Licensing and Additional Resources

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In our Reliability Reports, we often suggest consulting other agencies to determine whether a business has appropriate licensing.
This a list of many of the agencies that regulate business in northwest Florida.

County offices:


Bay County Occupational License: 850.784.4090 http://tc.co.bay.fl.us

Calhoun County: 850.674.4545 www.calhouncountytaxcollector.com

Escambia County Competency Board: 850.595.3488

Escambia County Business Tax Receipts: 850.438.6500 http://ectc.co.escambia.fl.us

Franklin County: 850.653.8861 www.franklincounty.com

Gadsden County Building Inspector: 850.875.8665 www.gadsdengov.net

Gulf County: 850.229.6116 www.gulfcountygovernment.com

Holmes County: 850.547.1115 www.holmescountytaxcollector.com

Jackson County: 850.482.4353 www.jacksoncountytaxcollector.com

Liberty County: 850.643.2261

Okaloosa County Business Tax Receipts 850.651.7300 https://www.okaloosa.county.taxes.com/tcb/app/ol/accounts

Santa Rosa County Business Tax Receipts: 850.983.1800 www.srctc.com

Santa Rosa County Competency Board: 850.626.2244 www.co.santa.rosa.fl.us/santa_rosa/permits

Wakulla County: 850.926.3371 www.wakullacountytaxcollector.com

Walton County: 850.892.8121 www.co.walton.fl.us

Washington County Building Department: 850.638.6195 www.washingtonfl.com/Building%20Dept.htm

State agencies:

Department of Financial Services: 877.693.5236 (Florida Only) 850.413.3089 (Outside Florida) www.fldfs.com

Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DPBR): 850.487.1395 www.myfloridalicense.com

Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services: 1.800.435.7352 www.800helpfla.com/azguide.A.html