Pet shop license

We explain how to get a license for a pet shop in Minneapolis.

Definition

A pet shop or commercial animal care provider:

  • Grooms
  • Provides other care
  • May offer rescue animals for adoption
  • Is not allowed to sell dogs, cats, or rabbits

About mobile pet care:

  • If you provide pet care from a vehicle, you need a license.
  • You cannot make any sales from a mobile pet care vehicle.

You do not need a pet shop license for:

  • Places only selling frogs, worms or reptiles used for bait
  • Schools
  • Scientific labs
  • Veterinarians
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What to know

Before you begin

Use this information only as a general guide.

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Requirements

Mobile pet care vehicle only

The City requires insurance for:

  • $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate for personal injury or death
  • $10,000 per occurrence for property damage

See Insurance certificate

 

Application

See pet shop license application

Fee

Find your license fee

Submit your application

Submit your application to Business Licenses

Report an issue

Contact us

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

Phone
612-673-2080

Fax
612-673-3399

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Thursday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday

Minneapolis Health Department

Email Health Department

Phone

612-673-2301

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 520
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Minneapolis 311

Email Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

TTY

612-263-6850

Hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday

See list of City holidays