Plant City 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 (Plant City / Hillsborough County)

1. City of Plant City Local Business Tax Receipt
   Required for businesses in the city; verify zoning first. Contractors, exterminators and landscapers without a city location don't need one. Half-year rate for new businesses after April 1.
   ⏰ Due before October 1; expires September 30
   Source: City of Plant City: Business Taxes
2. Hillsborough County Business Tax Receipt (verify)
   A county receipt may also be required; the city page does not say so. Confirm with the Hillsborough County Tax Collector.
   ⏰ Verify
   Source: City of Plant City: Business Taxes