Hollywood 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 (Broward 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 (Hollywood / Broward County)

1. City of Hollywood Local Business Tax Receipt + Certificate of Use
   Required for commercial and home-based businesses in the city; a Certificate of Use permit is also required. Apply on or after April 1 and you pay half the annual tax.
   ⏰ Valid October 1 to September 30; 10% late after September 30, rising to 25% after December 31, plus $250 after January 31
   Source: City of Hollywood: Local Business Tax · City of Hollywood: Renew Local Business Tax
2. Broward County Local Business Tax Receipt (verify)
   A Broward County receipt is likely also required. We could not open Broward County's own page; confirm with Broward County.
   ⏰ Verify
   Source: City of Hollywood: Local Business Tax