A food truck in Elkhart County needs a mobile retail food establishment permit from the Elkhart County Health Department and must report to a commissary daily under Indiana's retail food code, 410 IAC 7-24. Cities add their own business licensing.
Indiana regulates food trucks through the state retail food establishment sanitation rules, 410 IAC 7-24, enforced locally by the Elkhart County Health Department. A mobile retail food establishment must be permitted, pass plan review and inspection, and operate from an approved commissary; the rule requires the unit to be transported to that commissary or servicing area at least once daily for supplies, cleaning, and servicing. No food operations may run out of a private residence. Operators also carry liability coverage and food-handler training. Inside Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, and Middlebury, the city may require a separate vendor or business license on top.
Operating a mobile food unit without a health permit lets the county health department halt it; a permit is suspended or revoked for failed inspections or an unapproved commissary.
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