New Port Richey, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

It shall be prohibited and unlawful for any person or entity to engage in the sale or distribution of food as a mobile food vendor without first registering or obtaining a permit as a mobile food vendor in the city, as provided in this article.(b)A registration or permit fee for each mobile food unit to be operated by a mobile food vendor shall be paid prior to the operation of each mobile food unit. The registration or permit fee shall be established from time to time by resolution adopted by the city council.(c)Mobile food dispensing vehicles shall be exempt from the provisions of this section, section 13-562, the registration requirement, only, of section 13-563 and the permit requirement, only, of section 13-564 of this article, but shall be subject to all other provisions of this article.(d)Unless operation under a special event permit is required under subsection 13-564(a), mobile food dispensing vehicles, operated only on public streets in accordance with subsection 13-564(a), shall be exempt from the provisions of section 13-565, except the insurance requirements of subsection 13-565(b)(1), and shall provide proof of such insurance upon request of any city official from time to time. (Ord. No. 2018-2134, § 1, 9-4-2018; Ord. No. 2020-2211, § 1, 11-4-2020)