Baton Rouge requires food trucks to obtain a City-Parish Itinerant Vendor license ($200/year) plus a Louisiana Department of Health retail food permit before operating. Vending is tied to zoning-compliant locations; trucks operating near school entrances during school hours or in prohibited zones face enforcement. No citywide dedicated food-truck park
Baton Rouge's City-Parish Code of Ordinances, Title 9 (Licenses, Regulations and Trade Occupations), requires all mobile food vendors to hold an Itinerant Vendor license issued annually by City-Parish Revenue at a fee of $200. Operators must first submit a Business Registration Application with a copy of their LDH Mobile Food Establishment permit to the Mayor's Office. Food trucks must operate in zoning-compatible locations; parking at meter spaces is permitted for up to two hours in downtown. Trucks are prohibited within 200 feet of school entrances during school hours unless authorized. A proposed ordinance adding written-permission-from-landowner requirements was rejected by the Metro Council; current rules do not mandate landowner letters. Fire safety inspections by the Baton Rouge Fire Department
Operating without an Itinerant Vendor license violates Title 9 and may result in citation and fines. Parking violations in restricted zones carry city parking penalties. LDH permit violations are handled by the state.
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