc, LLC, Corp, Co…). Owner and contact names, phone numbers
and mailing addresses, which this site never downloads.

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Página: https://buffalo-business-license-records.pages.dev/how-to-read/
Fonte: https://data.buffalony.gov/d/qcyy-feh8
Recolha: 2026-10-02