Rankin County, MS Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Where allowed
- Industrial districts only, conditional use
- Initial permit fee
- $2,500
- Annual renewal fee
- $1,000
- Operating hours
- Roughly sunrise to sunset only
- Sign limit
- 2 sq ft, not illuminated
Summary
Rankin County, Mississippi confines food trucks to industrial districts as a conditional use and charges a $2,500 startup permit fee plus $1,000 a year to renew.
417.01 Allowed Locations: Any industrial district and shall be subject to the procedures stated under Section 705 relative to Conditional Uses in commercial districts. ... 417.07 ... A privilege license and operation permit must be obtained from the Mississippi Department of Health and the local Zoning Administrator prior to the initiation of a food truck operation. The local permit shall cost an initial fee of $2,500, and the permit shall be renewed annually for a fee of $1,000.
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Full Breakdown
Section 417 of the county's Zoning Ordinance limits food trucks and mobile vendors to industrial-zoned districts, treated as a conditional use under Section 705. Operators must hold permits from both the Mississippi Department of Health and the local Zoning Administrator before starting, follow display, traffic and off-street parking limits, may operate only from thirty minutes before sunrise to thirty minutes after sunset unless the Board of Supervisors sets different hours in the conditional use permit, and may post only a 2-square-foot, unilluminated vehicle sign. The local privilege license costs $2,500 up front and $1,000 a year to renew. This applies to unincorporated Rankin County only.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required Health Department and Zoning Administrator permits, or outside conditional-use terms, is a misdemeanor under Section 714: up to a $1,000 fine, a year in jail, or both.
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