Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Arizona (2026)

Arizona Department of Health Services regulates mobile food units statewide under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 8 and…

Operating a food truck, trailer, or cart in Chandler without a license is unlawful. Section 21-3 ties the City's…

Phoenix requires every mobile food vendor operating on private property to hold a City Clerk-issued mobile vending…

Mobile food trucks in unincorporated Pima County must operate from a permitted commissary and carry a commissary…

Operating a food truck in Buckeye, Arizona requires a City business license, a Maricopa County Food Manager's Card, and…

Mobile food vendors working from a movable vehicle, trailer or temporary stand in unincorporated Coconino County need a…

Every mobile food vendor operating a food truck, ice cream truck or human-powered cart in Gilbert needs a business…

Glendale does not make mobile food vendors get a special permit beyond what any other mobile vending business needs…

Every mobile food vendor operating in Goodyear needs a City business license under Zoning Ordinance Section 3.14.1…

Maricopa requires a city zoning permit for every mobile food unit, on top of the county health license, before a truck…

Maricopa County requires a valid Environmental Health Department permit before operating any mobile food establishment…

Mesa requires every mobile food vendor to hold a City license before operating anywhere in the city, with a separate…

Peoria regulates food trucks through zoning use-specific standards rather than a stand-alone permit. A vendor needs the…

A food truck, trailer or pushcart cannot operate in Queen Creek without a mobile food vending license under Town Code…

Scottsdale requires every mobile food vendor to hold a City license under Section 16-653, separate from the state…

Every mobile food vendor operating in Sedona, whether on private property or in the public right-of-way, must hold a…

Surprise requires anyone operating a mobile food unit, vehicle, or pushcart to hold a city business license before…

Operating a food truck in Tempe requires a mobile merchant permit under Section 24-26, plus an identification card for…

Operating a food truck on private property in Yuma requires the property owner's written permission on file with the…

Chandler confines stationary mobile food units to four location types: a dust-free lot with the owner's permission, a…

Glendale requires a vending permit before selling from a cart in any city park or on downtown redevelopment property…

Zoning Ordinance Section 3.14.1(C) tells Goodyear food trucks exactly where they can park: private property with the…

Sahuarita bars street vendors from parking more than an hour in any eight-hour window at one spot, from selling within…

Tempe bans mobile food vending from vehicles on arterial streets and inside the downtown core bounded by Farmer…

Mobile food vendors in Tucson operate as licensed "peddlers" and must keep their setup at least 100 feet from…

Mobile food vendors can't operate on residentially zoned property, or within 250 feet of one, anywhere in Avondale…

Food trucks in Buckeye, Arizona can operate only on private property, must stay at least 250 feet from…

Coconino County's Zoning Ordinance keeps mobile food vending off public property: Section 3.2.C.3 bars any Temporary…

Gilbert lets food trucks, ice cream trucks and food carts operate almost anywhere except where Code of Gilbert § 14-138…

Maricopa restricts mobile food vending to commercial zoning districts, barring operation within 250 feet of any…

Mobile food vendors in Maricopa County need an Environmental Health Department permit, must operate from an approved…

Mesa bars a mobile food vendor from operating in, or within 250 feet of, any lot zoned for a single residence under…

Peoria lets mobile food and merchandise units operate almost anywhere with the property owner's written permission, but…

Phoenix licenses mobile food vending only on private property with the owner's written permission: no public…

Queen Creek lets mobile food vendors operate without a temporary use permit, but only in non-residential zoning…

Scottsdale confines mobile food vending to zoning districts that allow the use. Code Section 16-655(I) bars operating…

Sedona limits where a mobile food vendor can set up. Operating on an undeveloped lot or one with unoccupied structures…

Surprise bars mobile food vendors from parking within 25 feet of any building entrance or exit and within 25 feet of…

In unincorporated Yavapai County, a mobile food unit may operate only on the private lot of an existing operating…

Yuma restricts where a food truck can park on private property: never within 20 feet of a street right-of-way, 300 feet…

Buckeye requires a Business License Services Division license before operating any mobile vending or mobile food…

Goodyear's traffic code bars anyone from setting up a pushcart, stand, or vehicle on any public road, right-of-way, or…

Food vending vehicles in Sahuarita's residential streets must carry two wide-angle mirrors, 'Watch for Children'…

Scottsdale mobile food vendors must keep a four-foot sidewalk clearance in every direction at their vending spot, stay…

Selling food from a cart, stand or vehicle on a Tempe sidewalk, right-of-way or city-owned property is unlawful unless…

Yuma bars anyone from setting up a stand, movable booth or vending cart on a public street or sidewalk unless the City…

Chandler bars motorized mobile food units from its sidewalks outright. Only a non-motorized mobile conveyance unit, one…

Mobile food vendors and food trucks in Gilbert must hold a Town business license before operating and may not sell on…

Glendale confines park and downtown vendors to pushcarts on the sidewalk, banning items other than food, flowers, or…

Maricopa requires every food cart and mobile sales unit to obtain a city zoning permit before operating, restricts them…

Maricopa County requires a Mobile Food Type I permit for pushcart and stand vendors selling packaged food or drinks…

Mesa confines mobile food vending in the public right-of-way to a single legal parking space, bars serving windows from…

Peoria requires a Finance Department permit and fee before anyone, including food vendors, can sell from a street or…

Phoenix limits street vending carts and vehicles to one hour per location every eight hours, bans vending within 600…

Vending from a cart or truck in Sedona's public right-of-way comes with its own operating rules on top of the business…

A Tucson peddler operation, including a pushcart, can't set up within 100 feet of a residentially zoned property or…