Jacksonville Pet Grooming License Requirements (2026)
📋 Your checklist
State
- No Florida state trade license is required for this type of work. You still need the local receipts below.
- 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.
Source: Florida Division of Corporations: File Annual Report · Florida Statutes §865.09 (fictitious name registration)
Local (Jacksonville / Duval County)
- Jacksonville/Duval County Local Business Tax Receipt
One receipt from the Duval County Tax Collector covers the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, including home-based and one-person businesses. State-regulated businesses must show their active state license.
Source: Duval County Tax Collector: Local Business Tax Receipt
Still to verify for your business
- 🔎 verify: We found no Florida state license specific to pet grooming; confirm with your city/county
- 🔎 verify: Zoning or Certificate of Use rules for a shop or a mobile grooming van
- 🔎 verify: your exact local business-tax amount (it depends on your category, size and staff)
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Information only, not legal advice. Rules can change; check the linked official source before acting. How we verify. Other trades in Jacksonville.