Monroe Township (Middlesex County), NJ Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)

Chapter 77, Peddling and Soliciting, has no zone map and designates no approved vending locations. Location control comes from § 77-10, Restrictions, which opens 'No person or permit/badge holder shall' and then lists prohibited conduct. Section 77-2 defines merchandise to include food, meat, fish, ice cream, fruit and vegetables, so the § 77-10 limits bind food sellers working from foot or automotive vehicle.

The location rules are in paragraphs C and J. Paragraph C bars any peddler or permit holder from having an exclusive right to any location in the public streets and from operating in any congested area where the operation impedes or inconveniences the public. Paragraph J bars any solicitation, commercial or noncommercial, at a private residence where a 'No Solicitation' sign is posted on the property. Section 77-10.1 adds a Do Not Knock Registry at the Township Clerk's office listing addresses whose owner or occupant has asked to bar canvassing, soliciting, peddling, itinerant vending or door-to-door sales; registering is free, and a vendor must obtain the current registry from the Clerk.

The hours rule is in paragraph A. Commercial peddling, distribution and soliciting is limited to between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., while soliciting for charitable, political, religious, nonprofit or other noncommercial purposes is limited to between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Both limits yield only when the occupant has invited the seller into a house or an appointment was made earlier.

Other conduct limits in the same section include identifying oneself as a registered peddler and displaying the badge, not entering a home without an express invitation, complying with the Chapter 69 Noise Ordinance and not littering the streets, public places or properties with merchandise or printed material.