Food trucks in Bergen County need a state retail food license, mobile vendor approval from the Bergen County or municipal health department, and individual peddler permits in each town where they operate. There is no countywide unified permit.
Mobile food units in New Jersey are governed by N.J.A.C. 8:24, the State Sanitary Code Chapter XXIV (Retail Food Establishment regulations). Operators must obtain a Retail Food Establishment license and be inspected by the local health authority. In Bergen County, many municipalities use the Bergen County Department of Health Services for inspections, while larger towns like Hackensack, Paramus, and Bergenfield operate their own health departments. Beyond the health license, each municipality requires a separate peddler/hawker license under its local code, often with background checks, fingerprinting, and zoning approvals limiting where vendors may park. Commissary requirements (a licensed home base for water, waste, and storage) apply statewide.
Operating without permits may result in shutdowns, food impoundment, fines from $50 to $1,000 per occurrence, and revocation of the state food establishment license.
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