DuPage County, IL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit type
- Annual mobile vendor permit
- Fee: Risk category 3M
- $205.00/year
- Fee: Risk category 1M
- $547.00/year
- Late payment penalty
- 25% of unpaid fee
- Issuing agency
- DuPage County Health Department
Summary
DuPage County Health Department requires an annual mobile vendor permit for food trucks, with the fee set by risk category under the county fee schedule.
That the following annual fees be charged for the issuance of permits by the DuPage County Health Department in pursuance of its authority to regulate and supervise food services and retail food store sanitation... Annual mobile vendor permit fees: Risk category 3M 205.00 Risk category 2M 444.00 Risk category 1M 547.00 Note: A twenty-five percent (25%) penalty shall be assessed the license or permit holder for which an annual permit or license fee has not been paid by the expiration date.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Operating a food truck in unincorporated DuPage County requires an annual mobile vendor permit issued by the DuPage County Health Department. The county fee schedule sets tiered annual permit fees by risk category (3M, 2M, 1M), issued under the department's authority to regulate and supervise food services and retail food store sanitation. A 25% penalty applies if the permit fee isn't paid by the expiration date.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a current mobile vendor permit, or paying late, triggers a 25% penalty on the unpaid fee and can lead to health department enforcement action.
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