A food truck in Indian River 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 Vero Beach and the county cannot demand a second license or fee.
Florida 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. Indian River County, Vero Beach, Sebastian, Fellsmere, 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 park, follow the 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 on top.
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