Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Sacramento County, CA (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 6 cities in Sacramento County, California.

Verified from official government sources

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

Food Truck Permits

Sacramento County requires a Special Business License before anyone operates a lunch wagon, ice cream truck, or other food vehicle on unincorporated streets, and each employee who sells food needs a separate Sheriff-issued permit.

Sacramento County Mobile Food Vendor License

Significant Restrictions

Sacramento County Code § 4.50.200

No person shall operate lunch wagons, ice cream wagons or any other vehicle for the sale of food upon the streets within the unincorporated area of the County for the purpose of selling food within residential neighborhoods or commercial centers, unless under and by authority of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked Special Business License authorizing such activity issued pursuant to the provisions...

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Vending Zones

Sacramento County limits temporary food and merchandise concessions, including vehicles, to specified commercial and industrial zoning districts under a Temporary Use Permit, separate from sidewalk-vendor rules covering carts on public rights-of-way.

Sacramento County Mobile Vending Zones

Significant Restrictions

Sacramento County Zoning Code § 3.10.3.E

Temporary concessions are allowed only in specified commercial and industrial zoning districts subject to the conditional approval of a Temporary Use Permit by the Zoning Administrator... All stands, carts, vehicles, and displays of merchandise shall be set back not less than 25 feet from the right-of-way line of any public street... Only one temporary concession vendor at a time may conduct bu...

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Sidewalk & Mobile Vending

Street and sidewalk vendors in unincorporated Sacramento County need an active Sidewalk Vendor Business License from the Department of Finance before operating.

Sacramento County Street Vendor Permit

Significant Restrictions

Sacramento County Code § 4.55.025(A)

License Required. No person shall operate a stand or vend any merchandise or food on the public sidewalks, County rights-of-way, or in public parks within the unincorporated area of the County unless they have an active and valid Sidewalk Vendor Business License issued by the Sacramento County Department of Finance pursuant to this Chapter. B. Permit Required. No person shall operate a stand...

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