Green Bay, WI Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Section 10-574 makes it unlawful for a mobile food vendor or mobile food establishment to vend, sell, or offer to sell anything anywhere in Green Bay without an approved City Clerk license; each mobile food establishment needs its own separate license, and every license expires December 31 regardless of when it was issued during the year. Licenses cannot be transferred between people or between vehicles: a license is good for one specific vehicle only. Under Section 10-575, the applicant submits a completed application and hold-harmless agreement plus the license fee to the City Clerk, who forwards it to the Police Department for review; the Department can recommend denial where a pending criminal charge or a prior felony, misdemeanor, or other conviction substantially relates to the licensed activity, where the application contains a false statement, where the applicant is under 18, or where unpaid civil judgments relate to the duties of the licensed occupation.

A denied applicant has 15 days from the Clerk's mailed notice to appeal to the Protection and Policy Committee, which can approve an application with conditions, subject to the Common Council affirming, reversing, or modifying that decision. Section 10-576 lets the Common Council suspend a license for 10 to 90 days or revoke it for any violation of the article, state law, or City ordinance that makes continued vending contrary to public health, safety or welfare, or for fraud or misrepresentation in the licensing process.

Section 10-577 requires every applicant to certify they've obtained all required County and State permits and to file copies with the Clerk's office before the City license issues. A license holder must surrender the license to the Clerk when it expires and cannot alter it; altering a license or failing to display or produce it on demand is itself grounds for revocation.