Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Broward County, FL (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Broward County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Broward County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Food Truck Permits

Unincorporated Broward requires a certificate of use, annual renewal, and $300,000 liability coverage before a mobile food unit can sell on private property.

Broward County Mobile Food Unit Permits

Some Restrictions

Broward County Code § 39-300(t)

Mobile food units...shall be permitted to remain on private property for the purpose of selling food products for a maximum of one (1) hour, and shall not return to the same location more than three (3) times in any twelve (12) hour period... The owner of such mobile food units shall obtain a certificate of use, which shall be renewed on an annual basis for a period not to exceed five (5) years...

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Vending Zones

Broward County limits mobile food units on private property in unincorporated business districts to one hour per stop, no more than three visits per location every twelve hours, and one unit per plot.

Broward County Mobile Food Vending Rules

Significant Restrictions

Broward County Code § 39-300(t)

Mobile food units, other than those limited to the preparation and sale of frankfurters, shall be permitted to remain on private property for the purpose of selling food products for a maximum of one (1) hour, and shall not return to the same location more than three (3) times in any twelve (12) hour period. ... Only one (1) unit shall be permitted on any individual plot. The owner of such mobi...

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Sidewalk & Mobile Vending

Mobile food units get one hour on private property before they must move, can't repeat a location more than three times in twelve hours, and need an annual county certificate of use, but only in unincorporated Broward, not its 31 cities.

Broward County Mobile Food Unit Rules

Some Restrictions

Broward County Code § 39-300(t)

Mobile food units, other than those limited to the preparation and sale of frankfurters, shall be permitted to remain on private property for the purpose of selling food products for a maximum of one (1) hour, and shall not return to the same location more than three (3) times in any twelve (12) hour period. ... The owner of such mobile food units shall obtain a certificate of use, which shall ...

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