Port Orange 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 (Port Orange / Volusia County)

1. City of Port Orange Local Business Tax Receipt
   Required for all businesses, home-based or commercial, before operating; apply on the city's SmartGov portal. Get any state license first. Commercial businesses have initial fire and building inspections plus annual fire inspections.
   ⏰ Renewals mailed July 1; expires September 30
   Source: City of Port Orange: Business Tax Receipts
2. Volusia County
   The city says Volusia County repealed its business tax receipt effective January 1, 2024.
   ⏰ None
   Source: City of Port Orange: Business Tax Receipts