Longview, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit needed
- Yes, before operating
- Issuing department
- Development Services + Environmental Health
- Permit term
- Indefinite, until ownership/menu changes
- Max fine
- $500 per offense/day
Summary
Longview requires every mobile food unit to hold a valid permit before operating, plus a Mobile Food Unit Certificate of Occupancy from Development Services and health permits from Environmental Health.
No person, personally, by agent, or as the agent of another, may engage in, transact, or conduct a mobile food unit business... unless a valid permit has been issued by all applicable departments. ... Any person desireing to engage in, transact, conduct the business or occupation of mobile food unit vending within the City shall apply for a Mobile Food Unit Certificate of Occupancy with the Development Services Department and all applicable permits with the Environmental Health Division.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: June 2026: This code is current through Ordinances 4635 passed 06.25.26).
Full Breakdown
No one may run a mobile food unit business in Longview, as owner, agent, or employee, without a valid permit issued by all applicable departments. Operators must apply for a Mobile Food Unit Certificate of Occupancy through the Development Services Department and separate permits through the Environmental Health Division. The application must list the operator's name, address, phone and email, the vehicle's square footage and license plate number, a signed checklist confirming the operator read Chapter 67's requirements, and the required fee. Permits run indefinitely unless the unit changes ownership, changes its menu, or undergoes non-routine repair work, which triggers a new application.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required permit, or violating permit terms, is a misdemeanor under Sec. 67-13 punishable by a fine up to $500 per offense. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, and the city has dispensed with any culpable-mental-state requirement to prove it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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