Nashua, NH Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Vendor's license fee
- $10/day, $25/week, or $100/year
- Food-service license
- Separate permit from Environmental Health Dept.
- Truck inspection permit
- $30/year, Fire Marshal's office
- No-park buffer
- 40 ft. of intersections, crosswalks, bus stops
- Issuing authority
- City Clerk (vending); Health Dept. (food)
Summary
Food trucks in Nashua need a City Clerk vendor's license under § 231-11 plus a separate Environmental Health Department food-service license: two permits, not one, before selling from a vehicle on city streets.
No person shall act as a vendor within the City of Nashua unless licensed to do so.
B. Each applicant for a vendor's license shall apply in writing to the City Clerk upon a form to be determined by the City Clerk. The application shall include:
(1) The name, home and business address of the applicant, and the name and the address of the owner, if other than the applicant, of the business and of any stand or motor vehicle to be used in the vending;
(2) A description of the source and type of food, beverage, merchandise, or service to be sold and in the case of products of farm or orchard, whether produced or grown by the applicant;
(a) A separate food service license (in addition to the vendor's license) must be obtained from the Environmental Health Department for the sale of various food items.
(3) A description or photograph of any stand or motor vehicle to be used for the vending, including the license and registration number of any motor vehicle used for the vending; and
(4)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4805762; v29 updated 2026-02-10; through 02-10-2026).
Full Breakdown
Operating a food truck in Nashua takes two separate approvals plus a safety inspection. The City Clerk issues a vendor's license under § 231-11 ($10/day, $25/week, or $100/year) covering anyone selling food, beverages, merchandise, or services from a stand or vehicle; the same section requires a separate food-service license from the Environmental Health Department for any food sold. The Fire Marshal's office also charges $30 for an annual food truck/trailer inspection permit under § 156-20. Vendors must not operate within 40 feet of driveways, intersections, bus stops, or crosswalks.
Violations & Fines
Vending without a license, or without the required Environmental Health food-service license, violates City Code § 1-12's general penalty; the City Clerk can also suspend or revoke a vendor's license under § 231-21.
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