Bay County cannot license or ban food trucks, but it may still regulate where they operate. Zoning, buffers from restaurants, event rules, and private-property permission govern vending locations under the county code and city ordinances.
Although Fla. Stat. §509.102 preempts food-truck licensing to the state, it preserves local authority to regulate the operation of mobile food vehicles other than licensing and fees. Bay County, Panama City, and Panama City Beach may set zoning districts where vending is allowed, require distance from brick-and-mortar restaurants or intersections, cap time at one spot, and keep trucks clear of fire hydrants and rights-of-way. Vending on private property, such as a Panama City Beach shopping-center lot, needs the owner's permission and must meet zoning. Special-event vending, common along Front Beach Road and at downtown Panama City events, follows event permits.
Vending outside an approved location, blocking a right-of-way, or ignoring buffer rules brings a code-enforcement order to move, citations, and possible restrictions on future operation.
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