San Marcos, CA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibits
- Street vending of race entries
- Applies to
- Fixed or transient sales
- Location
- Any public street
- Code section
- SMMC 5.42.030
Summary
San Marcos prohibits selling or giving away, from a fixed location or transiently on any street, printed matter that gives or purports to give the entries of contestants in horse races or other contests: a restriction on street vending of racing tip sheets.
No person shall sell or give away, whether from a fixed location or transiently, upon, over or across any street within the City any written, printed or duplicated form, chart, table, list, sheet, poster, paper dodger, handbill, circular, letter, booklet or any other printed... matter giving or purporting to give the entries or probably entries of contestants in any horse race or other [contest].
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
San Marcos Municipal Code section 5.42.030 makes it unlawful for any person to sell or give away, whether from a fixed location or transiently, upon, over, or across any street in the city, any written, printed, or duplicated form, chart, list, poster, handbill, or other matter giving or purporting to give the entries or probable entries of contestants in any horse race or other contest. The chapter regulates vending of printed matter on public streets.
Violations & Fines
Vending prohibited printed matter on a public street violates SMMC 5.42.030 and is enforced by the city.
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