Licenses & Permits
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About this page
The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) issues licenses, permits, certifications, and registrations that protect Maryland's farms, food supply, animals, plants, and consumers.
Licenses are grouped by the MDA unit that issues them. Browse the sections below and select the license name to apply online.
Requirements, fees, and renewal periods vary by license. Please review the requirements for your license before starting your application.
Agricultural Marketing
Animal Health
Food Quality Assurance
- Certified Organic for On-Farm Processor Handler
- Certified Organic for Crop Production
- Certified Organic for Livestock Production
- Egg Distributor
- Egg Producer and Packer
- Organic Exempt Producer
- Poultry/Rabbit Processing
- Sell Live Poultry, Hatching Eggs And/Or Operate a Poultry Hatchery | Downloadable application - PDF - 370.97 KB
- Waste Kitchen Grease Transporter
- On-Farm Processor Handler
Maryland Horse Industry Board
Pesticide Regulation
- Commercial Pesticide Business License | Downloadable application - PDF - 21.62 KB
- Dealer's Permit to Sell Restricted Use Pesticides | Downloadable application - PDF - 16.7 KB
- Fertilizer Applicator Business License | Downloadable application - PDF - 249.2 KB
- Pest Control Applicator Initial Certification - DOCX - 29.02 KB
- Pest Control Consultant License | Downloadable application - PDF - 19.28 KB
- Pest Control Consultant Business | Downloadable application - PDF - 19.28 KB
- Pest Control Registered Technician
- Private Pesticide Applicator | Downloadable application - PDF - 15.74 KB
- Private Pesticide Applicator via Reciprocity | Downloadable application - PDF - 16.36 KB
- Public agency permit under the Maryland Pesticide Applicators Law | Downloadable application - PDF - 1.59 MB
- Reciprocal Pesticide Applicator Certificate or License - DOCX - 33.07 KB
- Registered Use Pesticides Dealer
Plant Protection & Weed Management
- Apiary Application for Registration of Honey Bee Colonies | Downloadable application - PDF - 147.5 KB
- Gingseng Collectors Permit | Downloadable application - PDF - 255.87 KB
- Nursery Inspection / Plant Dealer / Plant Broker License
State Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Animal Control Facility License
- Registered Veterinary Technician Certification
- Veterinary Hospital License
- Veterinary License
State Chemist
Turf & Seed
- Ginseng Dealer License
- Grain Dealer License
- Wholesale Seedsmen Permit
- Maryland Certified Sod
- Soybean Field Certification
- Small Grain Field Certification
- Hemp Production
- Seedsman Permit