Greenhouse

Required State License(s):

Landscaping: None, unless the words "landscape architect" are used in advertising. Landscape architects are licensed with the Board of Landscape Architects, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) at (517) 241-9253.

Plants: When products are available for sale to the public, a sales tax license is required. Contact Department of Treasury, Sales, Use and Withholding Tax Division at (517) 636-4660 for a 518 sales tax form. Personalized sales tax returns and a payment schedule will be mailed within four to six weeks after the registration has been processed. If you have questions about this process, please call the Michigan Department of Treasury at (517) 636-4730.

If plants are sold, a plant dealer or nursery stock dealer's license will be necessary with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; (517) 373-1087.

Also, when applying pesticides, insecticides or fertilizers containing pesticides or insecticides, business' should contact the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division; (517) 373-1087.

Growers/dealers and private individuals who grow and sell herbaceous perennial plants, including biennials, small fruit plants, and asparagus or rhubarb roots, are required to be licensed with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division; (517) 373-1087.

Non-residential plant growers/dealers and private individuals who solicit or take orders or sell nursery stock in Michigan through nursery agents are also required to be licensed with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; (517) 373-1087.

Herbs: Certification is available with the Organic Growers of Michigan, 135 East 120th Street, Grant, MI 48327.

Nursery Stock: Any individual who sells, solicits to sell, or takes orders for nursery stock should be licensed with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division; (517) 373-1087.

Revised: 4/2005