Dayton, OH Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Sales hours
- 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Applies to
- ice cream/frozen dessert vendors
- Customer location
- not in roadway/right-of-way
- Scope
- all Dayton streets and alleys
Summary
Dayton limits sidewalk sales of ice cream and similar frozen treats from vending vehicles to 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and bans selling to anyone standing in the roadway.
(A)The prohibitions in subsection (B) of this section shall apply to vending from motor vehicles on all streets and alleys within the city.(B)No vendor vending from a motor vehicle shall:...(6)Sell or offer for sale any ice cream, popsicles, ice sherbets, prepared ice cream drinks, frozen desserts, and other similar products on any public street, sidewalk or public area in the city, except between the hours of 9:00 a.m., and 8:00 p.m.(7)...to any person when such person is within any public street or right-of-way normally used by motor vehicles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Dayton R.C.G.O. § 112.105 applies to vending from motor vehicles on all city streets and alleys. Among its prohibitions, a vendor may not sell ice cream, popsicles, ice sherbets, prepared ice cream drinks, frozen desserts, or similar products on any public street, sidewalk, or public area except between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and may not sell such products to a person standing within a public street or right-of-way normally used by motor vehicles. The same section separately bars stopping within 30 feet of an intersection, remaining in one spot after a sale, and leaving trash or the vehicle unattended.
Violations & Fines
Selling frozen treats on a sidewalk outside the 9 a.m.–8 p.m. window, or selling to a customer standing in the roadway, violates § 112.105(B)(6)-(7) and is enforced under § 112.999.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can an ice cream truck sell on Dayton sidewalks anytime?
Can a food vendor sell to someone standing in the street?
Sources & Official References
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