Irving, TX Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Mobile permit issuer
- Dallas County Health (not Irving)
- Commissary
- Required under adopted TFER, Ch. 228
- Governing code
- Irving Code Chapter 18
- Penalty
- Up to $500; $2,000 health
- Enforcement
- Irving Health Division
Summary
Irving no longer issues its own mobile food truck permits. A truck must carry a Dallas County Health mobile food establishment permit to operate in the city, and Irving Code adopts the Texas Food Establishment Rules, which require an approved commissary.
§ 18-1 Food establishment rules. (a) Adopted. The City of Irving hereby adopts the Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) contained in Chapter 228 (Retail Food Establishments) of the Texas Administrative Code, Title 25 ... as the Food Establishment Code for the City of Irving ... (Ordinance 2016-9884, § 1, adopted 12/8/2016; Ordinance 2024-10885, § 1, adopted 3/21/2024) — § 18-2 Fees. (a) A permit fee shall accompany each application for a food establishment or temporary food establishment.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4988517; v32 updated 2026-07-30).
Full Breakdown
Irving Code § 18-1(a) adopts the Texas Food Establishment Rules (Chapter 228, Title 25 TAC) as the city's Food Establishment Code, so every mobile food unit must operate from an approved commissary and hold a valid permit. The city itself stopped issuing mobile food truck permits: a truck working Irving streets must carry a Dallas County Health and Human Services mobile food establishment permit. Irving's Health Division enforces Chapter 18, and § 18-3 makes each violation a Class C misdemeanor with a fine up to $500, or up to $2,000 for public-health violations, with each day a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Operating a mobile food unit without a Dallas County permit or an approved commissary violates Chapter 18. Each offense is a Class C misdemeanor fined up to $500, and up to $2,000 for public-health violations, with each day a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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