2 rules for unincorporated Charlotte County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Florida preempts food-truck licensing to the state. Under Fla. Stat. §509.102, Charlotte County and Punta Gorda cannot require a separate local license or ban trucks jurisdiction-wide. Operators license through DBPR, not the county.
Fla. Stat. §509.102(2)
A municipality, county, or other local governmental entity may not prohibit mobile food dispensing vehicles or temporary commercial kitchens from operating within the entirety of the entity's jurisdiction.
Charlotte County cannot license or ban food trucks, but it may still regulate where they operate. Zoning, buffers from restaurants, event rules, and private-property permission govern vending locations under the county code and Punta Gorda ordinances.
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