Businesses that Need Licence / Registration for Farming

Type of Licence	Type of Activity
Farm Licence	Land-based farms for keeping, rearing, or breeding animals or birds, or cultivating plants, for commercial food production e.g. dairy farms, layer farms, mushroom farms, urban farms, and vegetable farms.
Fish Culture Farm Licence	Sea-based fish culture farms for commercial production e.g. fish farms and shrimp farms.
Fishing Vessel Licence	Servicing fish culture farms.
Registration of Personnel on Fish Culture Farms	All employees and persons engaged in activities on the fish culture farm.

How much does the licence/registration cost?

Type of Licence	Fees
Farm Licence	$100 per year
Fish Culture Farm Licence	$145 per year A separate fee of $1,100 is payable by the licensee where an assessment is conducted for new farms or for changes of farming operations on existing farms.
Fishing Vessel Licence	$66 per year (for a fishing vessel propelled by outboard engine(s)) $175 per year (for a fishing vessel propelled by inboard engine(s), not exceeding 50 gross tonnes) $242 per year (for a fishing vessel propelled by inboard engine(s), exceeding 50 gross tonnes but not exceeding 100 gross tonnes) $470 per year (for a fishing vessel propelled by inboard engine(s), exceeding 100 gross tonnes)
Registration of Personnel	No fee

Type of Licence	Duration
Farm Licence	2 months for SFA to evaluate the farming proposal. Applicants who receive SFA's approval can proceed to submit a licence application within 10 months.
Fish Culture Farm Licence
Fishing Vessel Licence for Servicing Fish Culture Farms	3 working days for SFA to contact applicants for further processing.
Registration of Personnel on Fish Culture Farms	3 weeks to process registrations, provided the application is complete.