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Handyman License Requirements in Stevens, MN

By , Founder of Bulletproof Handyman · Minnesota rules checked November 2, 2026 · Stevens local rules checked November 2, 2026

Stevens is a township in Stevens County, MN (pop. ~67, 2020). No city clerk/city license. Zoning/land-use permits are from Stevens County Planning & Zoning (Morris, MN) where the county has zoning jurisdiction (a county SWCD insert says all townships except Hodges and Swan Lake); no county contractor or business license found.

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Stevens requirements

Stevens is a township in Stevens County, MN (pop. ~67, 2020). No city clerk/city license. Zoning/land-use permits are from Stevens County Planning & Zoning (Morris, MN) where the county has zoning jurisdiction (a county SWCD insert says all townships except Hodges and Swan Lake); no county contractor or business license found.

Source link: stevenscountymn.gov · stevenscountymn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Local business license

None found on official sources

"No business license page found on Stevens County site; treated as not required but not affirmatively confirmed."

Source: stevenscountymn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Local contractor or handyman license

None found on official sources

  • Name: No contractor license; Stevens County Land Use Permit (zoning) for buildings
  • Trigger: Erecting, adding on to or moving a building with permanent footing > 240 sq ft
"Section 17.A of the Stevens County Zoning Ordinance states no person shall erect, add on to, or move any building with a permanent footing greater than two hundred forty (240) square feet in its ground coverage, or part thereof without first securing a land use permit."

Source: stevenscountymn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

County: Stevens County

The Minnesota rule

Regulator: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing Division (residential contractor licensing; also electrical and plumbing licensing). Subcontractors/commercial contractors register through DLI's Construction Contractor Registration Program.

$15,000 a year
Minnesota earnings figure

Minn. Stat. 326B.805 subd. 6(5): license not required for 'a person whose total gross annual receipts for performing specialty skills for which licensure would be required under this section do not exceed $15,000' (statute = at or below $15,000; DLI webpage says 'less than $15,000'). Must obtain a Certificate of Exemption from DLI by affidavit; if receipts exceed $15,000 in any calendar year, must immediately surrender the certificate and apply for a license. Separate exemption: specialty contractors providing only one special skill (except roofing).

What counts toward it: other: total gross ANNUAL receipts from residential contracting/remodeling (not per job), not reduced by cost of goods, expenses or losses (i.e., labor + materials, annual).

"(5) a person whose total gross annual receipts for performing specialty skills for which licensure would be required under this section do not exceed $15,000;"

Source: revisor.mn.gov · dli.mn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

State registration

Full license: base fee $180 plus Contractor Recovery Fund fee ($320 if gross annual receipts under $1M; $420 for $1-5M; $520 over $5M). Qualifying person must pass exam; 14 hours CE per 2-year renewal. Subcontractors not contracting with owners must register via Construction Contractor Registration Program.

Source: dli.mn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Insurance and bond

Licensees: public liability insurance minimum $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate, and $25,000 property damage; plus proof of workers' compensation compliance. Contractor Recovery Fund fee instead.

Source: dli.mn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

Forming an LLC in Minnesota

State filing fee: $135.

Source: revisor.mn.gov · checked November 2, 2026

What to do, in order

  1. Read the Minnesota rule and confirm with Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Construction Codes and Licensing Division (residential contractor licensing; also electrical and plumbing licensing). Subcontractors/commercial contractors register through DLI's Construction Contractor Registration Program..
  2. Line up the Stevens items listed on this page.
  3. Get your insurance and rate in place before the first paid job.

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Rules change. This page shows what official sources said on the dates above. It is not legal advice.