Henry County, GA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Section 3-3-35(a) defines a portable eating establishment as any structure capable of being relocated in its entirety on wheels with axles or by any other means, and which does not sit on a foundation built for the establishment as a permanent structure, covering the typical food truck or trailer. Subsection (b) sets eleven license conditions. The licensee, or every owner in a business entity applying, must be of good moral character, and failing to disclose an ownership interest at any point during the license term is grounds for revocation.

The unit must be accessory to an existing brick-and-mortar business, not a standalone operation, and the county allows it only in C-1, C-2 or C-3 zoning districts. The operator needs written permission from the property owner where the unit sits, must place it on a paved surface in front of or beside the existing business where it is plainly visible to traffic, and must keep it at least twenty feet from any other structure and at least ten feet from existing rights-of-way. The unit must run electrical service from the existing business, provide off-street parking, and may not use outside storage, including picnic tables.

A temporary license is issued first, but the operator must deliver health department approval to the county within ten days or the license is immediately revoked. Portable signs are not allowed at the unit, and the undercarriage must be fully skirted. 00, due at application and refunded only if the license is not issued.