Roseville, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- City business license
- Required, Ch. 6.04
- State seller's permit
- CDTFA permit required
- Food vendors
- Also need Placer County health permit
- Sound/amplifiers
- Prohibited while vending
- Signage cap
- 30 sq ft, max 2 signs
- Penalty
- Administrative citation, Ch. 2.50
Summary
Every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor in Roseville must carry a city business license, a state seller's permit, and, for food, a Placer County health permit before setting up, and must display or produce each one on request. Chapter 9.37 also bans amplified sound, obstructing pedestrians, and vending from an unparked vehicle.
Prior to engaging in any sidewalk vending activity, a sidewalk vendor shall obtain a valid business license pursuant Chapter 6.04 of the Roseville Municipal Code, and the sidewalk vendor shall maintain such valid business license during any sidewalk vending activity. The business license issued to a sidewalk vendor shall be displayed conspicuously at all times by the sidewalk vendor while engaging in any sidewalk vending activity. If it is not reasonably feasible for a sidewalk vendor to conspicuously display its business license at all times, the sidewalk vendor shall at least keep the business license on their person and shall, upon request, show the business license to any enforcement officer or customer.
Full Breakdown
04 before engaging in any vending activity and to keep it displayed or on their person during vending. 040 requires a valid Placer County health permit for any vendor selling or offering food, each of which must likewise be shown to an enforcement officer or customer on request. 050 requires vendors to maintain sanitary conditions, sterilize and disinfect their equipment, prevent cross-contamination, provide a trash receptacle large enough for customer waste, and clear all garbage before leaving a vending location. 060 bars vendors from using sound, amplifiers, loudspeakers, or radios to promote their activity, from obstructing the free movement of anyone on a sidewalk or right-of-way, from selling to customers in a vehicle unless it is stationary and legally parked, and from chaining or locking a cart to any pole, sign, tree, or fixture in the right-of-way; signage is capped at 30 square feet across no more than two signs attached to the vending cart.
010 as anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, bicycle, or nonmotorized conveyance, or from their own person, on a public sidewalk or pedestrian path, distinguishing roaming vendors who move and stop only to complete a sale from stationary vendors who vend from a fixed spot.
Violations & Fines
Vending without the required city business license, state seller's permit, or Placer County health permit, or violating the operating restrictions in Section 9.37.060, is charged as an administrative citation under Chapter 2.50 pursuant to Section 9.37.090. Every administrative fine is subject to an ability-to-pay determination under California Government Code Section 51039(f), and the city must notify the cited vendor of the right to request one at the time the citation issues.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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