Safety Harbor, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Required
- Local business tax receipt
- Annual fee
- $190.00
- Due date
- October 1 each year
- Half-year option
- After April 1, half fee
- Enforcement
- Code enforcement board
Summary
Pawnbrokers in Safety Harbor must hold a local business tax receipt, listed as its own fee category on the city's schedule.
(16)PAWN BROKER .....190.00
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65 | Land Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
The city's business tax receipt schedule lists "Pawn Broker" as a distinct classification carrying a $190.00 annual fee, separate from pawnbrokers' "merchant" or "agency" categories. Under Sec. 14.13, no one may operate a pawnbroker business in the city limits without first obtaining the receipt and paying this tax, due each October 1 (or half the amount if applied for after April 1). Operating without it triggers code enforcement action under Sec. 14.08.
Violations & Fines
Operating as a pawn broker without a current receipt is prosecuted through code enforcement; the board can order compliance and impose fines under Sec. 14.08 and Sec. 2.10.09.
Frequently Asked Questions
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