A food truck in Washington County needs an Arkansas Department of Health retail food permit before it operates, worked through the local Washington County Health Unit. It must run from an approved commissary, and cities such as Fayetteville and Springdale add their own business licensing.
Arkansas regulates mobile food units through the Department of Health under the state Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments, administered locally by the Washington County Health Unit in Fayetteville. A mobile food establishment must obtain the health permit, pass plan review and inspection, and operate from and report to an approved commissary for supplies, water, and waste servicing. Operators carry a valid food-handler or manager certification. On top of the state health permit, Fayetteville, Springdale, and other Washington County cities require their own business license and may set fire-safety and vending conditions inside city limits. The county itself does not run a separate mobile-food permit beyond the health authority.
Operating without the Department of Health permit lets the health authority halt the unit and pursue penalties. A failed inspection, an unapproved commissary, or unsafe handling suspends or revokes the permit.
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