Business Licensing & Operations in Collier County, FL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Collier County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Collier County requires a permit before opening a sexually-oriented business and keeps it 500 feet from any residentially zoned land, 1,000 feet from a church, school, day care or park, and 1,500 feet from another such business under Code Secs. 26-154 and 26-161. Operating without meeting the spacing rule is a misdemeanor.
Sexually-Oriented Business Spacing in Collier County
Significant RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 26-161
(a)It shall be unlawful and a person commits a misdemeanor if he operates or causes to be operated a sexually-oriented business, regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued for said business under this article, within 500 feet of any area in the county zoned for residential purposes.(b)It shall be unlawful and a person commits a misdemeanor if he operates or causes to be operated a se...
Tobacco Retail License
Collier County bans self-service tobacco displays outside a restricted access area under Code Sec. 26-2. Cigarettes, cigars, snuff and chewing tobacco must sit behind a counter or in a case a clerk controls unless the store is a specialty tobacco shop or bars minors entirely. The rule targets sales to anyone under 18.
Tobacco Display Rules in Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 26-2
(a)Intent. This section is intended to prevent the sale and delivery of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18 by regulating the commercial marketing and placement of such products. This section shall not be interpreted or construed to prohibit the sale or delivery of tobacco products which are otherwise lawful or regulated pursuant to F.S. ch. 569. ... (c)Placement of tobacco products...
Secondhand Dealers
Collier County adopts Florida's secondhand-dealer law and tightens it: a dealer must hold any purchased item for 30 days before reselling it, cannot buy from a hotel room, vehicle, P.O. box or private residence, and the rule reaches flea-market and coin-show sellers state law otherwise exempts, under Code Secs. 26-316 through 26-325.
Secondhand Dealer Rules in Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County Code Secs. 26-322, 26-323
Sec. 26-322. Amending F.S. ch. 538, pt. I, as incorporated by reference herein, a secondhand store shall not include a hotel room or motel room, a vehicle, a post office box, or a private residence, and no secondhand goods may be purchased by a secondhand dealer from a hotel room or motel room, a vehicle, a post office box, or a private residence. Applications that list a hotel room or motel ro...
Pawnbrokers
Every pawnbroker operating in unincorporated Collier County must hold a $100.00 local business tax receipt for each location and keep a complete, true transaction record identifying who pledged or sold each item and when. Pawnbrokers must also send the Collier County Sheriff's Office a written monthly summary of that record or face tax-code penalties.
Pawnbroker Licensing Rules in Collier County
Significant RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 126-145
(a)Every person engaged in business as a pawnbroker in Collier County shall pay a local business tax of $100.00 for each situs.(b)Pawnbrokers shall keep a complete and true record of all transactions, showing from whom each article of their stock (inventory) was purchased or pledged and the date of each such acquisition transaction, and also the date of sale and to whom each such article is sol...
Towing Companies
Collier County requires private-property tow and boot companies to keep an office and storage yard inside the county, store any towed vehicle within ten miles of where it was picked up, and carry $300,000 to $500,000 in auto liability coverage per truck, under the county's Non-Consent Towing Ordinance, Code Secs. 26-227 through 26-233.
Nonconsent Towing Rules in Collier County
Significant RestrictionsCollier County Code Sec. 26-230(2)
(2)Private property impound: Tow truck or immobilization companies may recover, tow, immobilize or remove a vehicle/vessel based upon a private property impound without the prior express instruction of the vehicle/vessel owner or authorized driver, upon the prior express instruction of a real property owner or his authorized agent on whose property the vehicle/vessel is disabled, abandoned or p...
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