Homestead, FL Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Standalone grooming fee
- $87.00/year (code 07522)
- Added-on grooming fee
- $17.00/year (code 07523)
- Application fee
- $25.00, nonrefundable
- Economic development fee
- 10% of the tax due
- Receipt expiration
- September 30 annually
- Unlicensed operation fine
- Up to $250.00
Summary
Homestead classifies animal grooming as its own local business tax category under Sec. 16-40: code 07522 for a standalone grooming business at $87.00 a year, or code 07523 at $17.00 if grooming is added onto an existing licensed business. Operating without the receipt is a separate code violation.
(a)The various businesses, occupations and professions within the city are hereby classified for the purpose of this article, along with related incidental businesses, and assessments of local business taxes are hereby fixed, as follows:
LOCAL BUSINESS TAX Code Description Tax 07520 Animal boarding 145.00 07521 Animal boarding with another business 17.00 07522 Animal grooming 87.00 07523 Animal grooming with another business 17.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 87).
Full Breakdown
00 (07523), per Sec. 16-40(a). Any groomer must first obtain the underlying local business tax receipt before opening, since Sec. 16-17(a) requires the receipt for the local business tax year before commencing any business, occupation or profession in the city, renewed annually by October 1. 00 nonrefundable application fee (Sec. 16-20(a), (d)), and the receipt must be posted conspicuously where the public can view it, per Sec. 16-17(d). Receipts run on the city's fiscal cycle and expire September 30 each year regardless of when they were issued (Sec.
16-23(a)); a groomer applying between October 1 and April 1 owes the full annual tax, while one applying between April 1 and September 30 owes half the annual tax (Sec. 16-24). Sec. 16-40(c) also tacks on an economic development fee equal to 10 percent of the business tax due annually alongside the base fee. 00 fine as any other unlicensed business under Sec. 16-17(c).
Violations & Fines
Operating a pet grooming business in Homestead without the local business tax receipt classified under code 07522 or 07523 is a violation of Sec. 16-17(c), punishable by a fine of not more than $250.00. Failing to keep the receipt conspicuously posted at the grooming location, as Sec. 16-17(d) requires, triggers liability for another local business tax on top of the fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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