Mount Dora 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 (Mount Dora / Lake County)

1. City of Mount Dora Business Tax Receipt
   Required before opening. Commercial businesses need zoning and fire inspections; home businesses have no fire inspection but must show no commercial appearance. Receipts issued April 1 to August 1 are half price.
   ⏰ Valid October 1 to September 30; notices from July 1; pay by September 30. Up to $250 penalty after 150 days
   Source: City of Mount Dora: Business Tax Receipts (BTR)
2. Lake County Business Tax Receipt (verify)
   A county receipt may also be required; the city page does not say so. Confirm with the Lake County Tax Collector.
   ⏰ Verify
   Source: City of Mount Dora: Business Tax Receipts (BTR)