Margate 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 (Margate / Broward County)

1. City of Margate Local Business Tax Receipt
   Apply online only, after zoning approval. Commercial locations must pass life-safety inspections within 45 days; the receipt is issued only after all inspections pass. Half fee from April 1.
   ⏰ Valid October 1 to September 30; renewal July to September 30, penalties from October 1
   Source: City of Margate: Local Business Tax Receipts
2. Broward County Business Tax Receipt (verify)
   A county receipt may also be required; the city page does not say so. Confirm with Broward County.
   ⏰ Verify
   Source: City of Margate: Local Business Tax Receipts