Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Cobb County, GA (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Cobb County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
Food Truck Permits
Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Cobb County need both a county business license and a food service permit from the Cobb and Douglas Public Health Department before selling.
Cobb County Mobile Food Vendor Permit
Some RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances § 78-96(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, food of any type from a commissary or mobile retail food establishment without a business license first having been granted under this section by the business license division manager or his/her designee, and without a valid food service permit first having been obtained from the Cobb and Douglas Public Health Department ("health d...
Vending Zones
In unincorporated Cobb County, mobile food vendors cannot operate in the public right-of-way at all. Vending is allowed only at organized mobile food vendor events, at private events closed to the general public with the property owner's written consent, or on county or public property when an authorized official specifically invites the vendor. Every vendor still needs a business license and a Cobb and Douglas Public Health Department food service permit before selling.
Cobb County Restricts Mobile Food Vending Locations
Significant RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances § 78-97(a)-(i)
(a) No mobile food vendor shall conduct business or operate in the public right-of-way unless otherwise invited or permitted pursuant to subsection (d) below. (b) Mobile food vendor(s) shall only be permitted to operate at mobile food vendor events or at private events not accessible or open to the general public and solely for guests or other designated individuals. For events involving mobile...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
In unincorporated Cobb County, mobile food vendors cannot sell from sidewalks or any public right-of-way. County Code § 78-97(a) prohibits operating there outright unless a specific county official invites or permits it under subsection (d). Vendors are otherwise limited to organized mobile food vendor events or private events closed to the public.
Cobb County Bans Sidewalk Food Vending
Heavy RestrictionsCobb County Code of Ordinances § 78-97(a), (b), (d)
(a)No mobile food vendor shall conduct business or operate in the public right-of-way unless otherwise invited or permitted pursuant to subsection (d) below.(b)Mobile food vendor(s) shall only be permitted to operate at mobile food vendor events or at private events not accessible or open to the general public and solely for guests or other designated individuals... (d)Any operation(s) on count...
Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors by City in Cobb County
1 cities in Cobb County have their own food trucks & mobile vendors rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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