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For renewals, please check DBPR Online Services.County*Which Florida county is your business located in?Select CountyAlachuaBakerBayBradfordBrevardBrowardCalhounCharlotteCitrusClayCollierColumbiaDadeDesotoDixieDuvalEscambiaFlaglerFranklinGadsdenGilchristGladesGulfHamiltonHardeeHendryHernandoHighlandsHillsboroughHolmesIndian RiverJacksonJeffersonLafayetteLakeLeeLeonLevyLibertyMadisonManateeMarionMartinMonroeNassauOkaloosaOkeechobeeOrangeOsceolaPalm BeachPascoPinellasPolkPutnamSt. JohnsSt. LucieSanta RosaSarasotaSeminoleSumterSuwanneeTaylorUnionVolusiaWakullaWaltonWashingtonCounty LabelThe district office is located at: Suite 101 8240 NW 52 Terrace Doral, Florida 33166-7766The district office is located at: Suite A 5080 Coconut Creek Pkwy Margate, Florida 33063-3942 The district office is located at: Suite 901, Park Trammell Building 1313 Tampa Street Tampa, Florida 33602-3330The district office is located at: Suite 802, Hurston Building, North Tower 400 West Robinson Street Orlando, Florida 32801-1757The district office is located at: Suite 254B, 3300 Bldg, 2nd Floor 4161 Carmichael Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32207-2353The district office is located at: Suite 301, Oaseas Professional Building 415 North Richard Jackson Boulevard Panama City Beach, Florida 32407-3694The district office is located at: Suite 263D, Joseph P. D’Allessandro Center 2295 Victoria Avenue Fort Myers, Florida 33901-3884Fee Calculation Type*Please select which type of fee you would like to calculate Choose Fee TypeFood Service FeesLodging FeesApplication Type*Is this a New License/Owner Change or a Renewal?Select Application TypeNew License or Owner ChangeRenewalWe only accept renewals 45 days prior to the renewal date because the renewal applications are not open yet. Please renew your license within this time-frame. Food Service License Type*What type of food service license are you applying for?Select License TypePermanent Food Service - SeatingPermanent Food Service - NonseatingTheme Park Food CartCateringMobile Food Dispensing Vehicle or Hot Dog CartVending MachineLodging License Type*What type of lodging license are you applying for?Select License TypeHotels & MotelsNon-transient ApartmentTransient ApartmentBed and BreakfastSingle/Group Vacation Rental or Timeshare ProjectCollective Vacation Rental or Timeshare ProjectRule 61C-1.002(5)(a)1., Florida Administrative Code: Permanent – Permanent nonseating establishments are classified as those fixed public food service establishments for which the sole service provided is intended as take-out or delivery, or which do not otherwise provide accommodations for consumption of food by guests on the premises, or premises under the control of the operator. For the purposes of this section, establishments located at food courts and malls are classified in this manner as long as seating is not provided within the premises of the establishment itself. Rule 61C-1.002(5)(b), Florida Administrative Code: Seating – seating establishments are classified as those public food service establishments that provide and maintain accommodations for consumption of food on the premises of the establishment or under the control of the establishment. The operator of the establishment is responsible for providing the number of seats available to the public to the division prior to licensing. Any changes in the number of seats provided which may affect the license fee, the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or any other sanitation and safety requirements provided in law or rule, shall be reported immediately to the division by the operator. Rule 61C-1.002(5)(a)6., Florida Administrative Code: Theme park food carts – Theme park food carts are classified as mobile or stationary units which operate within the confines of a theme park or entertainment complex as an extension of or in association with a fixed public food service establishment. Such carts shall be licensed collectively by the entity which maintains and operates them. It shall be the responsibility of the entity which maintains and operates any food cart or group of food carts within a theme park or entertainment complex to acquaint all operators with the requirements of all applicable laws and rules. The operator is required to notify the division immediately of any changes in the number of carts.Rule 61C-1.002(5)(a)3., Florida Administrative Code: Catering – Caterers are classified as any public food service establishments where food or drink is prepared for service elsewhere. The term includes catering kitchens and commissaries. The term “caterer” does not include those establishments licensed pursuant to Chapters 500 or 381, FS, or which exclusively prepare or serve traditional bakery goods such as cakes, pastries, bagels, or confections. If a licensed establishment provides catering services, it is not required to hold a separate catering license from the division. Caterers must meet all applicable standards of a public food service establishment as provided in rule. Separate independent caterers utilizing the equipment or premises of a licensed establishment are deemed operators as defined by subsection 509.013(2), FS, of such public food service establishment and subject to all applicable requirements of law and rule. "Rule 61C-1.002(5)(a)2., Florida Administrative Code: Mobile food dispensing vehicle – Mobile food dispensing vehicles are classified as any vehicle mounted public food service establishments which are self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place and are self-sufficient for utilities, such as gas, water, electricity and liquid waste disposal. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to acquaint all operators with the requirements of all applicable laws and rules. All mobile food dispensing vehicles required to have vehicle identification numbers shall submit this number to the division on the application for license." Rule 61C-1.002(5)(a)5., Florida Administrative Code: Vending machines – Vending machines are classified as any self-service devices licensed pursuant to Chapter 509, FS, which, upon insertion of coin or token, or by other means, dispense unit servings of potentially hazardous food, either in bulk or packaged, without the necessity of replenishing the device between each operation. All vending machine owners shall submit the serial number of each vending machine to the division on the application for license. It is the responsibility of the vending machine owner to maintain an accurate and current list of vending machine locations with the corresponding serial number. This list shall be made available to the division upon request. The division shall coordinate with the vending machine owner to schedule inspections with the assistance of the owner or its agent with the capability to open and demonstrate the machine."§ 509.032(3)(c)3.a., Florida Statutes: A public food service establishment or other food service vendor must obtain one of the following classes of license from the division: an individual license, for a fee of no more than $105, for each temporary food service event in which it participates; or an annual license, for a fee of no more than $1,000, that entitles the licensee to participate in an unlimited number of food service events during the license period. The division shall establish license fees, by rule, and may limit the number of food service facilities a licensee may operate at a particular temporary food service event under a single license. Rule 61C-1.002(5)(a)4., Florida Administrative Code: Temporary public food service establishments and vendors – a. Temporary public food service establishments are classified as those establishments operated at temporary food service events as defined in section 509.013(8), FS. Each temporary public food service establishment shall be inspected by the division each time the establishment sets up for operation. If the temporary public food service establishment does not meet minimum sanitation standards as provided in Chapters 61C-1 and 61C-4, FAC, food service operations shall be discontinued until corrections are complete and verified by the division. b. Public food service establishments that have a current license may operate one facility at a single temporary event of three days or less in duration as part of the existing license. Each additional facility operated by the same licensee must acquire a separate temporary food service event license." "§ 509.242(1)(a), Florida Statutes: Hotel.--A hotel is any public lodging establishment containing sleeping room accommodations for 25 or more guests and providing the services generally provided by a hotel and recognized as a hotel in the community in which it is situated or by the industry. "§ 509.242(1)(b), Florida Statutes: Motel.--A motel is any public lodging establishment which offers rental units with an exit to the outside of each rental unit, daily or weekly rates, offstreet parking for each unit, a central office on the property with specified hours of operation, a bathroom or connecting bathroom for each rental unit, and at least six rental units, and which is recognized as a motel in the community in which it is situated or by the industry. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code: Transient establishments – transient establishments are classified as hotels, motels, transient apartments and rooming houses as defined in section 509.242, FS, which are rented or leased to guests by an operator whose intention is that such guests' occupancy will be temporary. ""§ 509.242(1)(d), Florida Statutes: Nontransient apartment.--A nontransient apartment is any apartment building in which 75 percent or more of the units are available for rent to nontransient tenants. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(b), Florida Administrative Code: Nontransient establishments – nontransient establishments are classified as nontransient apartments and rooming houses as defined in section 509.242, FS, that have more than four units collectively and that are rented for periods of at least 30 days or 1 calendar month, whichever is less, and that are not advertised or held out to the public as places regularly rented for periods of less than 1 calendar month. Rooming houses do not include any establishment exempted pursuant to section 509.013(4), FS.""§ 509.242(1)(e), Florida Statutes: Transient apartment.--A transient apartment is any apartment building in which units are advertised or held out to the public as available for transient occupancy. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code: Transient establishments – transient establishments are classified as hotels, motels, transient apartments and rooming houses as defined in section 509.242, FS, which are rented or leased to guests by an operator whose intention is that such guests' occupancy will be temporary. ""§ 509.242(1)(h), Florida Statutes: Bed and breakfast inn.--A bed and breakfast inn is a family home structure, with no more than 15 sleeping rooms, which has been modified to serve as a transient public lodging establishment, which provides the accommodation and meal services generally offered by a bed and breakfast inn, and which is recognized as a bed and breakfast inn in the community in which it is situated or by the hospitality industry. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code: Transient establishments – transient establishments are classified as hotels, motels, transient apartments and rooming houses as defined in section 509.242, FS, which are rented or leased to guests by an operator whose intention is that such guests' occupancy will be temporary. ""§ 509.242(1)(c), Florida Statutes: Vacation rental - A vacation rental is any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative or time share plan or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit that is also a transient public lodging establishment. § 509.242(1)(g), Florida Statutes: Timeshare Project - A timeshare project is a timeshare property, as defined in chapter 721, that is located in this state and that is also a transient public lodging establishment. § 721.05(40), Florida Statutes: ""Timeshare Property"" means one or more timeshare units subject to the same timeshare instrument, together with any other property or rights to property appurtenant to those timeshare units. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(c)1., Florida Administrative Code: A single license may include multiple units within a building or group of buildings owned and operated by an individual person or entity, but not an agent licensed under Chapter 475, FS. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(c)2., Florida Administrative Code: A group license is a license issued by the division to a licensed agent to cover all rooms or units within a building or group of buildings in a single complex. A group license shall only cover those rooms or units which are held out to the public as a place regularly rented to guests as defined in Chapter 509, FS. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code: Transient establishments – transient establishments are classified as hotels, motels, transient apartments and rooming houses as defined in section 509.242, FS, which are rented or leased to guests by an operator whose intention is that such guests' occupancy will be temporary. " "§ 509.242(1)(c), Florida Statutes: Vacation rental - A vacation rental is any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative or time share plan or any individually or collectively owned single-family, two-family, or four-family house or dwelling unit that is also a transient public lodging establishment. § 509.242(1)(g), Florida Statutes: Timeshare Project - A timeshare project is a timeshare property, as defined in chapter 721, that is located in this state and that is also a transient public lodging establishment. § 721.05(40), Florida Statutes: ""Timeshare Property"" means one or more timeshare units subject to the same timeshare instrument, together with any other property or rights to property appurtenant to those timeshare units. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(c)3., Florida Administrative Code: A collective license is a license issued by the division to a licensed agent who represents a collective group of rooms or units found on separate locations of resort condominiums or resort dwellings. A collective license may not be issued for more than 75 units per license and is restricted to counties within one district. Rule 61C-1.002(4)(a), Florida Administrative Code: Transient establishments – transient establishments are classified as hotels, motels, transient apartments and rooming houses as defined in section 509.242, FS, which are rented or leased to guests by an operator whose intention is that such guests' occupancy will be temporary. "Permanent Food Service - Seating*How many seats will be covered under this license?Select Seat Quantity1-49 seats50-149 seats150-249 seats250-349 seats350-499 seats500 or more seatsTheme Park Food Cart Quantity*How many food carts will be covered under this license? Select Cart Quantity1-5 carts6-10 carts11-15 carts16-20 carts21-25 carts26 or more cartsHotels & Motels Capacity*How many rental units will be covered under this license?Select Capacity1 Rental Unit2-25 Rental Units26-50 Rental Units51-100 Rental Units101-200 Rental Units201-300 Rental Units301-400 Rental Units401-500 Rental Units501 or more Rental UnitsNon-Transient Apartment Capacity*How many rental units will be covered under this license?Select Capacity5-25 Rental Units26-50 Rental Units51-100 Rental Units101-200 Rental Units201-300 Rental Units301-400 Rental Units401-500 Rental Units501 or more Rental UnitsTransient Apartment Capacity*How many rental units will be covered under this license?Select Capacity1 Rental Unit2-25 Rental Units26-50 Rental Units51-100 Rental Units101-200 Rental Units201-300 Rental Units301-400 Rental Units401-500 Rental Units501 or more Rental UnitsBed and Breakfast Capacity*How many rental units will be covered under this license?Select Capacity1 Rental Unit2-25 Rental Units26-50 Rental Units51-100 Rental Units101-200 Rental Units201-300 Rental Units301-400 Rental Units401-500 Rental Units501 or more Rental UnitsSingle/Group Vacation Rental or Timeshare Project Capacity*How many rental units will be covered under this license?1 Rental Unit2-25 Rental Units26-50 Rental Units51-100 Rental Units101-200 Rental Units201-300 Rental Units301-400 Rental Units401-500 Rental Units501 or more Rental UnitsCollective Vacation Rental or Timeshare Project Capacity*How many rental units will be covered under this license?Renewal DateDate of next renewal Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY Opening Date*What is the opening date of the establishment? Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY Current Date Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY Days Until Renewal (Only for Renewals)Days until RenewalNumber of days before next renewalApplications should be submitted online or mailed to:Division of Hotels and Restaurants Bureau of Central Intake 2601 Blair Stone Rd Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783 *Since application for a new license is within 180 days before the next renewal, eligible for a payment of 1/2 year fees until next renewal. *Since application for a new license is within 60 days before the next renewal, eligible for a 14-month license with payment of 1½ year fees. Collective License (Renewal Fee) Price: $0.00 Collective License (Full Year Fee) Price: $0.00 Collective License (1/2 Year Fee) Price: $0.00 Collective License (1 + 1/2 Year Fee) Price: $0.00 Total $0.00 If renewals are not paid by the annual due date a late fee of $50 is assessed.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
