Flea market, open air market operations; licensing alternatives.
Jacksonville Ordinance Code § 772.204
in effectSec. 772.204. - Flea market, open air market operations; licensing alternatives.
(a) As used in this Section:
(1) Flea market is a location where an operator rents stalls, units, Sections, spaces, booths or other operator-designated areas which are utilized by tenants for the purpose of selling, buying, bartering or trading new, used or secondhand articles of tangible personal property whose average inventory value does not exceed $1,000 for each tenant.
(2) Open air market, is a location where an operator rents stalls, units, sections, spaces, booths or other operator-designated areas which are utilized by tenants for the purpose of selling flowers, plants, plant materials, fruits, produce, vegetables, other food items, art, and hand-crafted items which are made by the vendor or the vendors' immediate family and who do not sell those items exclusively in compliance with the licensing and building regulations relating to permanent business establishments.
(3) Operator is a person engaged in the business of managing or owning a flea market or open air market.
(b) The operator of a flea market shall have the right to pay a license fee as found in http://apps.coj.net/BusinessTaxReceiptCalculator/Default.aspx that will entitle its stall, unit, Section, space, booth or other operator-designated-area tenants to deal therein without obtaining individual licenses, but individual licenses shall be required of the tenants unless the license is obtained for the market by the operator.
(Ord. 80-765-409, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 2004-421-E, § 7; Ord. 2017-665-E, § 39)
Source: City of Jacksonville, Ordinance Code and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITXXIITA_CH772MUBUTA_PT2EXEX_S772.204FLMAOPAIMAOPLIALFetched: 10/27/2026