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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in DeKalb County, GA (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Food Truck Permits

DeKalb County requires all food service operations, including mobile units, to hold an annual permit from the county Board of Health that expires every June 30.

DeKalb County Food Service Permit Rule

Some Restrictions

DeKalb County Code § 13-281(a), (b)(1)(B)

(a)All food service shall be in compliance with the July 31, 1995, rules of the department of human resources, public health chapter 290-5-14, Food Service as revised October 8, 2007, which rules and subsequent amendments are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth herein. As future new versions, editions and/or amendments of the Georgia Food Service Code are adopted by the department...

Vending Zones

Unincorporated DeKalb County limits street-level mobile food vending: pushcarts and food vehicles may sell only between noon and 8:00 p.m., only pre-packaged snacks and drinks, and must move on after 15 minutes. Separately, the Emory Village Overlay zoning district allows food trucks only as an accessory use in designated spots.

DeKalb County Mobile Food Vending Zone Rules

Some Restrictions

DeKalb County Code §§ 16-3(a)-(d)

It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale or solicit for sale any food or beverage for human consumption from any pushcart, bicycle cart, motorized cart or other type of motor vehicle on the public streets, sidewalks or in the public rights-of-way of unincorporated areas of the county unless specifically allowed as set forth in this section. Pushcarts, bicycle carts, motorized carts or other...

Sidewalk & Mobile Vending

Unincorporated DeKalb limits sidewalk food-cart vending to noon-8 p.m., pre-packaged snacks and drinks only, a displayed state license, and 15-minute stops on public rights-of-way.

DeKalb County Sidewalk Food Cart Rules

Some Restrictions

DeKalb County Code § 16-3

It shall be unlawful to sell...any food or beverage for human consumption from any pushcart, bicycle cart, motorized cart or other type of motor vehicle on the public streets, sidewalks or...rights-of-way of unincorporated areas of the county unless specifically allowed...Pushcarts...are permitted to sell their products...between the hours of noon and 8:00 p.m. only if they limit their inventor...

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