Who needs a pet shop license; municipal pet dealer permit in Vermont?
Issued by Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Animal Health Section; your town clerk, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Selling animals to the public needs the pet shop license, issued after an Agency inspection. Boarding kennels are outside the pet shop definition and grooming alone needs no animal license, though the town may have a kennel permit of its own. A breeder selling dogs or cats holds the pet dealer permit from the clerk of the town where the animals are kept.
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 Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Animal Health Section; your town clerk.
Sources and dates
20 V.S.A. chapter 194 (pet shops and pet dealers); Agency of Agriculture fee schedule and registrations and licensing page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Yes. Selling animals to the public needs the pet shop license, issued after an Agency inspection.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
No. In Vermont it is listed for pet stores and groomers.
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, Animal Health Section; your town clerk.
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 pet shop license; municipal pet dealer permit in Vermont?
