Florida Hotels and Restaurants Licensing Categories, Food Service and Lodging Options

This document presents an informational navigation page from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation listing existing licensing categories for hotels and restaurants. No changes to existing regulations are made. The page organizes license types under two main headers: Food Service (catering, culinary education programs, mobile food dispensing vehicles, permanent food service with and without seating, theme park food carts, vending machines) and Lodging (apartments, bed and breakfasts, hotels, motels, timeshare projects, vacation rental condo and dwelling units).

Affected parties seeking to operate food service establishments or lodging facilities in Florida should use this page to identify the applicable license category for their business type. The page provides links to licensing guides and online application systems. No compliance deadlines, fees, penalties, or new regulatory requirements are presented.