Morgan County, IN Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Morgan County Code § 112.001 defines a MOBILE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT as a retail food establishment that is wheeled, on skids, mounted on a vehicle, a marine vessel, or otherwise readily movable, such as a pushcart or trailer that changes location too often to hook up to permanent utilities, as the Health Officer determines. Because a mobile food establishment falls under the broader RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT definition, § 112.015(A) makes it unlawful to operate one in the county without first obtaining a valid permit from the Health Officer, which must be posted conspicuously on the truck.

Section 112.016(A) sets the standard permit term running January 1 through December 31, renewed annually, unless the operation instead qualifies as a temporary food establishment limited to 15 days a year under § 112.016(B). Section 112.052 layers on a commissary requirement specific to mobile units: the operator must have an approved commissary on file with the Health Department, submitted on the Department's own form, and the Health Department periodically inspects mobile food establishments and caterers under its written risk-based inspection policy. Permit fees are set by the Health Department and Board of Commissioners under § 112.035(C), are due before the establishment opens, and are non-transferable and non-refundable under § 112.038.