Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in St. Louis County, MO (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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Food Truck Permits
Every mobile food truck in St. Louis County needs an annual permit from the Health Department Director, plus a fee and inspection, before it can operate under Section 807.110. Trucks must display a valid Mobile Food Establishment sticker, report daily to an approved commissary, and post the owner's name and contact information on two exterior sides in letters at least 3 inches high.
St. Louis County Mobile Food Unit Permits
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County Code § 807.110
The owner or person in charge of a MOBILE FOOD ESTABLSIHMENT shall pay the appropriate fee, obtain a PERMIT from the DIRECTOR annually and shall present the MOBILE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT to the DIRECTOR, if applicable, for inspection as required by the DIRECTOR. A.MOBILE FOOD ESTABLISHMENTs shall comply with the requirements of this section and all other applicable sections of the CODE except as ot...
Vending Zones
St. Louis County's street vendor code, Chapter 812, only governs unincorporated areas outside incorporated cities, towns and villages. A licensed food or beverage vending vehicle cannot park on a street unless actively selling, must stop at the curb within 8 feet of other vehicles and 100 feet of any intersection, and cannot sell between 10:00 p.m. and 8:30 a.m.
Where Food Trucks Can Vend in St. Louis County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Louis County Code §§ 812.020, 812.090, 812.130, 812.150, 812.160
The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the area of St. Louis County outside incorporated cities, towns and villages. ...It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop a vending motor vehicle on any street, road or highway, when not engaged in transacting its business, except for an emergency. Vending motor vehicles shall be stopped for sales at the extreme right hand edge of a stree...
Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
St. Louis County treats sidewalk pushcarts as their own category of mobile food establishment under Section 807.110. Carts can sell only limited items like popcorn, nuts, pretzels, shaved ice and frankfurters, must carry a metal hand-washing sink with at least 5 gallons of reserved water, and can't work more than 200 feet from an approved restroom without special approval.
St. Louis County Pushcart Vending Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County Code § 807.030; § 807.110(6)-(7)
"PUSHCART" means and refers to a non-self-propelled vehicle designed to be readily movable which is limited to the serving of non-potentially hazardous FOOD maintained at proper temperatures or limited to the assembling and serving of frankfurters. Unpackaged non-potentially hazardous FOOD items approved for sale from a PUSHCART shall be limited to popcorn, nuts, produce, pretzels and similar b...
Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors by City in St. Louis County
1 cities in St. Louis 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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