A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 44th Ed 2026

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DEPARTMENT

CONTACT

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel -EMT / AEMT /

Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS),

651-201-2800

Paramedic / Community Paramedic

Minnesota

Minnesota Ambulance Service and Medical Response Units (MRUs) / Specialized Medical Response Unit (SMRUs) Employment / Employment Agency Employee Leasing Company Registration / Exemption

Commerce, Minnesota Dept. of

651-539-1743 651-284-5075

Labor and Industry (DLI), Minnesota Dept. of

Payroll Card Issuer

Energy Facilities

Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Minnesota 651-296-0406

Certificate of Need

Power Plant Sites & Transmission Line Routes Site Permit for Large Electric Generating Power Plant Site Permit for Large Wind Energy Conversion Systems Solar Energy Generating System

Engineering

Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID), MN Board of

651-296-2388

Engineer-In-Training Professional Engineer

Environmental Health Specialist / Sanitarian Registered Environmental Health Specialist / Registered

Health (MDH), Minnesota Dept. of

651-201-4500

Sanitarian

Estate Sales

Estate Sales Conductor

Contact local County Auditor Office

Explosives Explosives License / Explosives Permit Ownership or Possession of an Explosive Device or Incendiary Device Application

State Fire Marshal,

612-386-4657

Public Safety (DPS), Minnesota Dept. of

Family Therapy (see Marriage)

Farms Corporate Farm Report: Corporation / LLC / LLLP /Trust/

Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of

651-201-6083

Pension/Investment Fund

Feed, Commercial Commercial Feed License and Tonnage Reporting Certificate of Free Sale for Animal Feed Feedlots Feedlot Construction Short-Form Permit / Interim Permit Feedlot NPDES and SDS Permit (General and Individual) Open Lot Agreement (OLA) Feedlot Registration / Feedlot State Disposal System Permit Fertilizer Anhydrous Ammonia (NH3) Storage System Permit

Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of

651-201-6062 651-207-3408

Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota 651-296-6300

Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of

320-223-6547 612-214-6843 651-272-7501 612-214-6843 651-201-6587

Agricultural Liming Material License

Chemigation Permit

Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of

Bulk Pesticide/Fertilizer Storage Facility or Substantial Alteration Permit Fertilizer License / Specialty Fertilizer Registration Soil & Plant Amendment Product Registration Financial Counselors/Planners / Investment Adviser Financial Counselor or Planner

Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Dept. of

651-201-6092

Commerce, Minnesota Dept. of

651-539-1638

Investment Adviser / Representatives

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