Licensing Requirements

A Live Plant Dealer License is required for each location from which individuals or businesses:

  • grow or sell live plants
  • plant, transplant, or move live plants for compensation
  • give live plants as a premium for promotional or advertising purposes

Live plants include any living plant, cultivated or wild, or any part thereof that can be propagated except:

  • cut flowers and greenery not used for propagation
  • seeds or sets of any kind
  • aquatic plants for use in indoor aquariums
  • fruits and vegetables for food or feed
  • all field and forage crops

Any person or business offering live plants for sale in Kansas is required to obtain a Live Plant Dealer License. This is an annual business license that expires each year on January 31.

Live Plant Dealers License Application