Fertilizer Licensing and Tonnage Reporting

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) enforces Florida's Commercial Fertilizer Law.

Fertilizer Licensing

Any person or company who distributes fertilizer in Florida and whose name appears on the fertilizer label as the guarantor is responsible for obtaining a license from FDACS.

Expiration Date

All licenses and specialty fertilizer registrations expire on June 30 of each year and are renewed annually.

Fees

The fee for obtaining a fertilizer license is $200. The fee for specialty fertilizer product registration is $200 per product.

How to Apply for or Renew a Fertilizer License

Fertilizer manufacturers can use the Fertilizer Licensing and Regulatory Website to apply for or renew a license.

View step-by-step instructions for:

• Applying for a New License [ 1 MB ]
• Renewing a License [ 1 MB ]

Reporting Tonnage

Licensees are required to report sales of fertilizer to FDACS on a quarterly basis. 

You can report tonnage using the Fertilizer Licensing and Regulatory Website. View instructions [ 958 kB ] . 

Fertilizer Tonnage Data

Florida Fertilizer Reports

Tonnage by Licensee

• Fiscal Year 2020-2021 [ 2 MB ]
• Fiscal Year 2019-2020 [ 2 MB ]
• Fiscal Year 2018-2019 [ 259 kB ]
• Fiscal Year 2017-2018 [ 89 kB ]  

Request earlier reports by emailing AESCares@FDACS.gov.