Plant Sales Licensing
What license is best for you?
If you have questions as to which application form is right for you, please contact Joe Collins at 859-257-5838 x2 or joe.collins@uky.edu.
Remember, when in doubt as to which application fits your business, just ask us!
Customers purchasing plant or plant products from a person or company they are doing business with should ask if they have one of the licenses listed below (compliant with Kentucky state law - KRS 249). Ask for proof of the license or contact Joe Collins before making any transaction(s).
Annual (fiscal) Nursery License Fee and License Period:
Class A and Class B Nurseries includes but are not limited to: individuals, nurseries, garden centers, landscapers, and landscape contractors.
Class A Nurseries: Jul 1 - Jun 30
If you or your business are actively growing nursery stock (field or container production).
$40/location + $1.50/acre in production
Class B Nurseries: Jul 1 - Jun 30
If you or your business does NOT grow nursery stock, but overwinters a portion of nursery stock
$40/location
Annual (calendar) Nursery Dealer License Fee and License Period:
Class A and Class B Nursery Dealers includes but are not limited to: individuals, nurseries, garden centers, retail stores, landscapers, and landscape contractors.
Class A Nursery Dealers: Jan 1 - Dec 31
If you or your business does NOT grow or overwinter your nursery stock but whose primary business involves the sale or planting of nursery stock.
$40/location
Class B Nursery Dealers: Jan 1 - Dec 31
If you or your business whose primary sales are NOT the sale of nursery stock.
$25/location
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