Who needs a city pet shop, grooming or kennel license in Minnesota?
Issued by Your city clerk (Minneapolis: commercial animal care provider license); Minnesota Board of Animal Health for breeders only, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Minnesota has no state pet shop or kennel license, so grooming, boarding and pet sales are licensed by the city. Minneapolis licenses any business grooming, boarding or caring for animals for a fee, with an inspection, and does not allow the sale of dogs, cats or rabbits in any establishment. Ask the clerk in other cities, since many license kennels and pet shops by ordinance.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Your city clerk (Minneapolis: commercial animal care provider license); Minnesota Board of Animal Health for breeders only.
Sources and dates
Minneapolis Licenses and Consumer Services pet shop and commercial animal care provider application; Minn. Stat. 347.57 to 347.64 (commercial breeders); Board of Animal Health commercial breeder pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
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No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. Minnesota has no state pet shop or kennel license, so grooming, boarding and pet sales are licensed by the city.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Your city clerk (Minneapolis: commercial animal care provider license); Minnesota Board of Animal Health for breeders only.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
Who needs a city pet shop, grooming or kennel license in Minnesota?
