Missouri City requires every mobile food unit to obtain a city-issued food service permit, pass a pre-opening health inspection, and pay an annual permit fee before operating in the city.
Chapter 18, Article II of the Missouri City Code regulates food service establishments, including mobile food units. Operators must submit a written application identifying the owner, unit, and operating area, pay a pre-opening inspection fee, and pass inspection before a permit is issued. Permits are nontransferable and must be renewed annually at the start of the city fiscal year. Mobile units must also comply with zoning rules in section 9.19 of the city zoning ordinance and meet Texas state retail food rules.
Permit suspension or revocation; Class C misdemeanor citations; fines per day of operation without a valid permit; immediate cease-operations orders for failed inspections.
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