Wild plants: sell them legally (2024)

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Wild plants: sell them legally? ›

Individuals can collect endangered plants from the wild (as long as they don't do it from federal land), raise them and sell either whole plants or seeds. The ESA does have one requirement: sellers must apply for a $100 permit (pdf) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) if plants are sold across state lines.

However, if you sell at a farmers market or any other public setting or to a restaurant or store, then you need a license. Pennsylvania law says you can sell anything you grow at home without a license.

Application for Plant Certification License:

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.

Anyone selling plants in New York State must be registered with the Division of Plant Industry as either a nursery grower or nursery dealer.

You need a Nursery Floral license to sell plants using any Internet website. To ship the plants to out-of-state locations, you need a phytosanitary certificate issued by a TDA inspector. The cost is $30 per inspection. Quarantine regulations for plant movement to various states vary for each specific type of plant.

Growing your own plants to sell is possible if you have the right space and conditions to do so. If you're starting small, you can grow plants in your own backyard garden or create a DIY greenhouse—but do consider space limitations if you plan to scale.

Plants, like other products, are often protected by plant trademarks or a plant patent. A home grower wishing to sell may also need to get a nursery license to legally resell their plants.

There is a fairly easy way to make some extra money selling plants. You do not even need to sit and wait for seeds to grow. You just need to know the market, as many local nurseries do not. Houseplant sales have grown by 50 percent in the past 3 years and is now a billion-dollar industry.

Add at least 20% in value for each year that you've grown the plant to get to its current size/state. In other words, a $10 cutting grown for a year becomes worth a minimum of $12, and $14.40 after two years.

A License to Sell Nursery Stock is required for any person who sells plants for planting, propagation, or ornamentation in California. The sale of nursery stock without a valid license is a violation of California Food and Agricultural Code § 6721.

Can you make money selling plant cuttings? ›

There are many ways to make money from plants that you already have. If you don't have a diverse houseplant collection, it might be worth investing in one or two rarer houseplants just so you can sell the cuttings. This is a side hustle you can easily do on the weekends or with a few spare hours.

Gardeners sell seeds two main ways: directly to customers or through a seed company. Seed companies often contract out specific plant varieties to growers and buy the seeds for a set price after the harvest.

Fines for illegally harvesting plants or mushrooms start at $500 and can go to $2100. You can harvest the above-ground part of plants from Texas roadsides. You can not dig up plants.

Who needs a Nursery Floral License? Any business that grows or distributes plants with the intent to sell in one or more permanent locations needs a Nursery Floral License for each location.

What do I need to do to sell seed that is for planting purposes in Texas? Answer: Vegetable Seed - You must have a valid vegetable seed license. When does my vegetable seed license expire?

Contents. If you're selling goods or services in Pennsylvania, you probably need a sales tax license. Pennsylvania also applies a sales and use tax on digital goods, so even if you're only selling online, you likely need a Pennsylvania sales and use tax license, sometimes also called a seller's permit.

Pennsylvania. You do not need a state license to work as a landscaper in Pennsylvania. However, if you apply pesticides as part of your service, you may be required to hold a commercial pesticide applicator license from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.