Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Iron County, UT (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Iron County, Utah.
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Food Truck Permits
A mobile restaurant or roadside food stand operating in unincorporated Iron County cannot get or renew a county business license until it has been inspected and issued a food service establishment permit by the health department, the same health-inspection gate that applies to fixed restaurants.
Iron County Mobile Food Unit Health Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 5.08.160
No business license shall be issued or renewed to operate a food service establishment until the establishment has been inspected and the applicant issued a valid food service establishment permit as required by the health department. "Food service establishment" means any fixed or mobile restaurant, coffee shop, cafeteria, cafe, grill, tea room, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, cockt...
Vending Zones
Iron County Code § 5.08.120(D) keeps peddlers, including mobile food vendors, away from schools and parks in the unincorporated county. Selling is barred within one block of a school building during the fifteen minutes before and after the school day or while student activities run, and it is barred outright in any public park or playground.
Iron County Peddler School and Park Buffer
Significant RestrictionsIron County Code § 5.08.120(D)
D.It is unlawful for any peddler to pursue the business of peddling within a one-block radius of a school building for that period of time fifteen minutes prior to when the schools are in session and continuing through and until fifteen minutes after the school session has ended, or when student activities are in progress, or in public parks or playgrounds.
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
In unincorporated Iron County, peddlers and mobile vendors, including food sellers who go place to place, cannot set up displays outside their vehicle on public streets or sidewalks. Iron County Code § 5.08.120(D) bars this street-side display, and § 5.08.120(A) requires a peddler license from the county before any door-to-door or curbside selling begins in the unincorporated area.
Sidewalk Vending Display Ban in Iron County
Significant RestrictionsIron County Code § 5.08.120(D)
Peddlers are prohibited from displaying their wares outside of their vehicle on public streets and sidewalks within the county.
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