Naples 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 December 1 (Collier 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 (Naples / Collier County)

1. City of Naples Business Tax Receipt
   Required before starting any business in city limits. Get the city receipt first, then the county one. Most service businesses (cleaning, handyman, etc.) pay $57.89 for 1-15 employees; beauty and barber shops pay per chair.
   ⏰ Expires September 30; 10% penalty October 1, rising to 25% by January 1
   Source: City of Naples: Business Tax Receipts
2. Collier County Business Tax Receipt
   Any business in Collier County needs a county receipt; inside Naples you need both.
   ⏰ Renew by September 30 each year
   Source: Collier County Tax Collector: Business Tax Receipts · City of Naples: Business Tax Receipts