Business Licensing & Operations in Leon County, FL (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Leon County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Adult Entertainment
Leon County bans nude and semi-nude entertainment in any commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold, dispensed or even available, under Sec. 11-24. A conviction can cost the business its occupational license for at least six months, on top of any court penalty under Sec. 11-23.
Leon County Nude Entertainment And Alcohol Ban
Heavy RestrictionsLeon County Code of Ordinances § 11-24(a)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in nude or semi-nude entertainment in any commercial establishment at which alcoholic beverages are, or are available to be, sold, dispensed, consumed, possessed or offered for sale or consumption on the premises. ... (h)It shall be unlawful for any person, while on the premises of a commercial establishment regulated under this article, to use o...
Secondhand Dealers
Leon County requires anyone buying or selling secondhand precious metals or copper in the unincorporated area to keep a transaction register approved by the sheriff, verify each seller's identity, and hold every item 30 days before resale. Chapter 11, Article IV governs dealers in gold, silver, platinum, copper wire and copper communications cable, and bars any purchase from a seller under 18.
Leon County Secondhand Precious Metals Dealer Rules
Some RestrictionsSec. 11-91(a), (c)
Any person engaged in business as a dealer shall keep a register in connection with his business, such register to be approved as to type and form by the sheriff, and at the time of each transaction shall enter or cause to be entered therein an accurate description of the person from whom any article of personal property made of precious metal or copper is purchased or received... It shall be u...
Towing Companies
Leon County requires all trespass and nonconsensual towing-storage businesses to hold a sheriff-issued operating license, pass background checks and inspections, and follow strict wrecker-operator rotation rules under a 2025 ordinance.
Leon County Wrecker Operator Licensing
Significant RestrictionsSec. 11-292
It shall be unlawful for a towing-storage business to perform any trespass towing and storage operation, or any nonconsensual towing and storage operation under the wrecker operator system, without a valid operating license obtained and maintained in accordance with this subdivision. An operating license shall be approved, issued, and renewed only upon the satisfactory review and inspection by ...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Leon County
1 cities in Leon County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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