Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Marin County, CA (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Marin County, California.
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Food Truck Permits
Marin County Code § 7.24.030 makes it unlawful to operate any food establishment, including a mobile food facility, in the unincorporated county without a permit from the county health officer. A food truck's permit must be carried by the driver rather than posted at a fixed address, and it expires on an annual renewal date.
Marin County Mobile Food Facility Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsMarin County Code of Ordinances §§ 7.24.010, 7.24.030(a)
Mobile food facility. 'Mobile food facility,' as referred to in this chapter, means any vehicle where food is stored, prepared, packaged, served, vended, or otherwise provided for human consumption at the retail level. ... 7.24.030 - Permit required. (a) Required. It is unlawful for any person to operate any food establishment within the unincorporated area of Marin County without a valid permi...
Vending Zones
Marin County requires a public works encroachment permit, separate from any peddler's license, before anyone sells, hawks, or peddles goods within the right-of-way of a county-maintained road. Section 5.34.040 sets the permit fee at two hundred dollars per year and lets the public works director issue further rules controlling roadside vending.
Marin County Roadside Vending Encroachment Permit
Significant RestrictionsMarin County Code of Ordinances § 5.34.040
It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of selling, hawking, or peddling any merchandise, article, or item, whatsoever, within the right-of-way of any county-maintained road without first securing an encroachment permit from the Marin County public works department, in addition to any other license or permit required by law.
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Marin County Code § 5.34.020 makes it unlawful to hawk or peddle any merchandise, including food, on a street, sidewalk, park, parkway, or other public place in the unincorporated area without a license. The license follows the same process as a solicitor's permit under Chapter 5.04: a sheriff's background investigation, a five-dollar-eighty-cent fee, and automatic one-year expiration.
Marin County Sidewalk Food Vending License
Significant RestrictionsMarin County Code of Ordinances § 5.34.020
It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of hawking or peddling any merchandise, article, or thing whatsoever in, on or along any street, sidewalk, park, parkway or in any other public place without a license. Application and issuance of licenses shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.04.030, to and including Section 5.04.080.
Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors by City in Marin County
1 cities in Marin 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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