Largo 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 (Largo / Pinellas County)

1. City of Largo Business Tax Receipt
   Required for businesses located in the city; apply or renew in the Largo Civic Access Portal. Home offices: $10 one-time application plus $52 a year.
   ⏰ Valid October 1 to September 30; 10% late in October, +5% a month up to 25%
   Source: City of Largo: Business Tax Receipts
2. Pinellas County
   Pinellas County itself does not issue a business tax receipt (repealed in 1995). Your city receipt is what you need locally.
   ⏰ None
   Source: Pinellas County: Occupational Licenses/Business Tax Receipts