Flower cart vendor license

Flower cart vendors in Minneapolis need a license to sell on sidewalks or Nicollet Mall.

Definition

Flower cart vendors sell fresh flowers from a movable cart. You need a license for each flower cart. 

You may have battery operated lights on your cart.

Flower carts may not:

  • Be motorized
  • Have any noisemakers, such as bells, horns or whistles
  • Operate between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Flower cart with white and yellow flowers sitting on grass

What to know

Before you begin

Use this information only as a general guide.

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Contact us

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

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 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Relay service

612-673-3000

Hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday

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