How to Get Licence to Open a Horticultural Shop?

What is a Horticultural shop?

A horticultural shop is a legal shop through which its owner is able to sell one of the following product, such as gardening tools, plant protection products, and other equipment. In this post we know about How to Get Licence for Horticultural Shop?

• Horticulture shop.
• Licence.

The owner of an horticulture shop, with license, is authorized to sell the following products:

• Insecticides.
• Herbicides or weedicides.
• Hybrid vegetable seeds.
• Gardening equipment.
• Other nursery equipment.

Categories of insecticides:

• Chemical insecticides.
• Synthetic insecticides.
• Insecticides for vegetable crops.
• Pesticides for fruit crops.
• Insecticides for flower crops.

Categories of herbicides

• Chemical herbicides.
• Synthetic herbicides.
• Herbicides for all types of weeds.

Hybrid seeds

• Vegetable hybrid seeds, such as tomato, okra, cucurbit crops, melons, and the hybrid seeds of all other vegetable crops.
• Flower hybrid seeds.
• Bulb crops hybrid seeds.
• Spices hybrid seeds.
• Other categories.

Gardening tools

• Plant pruning secateurs.
• Grafting knife.
• Gardening saw.
• Budding knife and tape.

Plant protection equipment, such as sprayer. And other equipment, such as irrigation pumps.

The procedure to get license to open an agricultural shop is not much different than this.

Contents
(1). How to apply for an horticultural Shop Licence?
(2). Steps in getting licence to open a horticultural shop
(3). Getting licence

Also read: Best Job in horticulture

(1). How to apply for an horticultural Shop License?

To get license:

1. B. Sc. Agriculture Degree is required. Or,

2. B. Sc., Horticulture Degree is required. Or,

3. B. Sc. from Biology (Science) is required. Or,

4. A diploma programme in related field is required.

About B. Sc. Agriculture

B. Sc. Agriculture is a 4-year degree programme. It has 8 semesters. Each semester may have one of the following subjects:

• Agronomy.
• Soil science.
• Agricultural engineering.
• Agroforestry.
• Agricultural extension.
• Agro meteorology
• Entomology.
• Plant physiology.
• Horticulture.
• Plant breeding.

About B. Sc. Horticulture

B. Sc. Horticulture is a 4-year degree programme. It has 8 semesters. Each semester may have one of the following subjects:

Horticulture:

• Floriculture.
• Pomology or fruit science.
• Olericulture of vegetable science.
• Post harvest technology.

Subject from agriculture (applied subjects)

• Soil science.
• Agroforestry.
• Agro meteorology.
• Entomology.
• Plant physiology.
• Plant breeding.

About B. Sc.

B. Sc. Agriculture is a 3-year degree programme. It has no semesters. Choose one of the following subject as your major subject.

• Biology.
• Zoology.

Clear all semesters/years to get a degree.

Also read: List of government jobs in horticulture

(2). Steps in getting licence for open a horticultural shop

Step 01. Registration of the firm or shop

Collect necessary records:

• Records of land, e.g., b-1, khasra, khasra, parcha, etc. Hard copy is compulsory.
• Your Adhar Card. Hard copy is compulsory.

Step 02: Go to gram panchayat

• Go to gram panchayat.
• Discuss your purpose with panchayat secretary (panchayat sachiv) and chieftain (sarpanch).
• Show your records and verify it.
• Ask for application form.
• Fill the application form.
• Submit it, and get the registration number.

Step 03: Go to bank

• Go to bank.
• Contact to any bank official.
• Request for a current bank account.
• Ask for application form.
• Fill the application form using shop’s name.
• Apply for all the online banking services.
• Submit it.
• Get bank passbook with account number.

Step 04: Get a GST registration number

• Go to a registrar.
• Discuss with registrar.
• Ask for registration.
• Show all the records.
• Get a GST registration number.

Step 05: Get PC or product codes for each product

5.1: Visit pesticide dealers.
5.2: Visit Hybrid seed dealers.
5.3: Visit to gardening equipment dealers.
5.4: Visit to plant protection equipment dealers

Ask them for product codes.

Now you have the following records and certificates:

• Adhar card.
• Bank passbook.
• Passport size photo.
• Shop’s registration number.
• GST registration number.
• Land records.
• UG degree.

Step 06: Contact to the department of horticulture

• Collect the necessary records.
• Contact an horticulture officer.
• Go to the department of horticulture.
• Get application form.
• Fill the application form.
• Submit the application form.

6.1: Collect the necessary records

List of records:

• Your professional degree or diploma (hard copy).
• Records of land, e.g., b-1, khasra, parcha, etc. Hard copy is necessary.
• Your adhar card. Hard copy is necessary.
• Bank details. Hard copy is necessary.
• Passport size photo.
• Registration by gram panchayat.
• GST details.
• Bank draft as per the guidelines of the department (optional).

6.2: Contact an horticulture officer

For license of horticultural shop

• You can contact to a local horticulture field officer (rural horticultural field officer).
• Get application form.
• Fill it.
• Submit to the officer.

6.3: Or go to the department of horticulture

For hybrid seeds of horticultural crops

• Go to block horticulture office.
• Contact person: Senior horticulture development officer.
• Ask for application form.
• Fill the form.
• Submit it.

6.4: Or contact a agricultural officer

For license of agricultural shop

• You can contact to a local agriculture field officer.
• Get application form.
• Fill it.
• Submit to the officer.

6.5: Go to the department of agriculture

For insecticides and hybrid seeds of field crops

• Go to block agriculture office.
• Ask for application form.
• Fill the form.
• Submit it.

(3). Getting License

After verification, if found eligible, you will get a license to open an horticultural shop.

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