Freehold Township, NJ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

C. , directly enforceable in the Township. Section 373-5A requires anyone owning or operating a retail food establishment as defined in the State Sanitary Code to secure a food handler's license from the Board of Health before operating, and Section 373-5D requires the owner, manager or a designated full-time employee to complete a Board of Health-approved basic food service training course, with certified personnel required on site whenever food preparation is underway. The Chapter 150 Fee Schedule, at Section 150-52B(1)(b), lists mobile food vendors, described to include ice cream trucks and seasonal food vendors, as a distinct fee category under the retail food establishment license structure of Chapter 373, with a flat license fee of $100.

That sits alongside the schedule's other food establishment tiers, which run from $35 for a temporary establishment open less than seven days to $375 for an establishment of more than 10,000 square feet or 201 or more seats. Renewal applications not completed by January 31 of the licensing year draw a late fee equal to 50% of the license fee under Section 150-52B(2). Because Chapter 373 is Board of Health law rather than a Township Committee ordinance, license suspension or revocation proceedings under Section 373-4 run before the Board of Health itself, which must give the licensee at least three days' written notice of a hearing before acting.