Rankin County, MS Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Vending Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed districts
- Industrial zoning districts only
- Permit type
- Conditional Use permit required
- Initial license fee
- $2,500 plus $1,000 annual renewal
- Operating hours
- 30 min before sunrise to after sunset
Summary
In unincorporated Rankin County, Mississippi, food trucks and mobile vendors are allowed only in industrial-zoned districts, and only as a conditional use, not in agricultural, residential, or general commercial zones. Brandon, Pearl, Flowood, and other cities set their own separate rules.
417.01 Allowed Locations: Any industrial district and shall be subject to the procedures stated under Section 705 relative to Conditional Uses in commercial districts.
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Full Breakdown
Section 417 of the county's Zoning Ordinance restricts food trucks and mobile vendors to industrial zoning districts, and only after approval as a Conditional Use under Section 705. Operators must hold a Mississippi Department of Health permit plus a local privilege license from the Zoning Administrator, $2,500 to start, $1,000 a year to renew. Trucks can't park or serve from a public road or right-of-way, must handle their own off-street parking, and can only run from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset unless the Board of Supervisors approves different hours in the permit. This applies only outside Brandon, Pearl, Flowood, Richland, Florence, Puckett, and Star, each of which regulates food trucks under its own municipal code.
Violations & Fines
Operating a food truck outside an approved industrial district, or without the required Conditional Use permit, is a zoning violation; conviction carries a fine up to $1,000 and/or up to a year in jail under Section 714.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a food truck operate in Rankin County outside an industrial district?
Does this rule apply inside Brandon or Pearl?
Sources & Official References
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