Sioux Falls, SD Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $75 per calendar year
- Issuing authority
- City of Sioux Falls / Police Dept.
- Background check
- Annual, by SFPD
- Transferable
- No: person and vehicle specific
- Corporate applicants
- Not allowed to hold permit
Summary
Sioux Falls requires every mobile food truck operator to hold a $75 annual mobile food vending permit issued by the city, tied to a specific vendor and vehicle.
Prior to any mobile food vending permit being issued under the provisions of this subchapter, the applicant shall have all applicable state and city permits and licenses, shall pay an application fee of $75, and submit to and pass a background check pursuant to § 117.125. ... Permit shall remain in effect until December 31 of the year of issuance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code Ch. 117, operating a mobile food truck in Sioux Falls without first getting a mobile food vending permit is unlawful. The primary operator pays a $75 application fee, passes an annual police background check, and gets a permit good through December 31 of the issuance year. Permits are nontransferable between people or vehicles, must be displayed conspicuously on the truck, and can be revoked by the Police Department for code violations. Corporations and partnerships cannot hold the permit directly: it must go to an individual.
Violations & Fines
Vending without a permit, transferring a permit, or failing to display it is a Code violation; the Ch. 117.999 penalty defaults to the general Sec. 10.999 fine of up to $500 and/or up to 30 days in jail, with each day a separate offense.
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