Montgomery, AL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Under Montgomery City Code § 6-495, it is unlawful for a food truck vendor to sell or offer for sale any food or beverage on any street or property within the City of Montgomery, Alabama without first obtaining a business license as provided in chapter 16, and that license cannot be assigned in whole or in part to another operator. Section 6-496 layers additional application requirements on top of the standard chapter 16 license: the applicant must submit the name and home and business address of the applicant along with a copy of their current food permit, a description of the food and/or beverage to be sold, a description and photograph or drawing of the food truck itself, a copy of an insurance policy or binder, and any further information the city requests.

Section 6-493 limits what a licensed truck may sell: only food and non-alcoholic beverages unless the operator separately holds an ABC board license, and tobacco products are barred outright. Section 6-494 folds in every other applicable city and state law, including vending, health and safety rules, so a truck must also satisfy county health department permitting on top of the city business license. Section 6-499 routes any denial, suspension or revocation of a food truck license through the same procedures set out in chapter 16 for general business licenses, meaning an operator who is turned down or shut down appeals through that chapter's process rather than a separate food-truck tribunal.