2 rules for unincorporated Essex County, Massachusetts.
Verified from official government sources
Operating a food truck across Essex County means two approvals: a mobile food permit from each town's Board of Health under the state food code, and a hawker and peddler license from the Commonwealth's Division of Standards to vend from a vehicle.
MGL c.101 §13
the terms ''hawker'' and ''pedler'' as used in this chapter shall mean and include any person, either principal or agent, who goes from town to town or from place to place in the same town selling or bartering, or carrying for sale or barter or exposing therefor, any goods, wares or merchandise, either on foot, on or from any animal or vehicle.
Where a food truck may park and sell in Essex County towns is set by local zoning and licensing. Trucks work approved commercial and event locations, keep clear of established restaurants, and hold private-property owner consent or a public-way permit.
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