Licenses

Certifications

Registrations

Taxes and Tax Related Issues

Motor Vehicle

Safety Standards

Samples

Business Practice/Assistance

Best Management Practices

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Licenses:

NJ DEP Pesticide License:If you apply any 'cide' (herbicide, pesticide, fungicide, etc.) professionally in New Jersey, including the spraying weed killers purchased from retailers, you are required by law to be licensed by the state's Department of Environmental Protection.

• Applicators License
• Operators License
• Business License
• Regulations
• Complete Program Website

Plant Dealers License: Any business involved in the retail or wholesale selling of woody landscape plants is required by law to be licensed by the state's Department of Agriculture.

• Application
• Requirements

Landscape Architects License: Only professionals who meet a certain standard of experience and education can qualify for and take the exam to become a LLA. It is illegal to represent yourself as a Landscape Architect without recieving a license to practice.

• Certificate of Authorization
• Requirements
• RU Landscape Architecture Program

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Certifications:

NJ Fertilizer Certification: Any individual who applies lawn fertilizers professionally, either for residential or commercial properties, is required by law to get and maintain a certification to do so.

• Certified Applicators Registration
• Trained Applicators Program
• Training Material

Certified Nursery Landscape Professional: A professional certification program administered by the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association

• Application

Landscape Industry Certified: PLANET, The Professional Landcare Network, maintains a certification program with a few diferent options to allow green industry professionals to be recognized for their skills.

• PLANET Information

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Registrations:

Home Improvement Contractors: Any landscape contractor in engaged any business activity beyond basic lawn maintenance is required by law to register with the Office of the Attorney General, Division of Consumer Affairs, as a home improvement contractor.

• Application
• Reinstatement Information
• Regulations

NJ Business Registration: Any professionally practicing landscape contractor, even sole proprietorships and LLCs, must register as a business with the state.

• Filing Requirements
• Applications
• Annual Report

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Taxes and Tax Related Issues

Sales Tax: For landscape services in New Jersey, there is a complex method for reporting and collecting sales tax. Some services are taxable, and some are not.

• Informational Guide to Landscaping Services and New Jersey Sales Tax
• ST-8, Certificate of Exempt Capitol Improvement
• Online Portal for Sale and Use Tax Filings

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Motor Vehicle

New Jersey

• Commercial Vehicle Registration
• Commercial Drivers License

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Safety Standards:

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA): OSHA regulates and supplies information for all trades, including the landscape industry. Here are some of the most relevant. If you are looking for safety guidlines not listed below please contact our office.

• Heat
• Stone and Masonary Cutting
• OSHA In Spanish

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Peer-to-Peer Samples (coming soon):

Contracts:

• Lawn Maintenance Contracts
• Landscape Construction Contracts
• Snow Contracts

Manuals:

• Employee Manuals

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Business Assistance:

Small Business Administration:

• Loans
• District Office

New Jersey Small Business Development Centers

• Entrepreneur Certificate Program

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Best Management Practices:Pest and Disease:

• Impatiens Downy Mildew
• Boxwood Blight