A food truck in Hernando County is licensed by the state, not the county. Fla. Stat. §509.102 preempts licensing of mobile food dispensing vehicles to the Florida DBPR, so one state license covers the truck statewide, and Brooksville and the county cannot require a second license or fee.
Florida law makes food trucks a state matter. Under Fla. Stat. §509.102 the regulation of mobile food dispensing vehicles, including licenses, registrations, permits, and fees, is preempted to the state. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation licenses and inspects the truck under Chapter 509. Hernando County, the City of Brooksville, and every other local government may not require a separate license or permit beyond the state license, nor charge a separate license or permit fee. Operators still hold a state sales tax certificate and, wherever they set up, follow neutral parking and zoning rules that apply to all vehicles.
Running a mobile food vehicle without the DBPR license, or operating an uninspected unit, draws state stop-sale orders, fines, and license action; a local government may not add its own licensing requirement or penalty.
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