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Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Prince William County, VA (2026)

1 rule for unincorporated Prince William County, Virginia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Food Truck Permits

Prince William County requires every mobile food unit owner to register with the Director of Finance before operating, even if the truck already paid a license tax somewhere else. Section 11.1-17.1 lets an operator who paid another locality's tax skip Prince William's tax on up to three units for two years, but registration is never optional.

Mobile Food Unit License Rules, Prince William County

Some Restrictions

PWC Code § 11.1-17.1

(a)If the owner of a new business that operates a mobile food unit pays the license tax required by another locality in which the mobile food unit is registered, such owner shall not be required to pay any further license tax imposed by Section 11.1-17(e) to conduct business from such mobile food unit in Prince William County. This exemption from paying the license tax in Prince William County ...

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