Application for Plant Certification License:
Register Online with this Form or Download and Mail in this PDF
See Also
Licensing and Plant InspectionsThis replaces individual applications for individual categories:
- Greenhouse License– is required for each location where a person uses a greenhouse to grow or propagate nursery stock or annual plants for sale or distribution on a commercial basis.
- Nursery License–is required for each location where a person grows or propagates nursery stock or annual plants for sale or distribution on a commercial basis.
- Plant Dealer License– is required for each location where a person who is not the original grower of nursery stock or annual plants, sells, offers for sale, distributes, or holds the plants for distribution on a commercial basis.
- Florist License- is required for each location where a person otherwise subject to licensure as a plant dealer is engaged in business as a florist.
- Landscaper License–is required for any person engaged in business as a landscaper.
- Wild Plant Collector License– is required to collect, sell, or raise native wild plants for sale in Tennessee.
- Sweet Potato License– is required to sell certified sweet potato plants and slips in Tennessee.
- Turfgrass License– is required to produce certified turfgrass sod for sale in Tennessee. Non-certified sod requires a Nursery Certificate.
- Phytosanitary Certificate- To certify pest-free status for sale or transport of plants (or plant parts) as required by other states or countries. Contact your Plant Inspector for application and requirements.
Fees for Certificates:
Contact:
- Anni Self -anni.self@TN.govor 615-837-5313.
