How to Obtain a Nursery License?
Nursery licenses must be obtained through eStop Business Licensing and can now be purchased on-line (eStop Business Licensing Portal) or applied for through the mail (eStop Master Application).
Who Needs a Nursery License?
Licenses are required for any person or business that sells or distributes nursery stock in Montana. If you sell plant material in the state of Montana, you must have a nursery license. Currently license fees are decided by a tiered system:
- $5,000 or less in gross annual sales of nursery stock: $25 license fee
- $5,001 to $75,000 in gross annual sales: $135 license fee
- $75,001 to $150,000 in gross annual sales: $200 license fee
- $150,001 to $250,000 in gross annual sales: $300 license fee
- Over $250,000 in gross annual sales: $400 license fee
- Landscape Service: $150 license fee
- Sod Farmer: $220 license fee
- For licensing details refer to Montana Code Annotated: 80-7
