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

2 rules for unincorporated Newton County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Food Truck Permits

Anyone operating a food truck, ice cream truck, pushcart, or temporary food stand in unincorporated Newton County must first obtain a mobile food vendor license under Chapter 12, Article VII. The license runs one year, requires a base of operation with its own food service permit, Department of Public Health and Agriculture approvals, and a completed county application before any sale.

Newton County Mobile Food Vendor License

Some Restrictions

Newton County Code § 12-161

(a)It shall be unlawful for any person or business to sell, or offer for sale, food of any type from a mobile food vendor without a license first having been granted under this article, except when a license is not required in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health. ... Any license issued pursuant to this article shall have a term of one year from the date ...

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Vending Zones

Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Newton County cannot set up on public streets or in the right-of-way except at a county-sponsored or special event. Sec. 12-162 confines them to parking areas of private, non-residential property, or a five-acre residential lot hosting a small private or nonprofit gathering, and sets minimum distances from homes, restaurants, intersections, and fuel pumps.

Newton County Food Truck Location Limits

Some Restrictions

Newton County Code § 12-162

(c)No mobile food vendor shall conduct business of any kind, on public streets or in the public right-of-way except as part of a county-sponsored or special event permit. ... (g)Except as provided in subsection (d) above, no mobile food vendor shall be located within 150 linear feet of the property line of a lot containing a single-family home or townhouse without a special event permit, or wit...

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