Where a food truck may set up in Hampshire County depends on each city or town's rules and zoning, plus property-owner permission. The board of health permit covers food safety, not location.
Northampton, Amherst, and the other municipalities each control siting through local licensing and zoning; the health permit governs food safety, not where you park. A truck generally works from private property whose zoning allows it and with the owner's written permission, or from approved public spots under a city program. On-street vending is limited, and Northampton's downtown and Amherst's town center carry added conditions on time, place, and location. Blocking sidewalks, hydrants, or bus stops is prohibited. Because there is no county land-use authority here, the town where you park sets the rules.
Vending where zoning does not allow it, without the owner's consent, or in a restricted downtown location draws municipal enforcement and an order to relocate; repeat violations can suspend the vendor license.
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