Acworth, GA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Acworth Code of Ordinances § 22-301 makes it unlawful to sell or offer for sale food of any type from a commissary, mobile retail food establishment, pushcart or temporary food establishment without a license granted under that section, except as shown in section 58-47. An application goes to the business license department, and the department will not issue a license or occupation tax certificate unless a valid certificate from the county health department for operating the business has been filed. Once licensed, the operator must display the certified license in the bottom right corner of the front windshield, per § 22-301(d).

00 liability policy naming the city as an additional insured, with 30 days' written notice required before cancellation; police investigation of each applicant, including fingerprinting and photographing, with the photo attached to the displayed license; and denial grounds including a felony or moral-turpitude conviction, an alcohol-related conviction within 12 months, or a drug conviction or other felony within 36 months. Section 22-303 requires the licensee to sign an indemnity agreement releasing the city from liability claims. Section 22-304 routes appeals from a denied or granted license through the procedure in § 22-165, and § 22-305 lets the city revoke or suspend a license under that same procedure. Section 22-306 adds a non-refundable processing fee, set by the mayor and board of aldermen, in addition to the occupation tax.