Franklin County, FL Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Yes, before peddling on county ROW/parks
- Annual fee (on time)
- $150.00 (by March 30)
- Annual fee (late)
- $300.00 (after March 30)
- Scope
- County roads/parks/ROW only, not private property
- Excluded cities
- Apalachicola and Carrabelle exempt
Summary
Franklin County requires a peddling permit before selling merchandise, including food, from a vehicle, wagon or container on any county road, park or right-of-way in unincorporated Franklin County, with annual fees of $150 to $300 and misdemeanor penalties for violations.
(1)Peddling shall be defined as the carrying of merchandise for concurrent sale and delivery going from place to place seeking sales to customers, and shall include sale of merchandise from a vehicle, wagon, or container from, in or on the public rights of way of any county road, any county park or other property of Franklin County, Florida. ... (3)No person shall peddle in Franklin County without displaying a current and valid Franklin County permit to do so, except as provided in subsection (6) of this Ordinance. ... (5)Until the adoption of such a Resolution, licenses shall be issued for each calendar year, and license fees shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per year, for licenses issued on or before March 30 of each year and three hundred dollars ($300.00) per year for licenses issued after March 30. ... (9)Violation of this section shall be prosecuted as a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail up to sixty (60) days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Full Breakdown
Franklin County Code § 13-12 defines peddling as carrying merchandise for concurrent sale and delivery, going place to place seeking customers, including sales from a vehicle, wagon or container on the public rights-of-way of any county road, county park, or other Franklin County property; this reaches mobile food vending set up on county-controlled roadways, parks and rights-of-way. No one may peddle in the county without displaying a current, valid Franklin County permit, and the ordinance closes specific areas outright, including the area marked 'Park' and 'Parking' on the Plat of St.
George Island Gulf Beaches Unit I. citizenship or legal residence and photo identification from each applicant. 00 for licenses issued after March 30. A license is non-transferable and covers only one vehicle, wagon or stand at a time. By its own terms the section applies only to county roads, parks, recreation areas and rights-of-way, not to private property, and it exempts the cities of Apalachicola and Carrabelle entirely, since they regulate vending within their own limits.
Violations & Fines
Peddling or vending on a Franklin County road, park or right-of-way without a current, valid county peddling permit is prosecuted as a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500.00, up to 60 days in the county jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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