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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Framingham, MA (2026)

2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Framingham, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Food Truck Permits

In the City of Framingham, food truck operators skip the City's transient vendor license but must instead hold a valid license from the Commonwealth's Division of Standards and from the Framingham Board of Health before selling from the truck.

Framingham Food Truck License Rules

Some Restrictions

Framingham City Code § 409-2D(3), § 409-2E and § 409-10

Any person (other than an ice cream truck vendor as defined under MGL c. 270, § 25, and 520 CMR 15.02) operating a food truck that has been duly licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Standards under MGL c. 101 and the Framingham Board of Health; ... For purposes of this section, "food truck" shall mean a motor vehicle truck from which the operator offers for sale any prepare...

Vending Zones

In the City of Framingham, a food truck licensed by the state Division of Standards and the Board of Health is exempt from the City's peddler license under Code § 409-2D(3). An ice cream truck, however, must stay stationary at a single nonresidential location, may not sell while moving, and may not travel into residential neighborhoods, unless it is a prearranged vendor at a fixed event.

Framingham Food Truck and Ice Cream Truck Rules

Some Restrictions

Framingham City Code § 409-2D(3); § 409-2D(4); § 409-2D(5)

Any person (other than an ice cream truck vendor as defined under MGL c. 270, § 25, and 520 CMR 15.02) operating a food truck that has been duly licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Standards under MGL c. 101 and the Framingham Board of Health; ... In the case of an event at a fixed location featuring sales from one or more food truck(s), a farmers market, festival or simil...