Landscaping contractor reference
Landscaping license requirements by state.
Landscaping licensing is different in every state. These 50 guides identify whether the state licenses the landscaping trade, who regulates it, what happens before a contractor can work, and which fee, insurance, renewal, or local rule can change the decision. 23 states in this guide license the trade at state level.
State and licensing authorityState license
AlabamaAlabama Department of Agriculture and IndustriesYesRead guide →AlaskaAlaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional LicensingYesRead guide →ArizonaArizona Registrar of ContractorsYesRead guide →ArkansasArkansas Department of Agriculture, Plant Industries DivisionYesRead guide →CaliforniaContractors State License BoardYesRead guide →ColoradoColorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and OccupationsLocal / limitedRead guide →ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Consumer ProtectionLocal / limitedRead guide →DelawareDelaware Division of Professional Regulation, Board of Landscape ArchitectureLocal / limitedRead guide →FloridaFlorida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Board of Landscape ArchitectureLocal / limitedRead guide →GeorgiaGeorgia Department of AgricultureLocal / limitedRead guide →HawaiiHawaii Contractors License Board, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Professional and Vocational Licensing DivisionYesRead guide →IdahoIdaho State Department of AgricultureYesRead guide →IllinoisIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationLocal / limitedRead guide →IndianaIndiana Professional Licensing AgencyLocal / limitedRead guide →IowaIowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and LicensingLocal / limitedRead guide →KansasKansas State Board of Technical ProfessionsLocal / limitedRead guide →KentuckyKentucky Board of Landscape ArchitectsLocal / limitedRead guide →LouisianaHorticulture Commission of Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and ForestryYesRead guide →MaineBoard of Licensure for Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior DesignersLocal / limitedRead guide →MarylandMaryland Home Improvement CommissionYesRead guide →MassachusettsMassachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (home improvement contractor registration under M.G.L. c. 142A), with the Board of Registration of Landscape Architects, the Department of Agricultural Resources and the Division of Occupational Licensure regulating specific tasksLocal / limitedRead guide →MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction CodesLocal / limitedRead guide →MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Labor and IndustryLocal / limitedRead guide →MississippiMississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Bureau of Plant IndustryYesRead guide →MissouriMissouri Department of Agriculture, Plant Industries DivisionLocal / limitedRead guide →MontanaMontana Department of Labor and IndustryYesRead guide →NebraskaNebraska Department of Labor, Labor Standards Division (Contractor Registration)Local / limitedRead guide →NevadaNevada State Contractors BoardYesRead guide →New HampshireNew Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and CertificationLocal / limitedRead guide →New JerseyNew Jersey Division of Consumer AffairsYesRead guide →New MexicoConstruction Industries Division of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing DepartmentYesRead guide →New YorkNew York State Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsLocal / limitedRead guide →North CarolinaNorth Carolina Landscape Contractors' Licensing BoardYesRead guide →North DakotaNorth Dakota Secretary of StateYesRead guide →OhioOhio Landscape Architects BoardLocal / limitedRead guide →OklahomaOklahoma Construction Industries BoardLocal / limitedRead guide →OregonOregon Landscape Contractors BoardYesRead guide →PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer ProtectionLocal / limitedRead guide →Rhode IslandRhode Island Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board, Department of Business RegulationYesRead guide →South CarolinaSouth Carolina Contractor's Licensing BoardYesRead guide →South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of RevenueLocal / limitedRead guide →TennesseeTennessee Board for Licensing ContractorsYesRead guide →TexasTexas Commission on Environmental QualityLocal / limitedRead guide →UtahUtah Division of Professional LicensingYesRead guide →VermontVermont Secretary of State, Office of Professional RegulationLocal / limitedRead guide →VirginiaVirginia Board for Contractors, Department of Professional and Occupational RegulationYesRead guide →WashingtonWashington State Department of Labor and Industries, Contractor RegistrationYesRead guide →West VirginiaWest Virginia Contractor Licensing BoardLocal / limitedRead guide →WisconsinWisconsin Department of Safety and Professional ServicesLocal / limitedRead guide →WyomingWyoming Department of Agriculture, Technical Services Division, Pesticide ProgramLocal / limitedRead guide →Licensed landscaping businesses still need to be findable.
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