Oldsmar 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 February 1 (Pinellas 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 (Oldsmar / Pinellas County)

1. City of Oldsmar Business Tax Receipt
   Required for anyone selling or offering goods or services in the city; one per location. Proof of liability insurance required.
   ⏰ Valid October 1 to September 30. Late: 10% Oct, 15% Nov, 20% Dec, 25% Jan, plus $250 from March 1
   Source: City of Oldsmar: Business Tax Receipts Requirements
2. Pinellas County: none
   Pinellas County does not issue a county business tax receipt.
   ⏰ N/A
   Source: Pinellas County: Occupational Licenses/Business Tax Receipts