Anne Arundel County, MD Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Licensing agency
- Health Department
- Mobile unit license fee
- $395
- Late renewal penalty
- 20% of license fee
- Reinspection fee
- $175 per re-inspection
- Unlicensed operation penalty
- Class D civil offense, $125-$1,000
Summary
Food trucks anywhere in Anne Arundel County, including unincorporated Glen Burnie and Severna Park, need a Health Department food service license; the mobile-unit fee is $395 under County Code § 11-6-101, separate from Annapolis's own permitting.
(c) License fees. The fees for the licenses are as follows: ... (8) for a food service facility operating from a mobile unit, $395 ... (d) Penalty fee. Failure to apply for a license renewal or an initial license within 30 days of notice by the County shall result in a penalty fee of 20% of the license fee.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-93: County Code is current through May, 2026).
Full Breakdown
The Health Department issues food service licenses countywide under County Code § 11-6-101, and a facility "operating from a mobile unit", a food truck, pays a $395 license fee. This covers unincorporated communities like Glen Burnie, Severna Park, Pasadena and Odenton, which have no separate government of their own; Annapolis and Highland Beach, both separately incorporated, run their own permitting outside this code. Renewal not filed within 30 days of notice adds a 20% penalty fee, and reinspections after a failed correction cost $175 each under § 11-6-102.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required Health Department license is a Class D civil offense under § 11-1-105: $125 for a first violation, $500 for a second, and $1,000 for a third or later violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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