Texarkana, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Food Truck Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Valid mobile food unit permit required
- Signage
- Permit number in 3-inch letters
- Servicing
- Daily commissary report for open foods
- Reporting
- Monthly itinerary filed with health office
- Location
- Fixed-location sales only in approved zones
Summary
Texarkana requires every mobile food unit to hold a valid permit, display its permit number in three-inch letters on both sides, and operate only from approved commissary and zoning locations.
Mobile food units shall have affixed to both the driver and passenger sides of the vehicle their business name and permit number in three-inch letters. ... Mobile food units and caterers may operate at temporary events by either possessing a valid mobile food unit permit or by meeting the requirements of a temporary food service establishment and obtaining a temporary food service establishment permit.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 20 of the city code, mobile food units must operate from an approved commissary, report there daily to take on water and ice and dispose of waste, and post their business name and permit number in three-inch letters on both sides of the vehicle. Operators must file a monthly itinerary of service locations with the health inspections office. Units selling from a fixed spot may use only properly zoned private property, general retail, commercial, central business district, or industrial 1/2, and are barred from selling if the unit or its customers park on a city street, right-of-way, or adjacent state highway easement. In city parks, vending is limited to hours the parks director designates.
Violations & Fines
Operating without a valid mobile food unit permit or the required permit-number signage violates Chapter 20; the regulatory authority can suspend the permit, and a misdemeanor conviction carries a fine up to $2,000 per day under Sec. 20-66.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck park and sell on a Texarkana street?
What zones allow food truck vending in Texarkana?
Sources & Official References
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