Glenn County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit issuer
- Glenn County Health Officer
- Covers
- Itinerant restaurants, food stands, mobile vendors
- Application filed with
- Glenn County Health Department
- Construct/remodel permit term
- 1 year from issuance
- Operating permit
- Renews automatically each year
- Appeal window
- 10 days to Board of Supervisors
- Violation
- Misdemeanor under Sec. 7.04.080
Summary
A mobile food unit or itinerant restaurant operating in unincorporated Glenn County, California, must hold a valid permit from the county health officer before it can operate, occupy, rent, lease, or sublease as a food handling establishment. Glenn County Code Chapter 7.04 covers grocery stores, meat markets, food stands, restaurants, and itinerant restaurants alike, and permits must be renewed annually.
A "food handling establishment" as referred to in this chapter, means any room, building, or place, or portion thereof, maintained, used or operated as a grocery store, meat market, delicatessen, confectionery, food stand, restaurant as defined in Section 28522 of the Health and Safety Code, itinerant restaurant as defined in Section 28523 of the Health and Safety Code, or any other type of establishment which sells, stores, or handles food except wholesale food manufacturing, distributing and storage establishments. ... It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following unless he has a valid permit issued by the health officer: Construct a food establishment; Add to or remodel any building occupied by a food establishment; Operate, occupy, rent, lease or sublease a food establishment.
Full Breakdown
010 defines "food handling establishment" to include any room, building, or place operated as a grocery store, meat market, delicatessen, confectionery, food stand, restaurant, or "itinerant restaurant" as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 28523, a definition that reaches mobile food trucks and carts operating in the unincorporated county. 020 makes it unlawful to construct, remodel, or operate, occupy, rent, lease, or sublease such an establishment without a valid permit from the health officer. 030). 040). 050). 060).
Violations & Fines
Operating, occupying, or constructing a food handling establishment, mobile or fixed, without a valid health officer permit violates Section 7.04.020, and any violation of the chapter is a misdemeanor under Section 7.04.080. If the health officer suspends or revokes a permit, the operator has only 10 days after the notice to file a written appeal with the Board of Supervisors, or the right to appeal is waived (Section 7.04.070).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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