Licenses

Auctioneer’s Licenses

Minnesota Resident  

Complete all of the following:

  1. Application for Auctioneer’s License (PDF)
  2. License Applicant Information (PDF)
  3. Certificate of Compliance - Minnesota Workers’ Compensation (PDF)
  4. Original Surety Bond of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 designating Mower County on the line that reads “bound onto Mower County” for a period of one year
    • Annual license issued will be for the same dates as the bond
  5. $20 application fee (cash, check or money-order made payable to Mower County)

Submit to:
Mower County Auditor-Treasurer
201 1st Street NE, Suite 7
Austin, MN 55912

Non-Resident / Out-of-State

Complete all of the following:

  1. Application for Auctioneer’s License (PDF)
  2. Notarized Non-Resident Irrevocable Consent (PDF)
  3. Certified copy of the applicant’s current auctioneer’s license from home state, if one is issued by the resident state.
  4. A certified copy of the state auction laws or statute such as exists in the resident state to establish reciprocity.
    • If none exist, include a letter from the county attorney stating that the state does not have any auctioneer laws.
  5. License Applicant Information (PDF)
  6. Certificate of Compliance - Minnesota Workers’ Compensation (PDF)
  7. Original Surety Bond of not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 designating Mower County on the line that reads “bound onto Mower County” for a period of one year
    • Annual license issued will be for the same dates as the bond
  8. $20 application fee (cash, check or money-order made payable to Mower County)

Submit to:
Mower County Auditor-Treasurer
201 1st Street NE, Suite 7
Austin, MN 55912

Liquor & Tobacco License

Contact Amanda Kiefer at 507-437-9535 to apply or renew.

Visit the Minnesota Department of Safety website for additional information.

Precious Metal Dealer License

The applicant needs to complete a Precious Metal Dealer Application (PDF) and return required forms to:
Mower County Auditor-Treasurer
201 1st Street NE, Suite 7
Austin, MN 55912