Cape Coral Food Truck License Requirements (2026)

📋 Your checklist

State

1. Florida Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle (MFDV) license (DBPR Hotels & Restaurants)
   Food trucks are licensed by the state. Florida law stops cities and counties from requiring their own separate food-truck license or permit fee. Fee: $347 a full year ($178.50 half year).
   ⏰ Renews every year on December 1 (Lee County district)
   Source: Florida DBPR: Hotels and Restaurants food service fees · Florida DBPR: Hotels and Restaurants district offices and expiration dates · Florida Statutes §509.102 (food trucks; state preemption)
2. Business name and entity filings (Sunbiz)
   LLCs and corporations file an annual report ($138.75 for an LLC). Using a name other than your legal name? Register it as a fictitious name.
   ⏰ Annual report: May 1 ($400 late fee). Fictitious name: renew every 5 years
   Source: Florida Division of Corporations: File Annual Report · Florida Statutes §865.09 (fictitious name registration)

Local (Cape Coral / Lee County)

1. City of Cape Coral Business Tax Receipt
   Required to conduct business in Cape Coral, even if your business is located outside city limits. Get the city receipt first.
   ⏰ Expires September 30; prepay from July 1; 10% late fee from October 1
   Source: City of Cape Coral: Business Tax Receipts
2. Lee County Business Tax Receipt
   You need both a city and a county receipt.
   ⏰ Expires September 30; renew after July 1
   Source: Lee County Tax Collector: Business Tax Application · City of Cape Coral: Business Tax Receipts