Augusta-Richmond County, GA Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Vending zone
- Riverwalk area, Reynolds St. to Savannah River
- Boundary streets
- Fifth Street to Thirteenth Street
- Approval needed
- Riverwalk Special Events Department sign-off
- Base permit
- Business tax certificate required countywide
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under Sec. 1-6-1
Summary
Augusta-Richmond County requires a business tax certificate for all street vendors, and vendors working the Riverwalk zone between Fifth and Thirteenth Streets need prior approval from the Riverwalk Special Events Department before a certificate is issued.
Any person, firm or corporation who operates or does business in Augusta, Georgia as a street vendor shall, before engaging in such business, obtain a business tax certificate in accordance with the Augusta, Georgia Code; provided, further, that no person, firm or corporation who wishing to operate or do business as a street vendor in the Riverwalk are (defined as the area from the south side of Reynolds Street to the Savannah River between Fifth and Thirteenth Streets) will be granted a business tax certificate without the prior approval of the Riverwalk Special Events Department.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Recodification).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 6-6-39 of the Augusta-Richmond County Code, anyone selling merchandise, food, or drink in a public street or sidewalk area must obtain a business tax certificate before operating as a street vendor. The code carves out one geographic vending zone: the Riverwalk area, defined as the ground from the south side of Reynolds Street to the Savannah River between Fifth and Thirteenth Streets. No street vendor certificate for that zone can issue without prior approval from the Riverwalk Special Events Department, on top of the countywide certificate and regulatory fee under Sec. 2-1-3(c). This restriction applies within the consolidated government's jurisdiction, not Blythe or Hephzibah, which run their own vendor rules.
Violations & Fines
Operating as a street vendor without the required business tax certificate is a misdemeanor under Sec. 1-6-1; vending in the Riverwalk zone without prior department approval blocks certificate issuance entirely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I sell on the Riverwalk without extra approval?
Does this rule apply in Blythe or Hephzibah?
Sources & Official References
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