Business Licensing & Operations in St. Lucie County, FL (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Adult Entertainment
St. Lucie County bans nudity, simulated sex acts and straddle dances inside any bar, restaurant or club where alcohol is sold or available for consumption. The county enforces the rule through its business tax receipt rather than a separate adult-entertainment permit: a violation can cost the establishment its right to operate.
St. Lucie County Strips Liquor License for Nudity
Heavy RestrictionsSt. Lucie County Code §§ 4-25(a), 4-28(a)-(b)
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person, while on the premises of a commercial establishment at which alcoholic beverages are present, or are available to be sold, dispensed, consumed, possessed or offered for sale or consumption on the premises, to expose specified anatomical areas while on the premises. ... (a)If the owner, operator, lessor, lessee, manager, employer or any other person partic...
Secondhand Dealers
St. Lucie County secondhand and junk dealers must hold a county business tax receipt, hold acquired goods 30 days before resale, verify seller ID, and stay closed to transactions between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. Records go to the sheriff's electronic reporting system and are open to inspection.
Secondhand Dealer Licensing in St. Lucie County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Lucie County Code § 12-85(b)(1)
A secondhand dealer shall not sell, barter, exchange, alter, adulterate, or in any way dispose of any secondhand goods within 30 calendar days of the date of acquisition of the goods. Such holding period is not applicable when the person known by the secondhand dealer to be the person from whom the goods were acquired desires to redeem, repurchase, or recover the goods, provided the dealer can ...
Pawnbrokers
St. Lucie County pawnbrokers must hold a county business tax receipt and file every pawn transaction electronically with the sheriff's office same-day. State holding periods, recordkeeping, and inspection rules under the county's Pawnbroker and Secondhand Dealer Ordinance apply in full to the unincorporated county.
Pawnbroker Licensing in St. Lucie County, FL
Significant RestrictionsSt. Lucie County Code § 12-82
Secondhand dealers, precious metals dealers, pawnbrokers, and junk dealers shall obtain a county business tax receipt from the county tax collector as required under chapter 42.
Towing Companies
St. Lucie County caps what tow truck companies can charge for nonconsensual tows and requires a signed property-owner contract before hooking a car off private land. County Code § 46-78 sets maximum wrecker, mileage, and storage fees and bans towing without documented authorization.
Non-Consent Towing Rules in St. Lucie County
Some RestrictionsSt. Lucie County Code § 46-78
In addition to the other requirements of this article, no tow truck company shall, for compensation, recover, tow, or remove a vehicle/vessel or provide storage in connection therewith without the prior express instruction of the vehicle/vessel owner or authorized driver, except in accordance with the following... No vehicle towed as the result of trespass towing shall be towed to and/or stored...
Business Licensing & Operations by City in St. Lucie County
1 cities in St. Lucie County have their own business licensing & operations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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