Jacksonville 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 June 1 (Duval 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 (Jacksonville / Duval County)

1. Jacksonville/Duval County Local Business Tax Receipt
   One receipt from the Duval County Tax Collector covers the City of Jacksonville and Duval County, including home-based and one-person businesses. State-regulated businesses must show their active state license.
   ⏰ Renew by September 30 each year
   Source: Duval County Tax Collector: Local Business Tax Receipt
2. Show your MFDV license for the receipt
   Duval County will not issue the Local Business Tax Receipt until you have the state MFDV license.
   ⏰ Before applying
   Source: Duval County Tax Collector: Vendor Permits (MFDV note)