Orlando 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 April 1 (Orange 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 (Orlando / Orange County)

1. City of Orlando Business Tax Receipt + Certificate of Use
   Required before a business opens within city limits, including home and mobile businesses. A Certificate of Use is required with the BTR.
   ⏰ Pay by October 1; late penalties start in October, plus $250 from February 1
   Source: City of Orlando: Business Tax Receipt Information
2. City of Orlando Annual Declaration
   Emailed each April to update your business information (professionals excluded).
   ⏰ Return by June 1 or a 25% penalty is added
   Source: City of Orlando: Business Tax Receipt Information
3. Orange County Business Tax Receipt
   Get the City of Orlando receipt first, then the county receipt.
   ⏰ Valid through September 30; delinquent October 1
   Source: Orange County Tax Collector: Business Taxes