Business Licensing & Operations in Osceola County, FL (2026)
5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Osceola County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
Osceola County confines adult bookstores, theaters and dancing establishments to the industrial general zoning district and bars them from operating within 500 feet of a church, school, park, residential zone, alcohol-serving business or another adult business. Sec. 13-86 requires a county license before opening, and Sec. 13-91 sets annual license fees up to $750.
Adult Entertainment Licensing in Osceola County
Heavy RestrictionsOsceola County Code § 13-98
(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or any provision of the Osceola County Zoning Regulations and Land Development Regulations, no person shall engage in, cause or permit the operation of, or enlargement of, an adult entertainment establishment which, while in operation or after enlargement, would or will be located within five hundred (500) feet of a preexisting adult entert...
Tobacco Retail License
Osceola County bans self-service tobacco and e-cigarette displays anywhere in the unincorporated county: cigarettes, vape devices and liquid nicotine must stay behind vendor-assisted counters unless the store bars anyone under 18 or is a specialty tobacco shop. Selling e-cigarettes or liquid nicotine to a minor is a separate misdemeanor, punishable by up to $500 or 60 days in jail.
Tobacco & E-Cigarette Retail Rules in Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County Code §§ 13-1, 13-4
(d)Self-service merchandising prohibited. No person, business, tobacco retailer, or other establishment subject to this section shall sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale or display for sale any tobacco products by means of self-service merchandising or any other means other than vendor assisted sales.(e)Exemption. The provisions of this section shall not apply to an establishment that prohi...
Secondhand Dealers
Osceola County requires every secondhand, antique and jewelry dealer to log each item bought or taken on consignment, hold it 14 days before resale, and report acquisitions to the Sheriff's Office within 24 hours under Code § 13-130.
Secondhand Dealer Rules in Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County Code § 13-130(a)-(b)
(a)Every pawnbroker, secondhand dealer, antique dealer and jewelry dealer shall make a record of all articles purchased, taken in trade or taken on consignment, or as security for a loan which shall contain the following:(1)I.D. of each person from whom each article is purchased or otherwise received, including name, address, birthdate, sex, nationality, driver's license number or other publicl...
Pawnbrokers
Osceola County pawnbrokers must issue a loan receipt disclosing the interest rate, hold pledged property unaltered for six months if payments lapse, and report every pledge to the Sheriff's Office within 24 hours under Code § 13-130.
Pawnbroker Rules in Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County Code § 13-130(c)
(c)The pawnbroker shall issue a receipt to the borrower at the time of receiving the article, stating the amount of the loan, the period of the pawn, and the monthly interest rate. Any article of property which is placed with a pawnbroker, with the intent that such property represents security for a loan of money, shall be subject to sale or disposal only after there has been no payment on acco...
Towing Companies
Osceola County Code § 22-1 governs every nonconsensual and trespass tow that starts in the unincorporated county. A tow truck must wait ten minutes for a returning owner and can charge no more than half the posted rate once a vehicle is hooked up, and the board of county commissioners sets the maximum tow, storage and ancillary rates by resolution.
Nonconsensual Towing Rules in Osceola County
Significant RestrictionsOsceola County Code § 22-1
(b) Areas affected. The provisions of this section shall apply to all towing and transport of vehicles with its origin within the unincorporated areas of Osceola County. ... (f) Return of owner prior to tow. No towing service ... shall tow a vehicle or charge for its services where the registered owner or other legally authorized person in control of the vehicle arrives at the scene prior to th...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in Osceola County
1 cities in Osceola County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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