Who needs a pet vendor license (selling animals); no state license for grooming or boarding in New Hampshire?
Issued by New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, Division of Animal Industry (RSA 437), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
A pet vendor is anyone transferring 30 or more dogs, cats or ferrets, 50 or more birds, or the quantities of reptiles, fish and small mammals the Department sets by rule, in a year; the license follows an inspection and animals sold come with the health certificate and records the chapter requires. A groomer or boarding kennel asks the town whether it licenses kennels locally.
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 New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, Division of Animal Industry (RSA 437).
Sources and dates
RSA 437:1 and 437:3 (pet vendor definition, license and fee); Division of Animal Industry pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. A pet vendor is anyone transferring 30 or more dogs, cats or ferrets, 50 or more birds, or the quantities of reptiles, fish and small mammals the Department sets by rule, in a year; the license follows an inspection and animals sold come with the health certificate and records the chapter requires.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In New Hampshire it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food, Division of Animal Industry (RSA 437).
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.
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