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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Petaluma, CA (2026)

1 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Petaluma, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Food Truck Permits

Petaluma requires every food truck, itinerant restaurant, and vending machine to hold its own valid local health permit before operating in the city. PMC § 8.08.070 treats each vehicle as a separate enterprise, so a two-truck operator needs two permits. The health officer, acting for Sonoma County, investigates applications and the city council hears appeals from denials.

Petaluma Mobile Food Vending Permits

Some Restrictions

Petaluma Municipal Code §§ 8.08.030, 8.08.070

No person shall operate in this city any restaurant, itinerant restaurant, food vending vehicle, vending machine, delicatessen, bakery, grocery, market, food or beverage drive-in or stand, food processing establishment, or any other enterprise or establishment in which food or beverage is offered for sale or sold, and concerning which the health officer is required or permitted by state law to ...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Petaluma city rules.

Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Sonoma County