Boca Raton
State and Local Licensing
Almost all businesses in Florida require some form of licenses and permits to operate legally. For some industries, it can be as simple as a Boca Raton Business Tax / Certificate of Use and a Palm Beach County Business Tax License. For others, it may involve licenses or permits from Palm Beach County, the State of Florida and/or the Federal Government.
We’ve compiled the list below to help you identify the agency that is responsible for licenses or permits for your business. You can use the links to visit their websites in order to gather more information.
Although we strive to ensure the information below is current, regulations can be subject to change from time to time, so we can’t guarantee its accuracy. Please be sure to confirm all details with the agencies themselves.
Here is a list of licensing agencies for some of our most typical client industries:
| Industry | Agency |
| Attorney / Lawyer | Florida Bar |
- Overall lists
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/about-us/department-divisions/
- Org chart accessible at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/about-us/department-overview/
- Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/alcoholic-beverages-and-tobacco/
- manufacturing, distribution, sale, and service of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Florida
- Board of Architecture & Interior Design
- Division of Certified Public Accounting
- Florida Board of Professional Engineers
- Home Inspectors
- Division of Professions Home Inspectors Licensing Program
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/home-inspectors/
- Board of Landscape Architecture
- Florida Real Estate Commission
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/real-estate-commission/
- Real Estate Sales Associates, Brokers, Companies and Schools
- Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
- real estate appraisers, appraisal management companies and instructors
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/real-estate-appraisal-board/
- Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes
- Yacht and ship brokers, timeshare owners/purchasers, prospective purchasers, developers, management companies
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/timeshares/
- http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/yacht-and-ships/
- https://www.floridabar.org/
- all lawyers licensed by the Supreme Court of Florida to practice law in the state
- Division of Consumer Finance
- Collection Agencies, Consumer Finance, Mortgage Brokers/Lenders, Loan Originators, Money Service, Retail Installment, Title Loan Companies
- Division of Financial Institutions
- Banks, Credit Unions and Non-Deposit Trust Companies
- Division of Securities
- Dealers (FINRA and Non-FINRA), Investment Advisors, Securities Offerings, Crowdfunding
- List at: https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services
- Many Agriculture
- Others
- Motor Vehicle Repair
- Moving Companies
- Pawnbroking
- Sellers of Business Franchises
- Sellers of Travel
- Telemarketing
- Licensing
- Private Investigation
- Private Security
- Recovery and Repossession
