San Bernardino County, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitting agency
- DEHS (Division of Environmental Health Services)
- Commissary check-in
- Required daily
- Location schedule
- Filed with DEHS monthly
- Schedule change notice
- Within 3 business days
- Fees
- Per County Schedule of Fees
Summary
San Bernardino County requires DEHS permits for mobile food facilities and nonpermanent food operations, plus mandatory commissary servicing and monthly location schedules submitted to environmental health.
(a) Permits Required. Except as exempted herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to ... serve food to the public from any nonpermanent food facility ... without first applying for, receiving and retaining an unexpired, unsuspended and unrevoked permit from DEHS for each, and paying fees to DEHS ... (d) Mobile Food Facility Requirements. Mobile food facilities must comply with the following: ... (3) Provide to DEHS on a monthly basis, a schedule indicating the operating locations for the mobile food facility for the upcoming month.
Full Breakdown
Under E.H. Code § 33.0408, any mobile or nonpermanent food operation in the unincorporated county must hold an unexpired, unsuspended DEHS permit before hawking, peddling, catering, preparing, or serving food to the public, and must pay fees under the County's Schedule of Fees. Mobile food facilities must also meet Health and Safety Code equipment standards, report daily to an approved commissary for cleaning and servicing (or operate with an approved mobile support unit), and give DEHS a monthly schedule of operating locations, updating DEHS within three business days of any change.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food facility without a current DEHS permit is unlawful; DEHS can deny, suspend, or revoke permits, and enforcement follows the E.H. Code Chapter 2 hearing procedures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a county permit to run a food truck in unincorporated San Bernardino County?
Does my truck need a commissary?
Sources & Official References
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