Cass County, MO Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

440(A), part of the county's Mobile, Seasonal and Temporary Food Establishments division (Ord. No. 18-01, 2-1-2018; amended Ord. No. 22-05, 11-2-2022), sets the permitting rules for mobile food establishments operating in unincorporated Cass County. The owner or person in charge must pay the applicable fee and obtain a permit from the Regulatory Authority, the Cass County Health Department's food program, annually, and must present the unit for inspection when the Regulatory Authority requires it. 440 itself modifies a requirement; the Regulatory Authority can add conditions to protect against mobile-specific health hazards, prohibit sale of certain time/temperature control foods, or waive physical-facility rules that would create no health hazard if waived.

Every mobile food establishment must display its valid, approved permit at all times in a location conspicuous to the public. The operator must submit approved commissary documentation to the Regulatory Authority and, on request, a current list of proposed food service locations and approximate arrival times. 440(C), a mobile unit must operate from a commissary or other fixed food facility and report there daily for food and supplies, and again for cleaning, servicing and waste disposal; if the commissary sits outside Cass County, the operator must show it carries a valid license and passed a recent inspection from its home jurisdiction. 440(A)(9).