Shasta County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

030 requires every restaurant, itinerant restaurant, mobile food vehicle, and vending machine operator to hold 'a valid unrevoked health permit issued by the health officer' before doing business anywhere in the unincorporated county. 050, which checks compliance with state and county public-health law before clearing the operation as safe. 040, and the health officer forwards that fee to the county treasurer. 060 the permit lasts one year from issuance unless the health officer revokes it for cause; a change in ownership of the truck or a change in the location of a fixed restaurant automatically voids the existing permit and triggers a new application.

070 requires the permit to be posted or displayed in a conspicuous place in or on the vehicle, so inspectors and customers can confirm it on sight. 080, posts a copy of each inspection report on the vehicle, and can examine food-purchase records at his or her discretion. 110, operators must also follow the state sanitation provisions the county incorporated by reference for itinerant restaurants and vehicles. The permit system applies countywide to any cart, truck, trailer, or stand serving food to the public, with no exemption for part-time or seasonal vendors.