Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Redding, CA (2026)
2 verified food trucks & mobile vendors rules for Redding, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Food Truck Permits
Food trucks in Redding need a Mobile Food Facility (MFF) permit from Shasta County Environmental Health under the California Retail Food Code (CalCode, Health & Safety Code §113700 et seq.), a Redding Business License under RMC Chapter 6.02, a California seller's permit, and zoning compliance for each operating location. Sidewalk food vending is protected statewide by SB 946 (the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act) at Government Code §51036 et seq.
Redding Food Truck and Mobile Vendor Permits
Some RestrictionsCal. SB 972 (2022) - California Retail Food Code - Mobile Food Facility Provisions
SB 972, Gonzalez. California Retail Food Code. (1) Existing law, the California Retail Food Code (the code), establishes uniform health and sanitation standards for, and provides for regulation by the State Department of Public Health of, retail food facilities and requires local health agencies to enforce these provisions. Existing law, for purposes of the code, defines a "cottage food operati...
Vending Zones
Mobile food vending in Redding is governed by Shasta County Environmental Health permits (state Retail Food Code, Health & Safety Code §113700 et seq.), a Redding business license under Title 6, and the city's zoning rules in Redding Municipal Code Title 18. Sidewalk food vending statewide must be permitted on non-criminal terms under California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946, Gov. Code §51036–51039); Redding may restrict vending zones only to address objective health, safety, or welfare concerns.
Redding Food Truck and Sidewalk Vending Zones
Some RestrictionsCal. SB 946 (2018) - Sidewalk Vendor Local Regulation Restrictions
SB 946, Lara. Sidewalk vendors. Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to adopt requirements for the public safety regulating any type of vending and the time, place, and manner of vending from a vehicle upon a street. This bill would prohibit a local authority, as defined, from regulating sidewalk vendors, except in accordance with the provisions of the bill... ...
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Redding city rules.
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