Brevard County, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit type
- County business tax receipt
- Where allowed
- Residential roads, 25 mph or less
- Movement rule
- Vehicle must keep moving between sales
- Penalty
- Up to $500 or 5 days jail
- Enforced by
- Sheriff's Office and code enforcement
Summary
Brevard County requires mobile food vendors, trucks selling ready-to-eat food to pedestrians, to hold a business tax receipt and restricts operation to residentially zoned roads posted 25 mph or under.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a roadside stand, farmer's stand or mobile vendor in the county without first obtaining a business tax receipt from the tax collector as provided in chapter 102. A current business tax receipt shall be posted onsite at all times of operation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 135).
Full Breakdown
Under Brevard County Code § 86-140, anyone operating a mobile vendor, a vehicle selling immediately consumable prepared food like hot dogs, sandwiches or ice cream to pedestrians, must first obtain a business tax receipt from the county tax collector, posted onsite while operating. Section 86-138(c) confines mobile vendors to the public road right-of-way in residentially zoned areas posted 25 mph or below; the vehicle must keep moving except to make a sale. Roadside and farmer's stands need written property-owner consent too, but mobile vendors are exempt from that requirement.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a business tax receipt, or outside a 25-mph residential right-of-way, is a noncriminal infraction enforced jointly by the Sheriff's Office and county code enforcement: up to $500 or five days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Brevard County food truck need a special permit?
Can a food truck park anywhere in unincorporated Brevard?
Does this apply inside Melbourne or Palm Bay?
Sources & Official References
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