Sherman, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)

Section 6.02.010 of the Sherman Code of Ordinances adds city-level requirements for mobile food units in the City of Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, on top of the food establishment rules in the rest of Article 6.02. Section 6.02.001(b) defines a mobile food unit as a vehicle mounted, self or otherwise propelled, self-contained food service operation designed to be readily movable, including catering trucks, trailers, pushcarts and roadside vendors, and says the unit must completely retain its mobility at all times. A stand or a booth is not a mobile food unit.

Subsection (a) sets the city permit. Anyone wishing to operate a mobile food unit within the city limits must first apply with the city clerk's office, and the applicant must show evidence of proper permitting from the state and from the regulatory authority, defined as the county health department. Anyone intending to operate or be employed by a unit must submit to a criminal background check by the city police department. No permit issues to registered sex offenders, persons on probation or parole for a crime against persons, or persons convicted of a felony in the five years preceding the application.

The health permit is separate. Under § 6.02.002 a food establishment, which includes a mobile food unit, cannot operate without a permit from the regulatory authority, the permit is not transferable from one person or location to another, and it must be posted on the unit. Section 6.02.003 requires an annual renewal, an inspection before approval, and fees set and collected by the regulatory authority. Section 6.02.004 requires plan review before a food establishment is constructed or extensively remodeled, defined as 20 percent or greater of the area.

Subsection (h) carves out catering: nothing in the section prohibits a mobile food unit from providing catering services on private property.