Same statewide DBPR schedule applies in every FL county; there is no Alachua-County-specific restaurant fee. Half-year rates available. Caterers licensed by DBPR at $262/yr.
Statewide DBPR fee. MFDVs must be affiliated with a licensed commissary. FDACS-regulated mobile units (selling packaged/retail food) instead pay $300 under Rule 5K-4.020.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Caterer | $262/yr (+ one-time $50 application fee) | Licensed by DBPR as a public food service establishment (caterer classification), Rule 61C-1.008. |
| Bar / limited food service | $242/yr nonseating (+ one-time $50 application fee) | A bar with limited/nonseating food service is a DBPR public food service establishment at the nonseating rate. |
| Grocery / market with deli | Annual FDACS permit by type (Rule 5K-4.020): supermarket $650; grocery store $540; convenience store $330; convenience w/ significant food service $475; meat market $455; seafood market $410; health food store $300. | Regulated by FDACS Division of Food Safety, NOT DBPR. A deli/food-service component may add a DBPR license. |
| Bakery / food processing | Annual FDACS permit (Rule 5K-4.020): retail bakery $355; retail bakery w/ food service $490; wholesale bakery $530; processor non-perishable $335; processor perishable $490; canning plant $490. | Regulated by FDACS Division of Food Safety. |
| Temporary / seasonal event | null - DBPR temporary food service event license fee is not stated on the fee page consulted; typically issued to the event/vendor. FDACS semi-permanent vendor $195. | DBPR licenses temporary food service events; FDACS handles temporary retail food. |
| Pushcart / mobile vending | DBPR MFDV / hot dog cart $347/yr (+ $50 application). FDACS mobile vendor $300/yr; semi-permanent vendor $195/yr. | DBPR for prepared-food carts/trucks; FDACS for packaged/retail mobile units. |