{"id":"20daee74-f6a8-4e67-8eaa-36f531bfb5f1","task":"Determine Connecticut landscaping registration requirements since the state has no landscape contractor license","domain":"portal.ct.gov","steps":["Confirm Connecticut does not license landscape contractors as a trade — verify current requirements directly on the DCP site before quoting a job, since this is a common point of confusion for out-of-state crews.","Register as a Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) with the Department of Consumer Protection if residential landscaping work meets the state's home-improvement contract threshold.","Pay the HIC application fee (non-refundable) and the same amount annually to renew.","Carry at least $20,000 in general liability insurance to remain HIC-eligible.","Register separately as a Nursery Dealer with the CT Agricultural Experiment Station if selling nursery stock (trees, shrubs, plants).","Obtain a Commercial Supervisory Certificate from CT DEEP if the business applies pesticides."],"gotchas":["Absence of a 'landscape license' does not mean the work is unregulated — HIC registration is still legally required for most residential landscaping contracts and is separate from any nursery or pesticide credential.","HIC registration is renewed annually (not multi-year like many other states' contractor licenses), so lapses happen easily if renewal isn't calendared."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/20daee74-f6a8-4e67-8eaa-36f531bfb5f1"}