Dunedin Pet Grooming License Requirements (2026)

📋 Your checklist

State

1. No Florida state trade license is required for this type of work. You still need the local receipts below.
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 (Dunedin / Pinellas County)

1. City of Dunedin Business Tax Receipt
   Required for each place and type of business; apply online. $50 to $200 a year by square footage; home occupations add an affidavit.
   ⏰ Renew by September 30; notices emailed early August
   Source: City of Dunedin: Business Tax Receipts
2. Pinellas County: none
   Pinellas County does not issue a county business tax receipt.
   ⏰ N/A
   Source: Pinellas County: Occupational Licenses/Business Tax Receipts