Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors
Permits and rules for sidewalk vendors and pushcarts, where vending is allowed, cart and equipment standards, and the distance and hours rules that come with a vendor permit.
How Sidewalk & Mobile Vending Rules Differ by Place
Madera County, CA: Madera County Sidewalk Vending Ban
Heavy RestrictionsMobile food and other itinerant vendors are flatly barred from operating on sidewalks, streets, and other public rights-of-way anywhere in unincorporated Madera County.
Moreno Valley, CA: Street Vendor Permits in Moreno Valley
Heavy RestrictionsSidewalk vendors in Moreno Valley operate under SB 946, which prohibits outright bans. The city can require permits with health and safety conditions but cannot criminalize vending.
Riverside County, CA: Street Vendor Permits in Riverside County
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia SB 946 (Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, 2019) restricts Riverside County's ability to prohibit sidewalk vending. The county adopted Ordinance No. 875 implementing SB 946…
Milpitas, CA: Milpitas Food Truck Parking Exemption Rules
Few RestrictionsIn the City of Milpitas, pushcarts, wagons and vending vehicles selling food or merchandise on a public street may stop only at a buyer's request and for no more than ten minutes at…
Abilene, TX: Abilene Food Truck Permitting: State DSHS License Now Required
Few RestrictionsAs of July 1, 2026, mobile food vendors in Abilene must hold a statewide license from the Texas Department of State Health Services under Health and Safety Code Chapter 437B, which…
Katy, TX: Katy Food Trucks Now Need a Texas DSHS License
Few RestrictionsSince July 1, 2026, Katy no longer issues its own mobile food vendor licenses. Every food truck, concession trailer, or pushcart working in the city must hold a statewide Mobile Food…
Cities & Counties with Sidewalk & Mobile Vending Rules
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