Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in California (2026)

California Retail Food Code (Health and Safety Code 113700-114437) sets uniform mobile food facility permit, equipment…

Per San Leandro Municipal Code Chapter 4-34 (Mobile Food Vending), it is unlawful to operate a mobile food vending unit…

Alhambra Zoning Code § 23.22.190 bars mobile food vending without a business license, a Los Angeles County health…

Apple Valley requires an unexpired MFF permit from the Community Development Director before anyone operates a food…

Mobile food and vending trucks in Baldwin Park need both a city business license and an operator's permit under…

Every food truck operating in Carlsbad needs an annual vending equipment permit from the Finance Director plus a city…

Ceres requires every mobile food vendor to hold a city permit, an AUP, TUP, CUP, or eatery food truck permit, plus a…

Chino requires a discretionary special business permit, reviewed by a city special permit committee, for any food truck…

Every mobile food facility vendor in Chula Vista must hold an annual City Vending Permit before selling at any…

A food truck operating on private property in Clovis needs a food truck permit under Municipal Code Chapter 5.34…

Compton requires every mobile food vendor to hold a City business license and a vendor's or operator's permit before…

Downey regulates food trucks and other mobile food facilities by adopting Los Angeles County's mobile food facility…

Escondido requires a mobile food facility permit, separate from a standard business license, for every food truck…

Fullerton Municipal Code Chapter 8.70 requires every food vending vehicle operator to display a county health permit…

Hawthorne requires anyone selling food from a vehicle on public streets to carry a business license and a vendor's…

Hemet bars anyone from owning, operating, or leasing a food truck in the city without a city-issued food truck permit…

Selling food from a truck, cart or ice cream truck on a Hercules street requires a written permit from the City Manager…

Kings County requires Site Plan Review before any open-air barbeque facility or mobile food preparation unit can…

Every food truck operating in Lancaster needs a City business license under Municipal Code Section 5.04.620, at least…

Lodi requires a use permit or minor use permit before anyone can operate a food truck park, with the tier set by truck…

LAMC § 80.73 regulates "catering trucks" (mobile food units): no dispensing within 100 feet of an intersection, 200…

Madera requires every mobile food preparation unit, lunch wagon, and pushcart operator to hold a business license, a…

Manteca caps active mobile food vendor permits at 30 citywide, charges a $200 application fee, and limits food truck…

Operating a mobile food preparation unit in Mission Viejo without a food vending permit from the county health…

Monterey requires every mobile food vending vehicle to hold a City vendor permit, a business license and (where…

Palm Springs requires every mobile food vending vehicle to hold an annual City Manager permit under Municipal Code…

Mobile food operations in Pomona require an LA County Department of Public Health permit, city business license, and…

Selling food from a lunch wagon or food truck on a Rancho Cucamonga street requires a written permit from the city…

To operate in Redwood City, food truck vending needs a Temporary Use Permit under Zoning Code Section 31.19, reviewed…

Sacramento requires every food truck, trailer, or vending bicycle to carry a food vending vehicle permit before…

Sacramento County requires a Special Business License before anyone operates a lunch wagon, ice cream truck, or other…

Every food truck, ice cream truck, and nonmotorized pushcart operator in Salinas must hold a city vendor permit under…

Operating a food truck or other mobile food preparation unit in San Clemente requires a food vending permit from the…

Running a food truck on private property in Santa Rosa requires a Director Conditional Use Permit under City Code…

Operating a food truck on private property in Simi Valley requires a Temporary Use Permit good for up to 12 months…

Tehama County requires a use permit before any mobile food vending unit can operate on private property in the…

Operating a food truck in Tracy requires a Mobile Food Vendor License under Municipal Code section 10.08.3193(c)…

Food trucks can't operate as a stand-alone business anywhere in Upland: Municipal Code Chapter 17.33 only allows a…

Food trucks parking over 30 minutes in unincorporated Ventura County need a Zoning Clearance and can't stay past three…

Food trucks and other mobile vending vehicles cannot operate anywhere in Victorville without a Mobile Vehicle Vendor…

Vista requires every food vending vehicle to hold a City permit before operating, issued by the Code Enforcement…

Every mobile food vendor operating in West Covina needs a city permit under Municipal Code Section 14-162, on top of…

Anyone selling food from a pushcart, cart or other nonmotorized unit on an Alameda sidewalk needs a City sidewalk…

Mobile food facilities operating in unincorporated Alameda County need a health permit from the county's Department of…

Mobile food facilities operating in Altadena need a LA County Department of Public Health Mobile Food Facility permit…

Anyone operating a mobile food preparation unit in Anaheim must first apply for and receive a food vending permit from…

Food trucks in Antioch require a Mobile Food Facility (MFF) permit from Contra Costa Environmental Health, an Antioch…

Food trucks in Bakersfield must obtain permits from the Kern County Environmental Health Division and a city business…

Berkeley food trucks need a Mobile Food Facility permit from Alameda County Environmental Health, a city business…

Mobile food facilities operating in Brentwood must hold a Contra Costa County Environmental Health mobile food permit…

Buena Park requires every mobile food preparation unit to get a food vending permit from the health department before…

Food trucks operating in Burbank require a CA mobile food facility permit from the LA County Department of Public…

No mobile food preparation unit or food vehicle may operate in unincorporated Butte County without a valid public…

Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Calaveras County need a temporary use permit under Calaveras County Code §…

Every food truck operating in Camarillo, whether owned or leased, must carry a health permit issued through the Ventura…

Carson requires a business license and City permit for every mobile food truck, plus a public health operating permit…

Chico requires a mobile food vendor permit, valid for two years, before operating a food truck or trailer on private…

Chino Hills requires at least three food trucks and a City permit before a food truck event can run, and caps…

Food trucks (Mobile Food Facilities) in Citrus Heights require a Sacramento County Environmental Management Department…

Concord food trucks must hold a Contra Costa Environmental Health Mobile Food Facility permit plus a Concord business…

Unincorporated Contra Costa County requires every retail food vehicle and mobile food preparation unit to hold a valid…

Food trucks operating in Corona must hold a Riverside County Department of Environmental Health Mobile Food Facility…

Food trucks operating in Costa Mesa must obtain a city business license and comply with Orange County Health Care…

Roadside and sidewalk food vendors in Eastvale must hold a city business registration, and anyone selling food must…

Food trucks operating in El Cajon require a San Diego County Mobile Food Facility Permit and compliance with ECMC…

El Dorado County treats mobile food vendors as Temporary Outdoor Retail Sales under Section 130.40.220(C): an…

Mobile food vendors in El Monte need a City business license under EMMC Title 5 plus a Los Angeles County DEH Mobile…

Mobile food vendors in Elk Grove need a Sacramento County Environmental Management health permit plus an Elk Grove…

Mobile food facilities (food trucks, mobile food vendors, and food carts) operating in Fairfield must hold: (1) a…

Food trucks operating in Fillmore need a Ventura County Environmental Health permit and a city business license…

Folsom food trucks must hold a Sacramento County Environmental Management permit, a California seller's permit, a…

Fontana food trucks need a San Bernardino County Mobile Food Facility permit and a city business license. FMC Title 17…

California's Compact Mobile Food Operation law, effective January 1, 2023, governs pushcart and small nonmotorized food…

Under the Mobile Vendor Ordinance, no one may sell food, drinks, or merchandise from a truck, trailer, or cart in…

Fresno County requires a written Department of Public Health permit before operating any food facility, including…

Mobile food vendors in Galt must hold a Sacramento County Environmental Management health permit and a Galt business…

Food trucks operating in Garden Grove must obtain a city business license and a Temporary Use Permit or special event…

California's Compact Mobile Food Operation law, Health and Safety Code Chapter 11.7, sets the baseline permit rules…

A mobile food unit or itinerant restaurant operating in unincorporated Glenn County, California, must hold a valid…

A Hanford mobile food vending vehicle needs a fire department inspection before the city will issue its mobile vending…

Hayward requires every mobile food unit vending on private property to hold a Food Vendor Permit under Section…

Hesperia regulates mobile food and ice cream vending vehicles with special equipment rules, including alternately…

Operating a food truck, catering truck, or other mobile food facility in Huntington Beach without a valid food-vending…

Imperial County requires every mobile food facility, trucks, trailers, carts, and support units, to hold an annual…

Indio requires vending vehicle operators, food trucks, to hold a valid City vending permit and Chapter 110 business…

Selling food from a truck, cart, or trailer on an Inglewood street requires a business tax certificate and a separate…

Irvine requires every mobile food preparation unit to hold a food vending permit from the Orange County Health Care…

Every mobile food vehicle selling liquids or edibles in unincorporated Kern County needs a $15-a-year Chapter 5.32…

Operating a food truck in Lake Forest, California requires two permits: a mobile food facility permit from Orange…

Lakewood requires anyone who sells food from a vehicle or lunch service truck, defined in the code as a 'hawker,' to…

Livermore food trucks need Alameda County Environmental Health MFF permit plus city business license; private property…

Food trucks in Long Beach need a city business license and LA County Health Permit per LBMC Ch. 5.37. The city's…

Food trucks in unincorporated LA County need a county business license, LA County Dept of Public Health mobile food…

Every mobile food vendor operating in Los Banos must hold an annual city permit obtained through the Community and…

Marin County Code § 7.24.030 makes it unlawful to operate any food establishment, including a mobile food facility, in…

Food trucks operating in Martinez must hold a Contra Costa County Environmental Health mobile food facility permit, a…

A food truck operating at a fixed spot, or anywhere for more than four hours, needs an Administrative Permit from…

A mobile food truck or cart operating in Menifee needs both a city business license and proof of Riverside County…

Merced requires a site plan review or conditional use permit before any food truck can park in a fixed location for…

Merced County requires every mobile food preparation unit and food vehicle operating in the unincorporated area to hold…

Modesto requires every mobile food facility to hold a City permit and a business license before vending, restricts…

Every food truck operator in Moorpark must obtain a street vendor permit before vending, with each individual vendor…

Food trucks in Moreno Valley need a Riverside County DEH Mobile Food Facility permit, California seller's permit, and…

Food trucks in Murrieta need a Riverside County DEH mobile food facility permit, a city business license, and…

Newport Beach requires every mobile food preparation unit to hold a food vending permit from the County Health…

Opening a mobile food truck operation in Norwalk requires Director approval under Municipal Code Section 17.04.198, not…

Oakland lets food trucks vend from a parking lane at multiple stops as long as they keep a 300-foot buffer from another…

Food truck operators in Oceanside need a city business license and a San Diego County Health Department Mobile Food…

Food trucks in Orange require a mobile vending vehicle permit from the Community Development Department, a city…

Any mobile food preparation unit operating in Orange County needs a food vending permit from the County Health Care…

Food trucks operating in Oxnard need a city business license, Ventura County health permit, and compliance with…

Palmdale requires every mobile food truck operator and pedestrian food vendor to hold a vehicle operator's or…

Small mobile food carts and trucks operating in Pasadena fall under California's Compact Mobile Food Operation law…

Food trucks operating in Perris, California must first get a city food truck license, carry a county health permit, and…

Petaluma requires every food truck, itinerant restaurant, and vending machine to hold its own valid local health permit…

Food trucks operating in Pittsburg require a Contra Costa County Environmental Health mobile food facility permit, a…

Food trucks operating in Port Hueneme need a City business license and Ventura County Environmental Health Division…

Food trucks in Rancho Cordova need a Sacramento County Environmental Management Department health permit, a city…

Food trucks in Redding need a Mobile Food Facility (MFF) permit from Shasta County Environmental Health under the…

Richmond requires Mobile Food Facility (MFF) operators to hold a Contra Costa County Environmental Health permit, a…

Ridgecrest requires mobile food (itinerant produce) vendors to hold a business license, label their vehicle, and follow…

Riverside requires every mobile food truck to carry two documents before selling a single item: a City business tax…

Riverside County requires a mobile food truck permit before any truck operates on private property in the…

Roseville requires food trucks to obtain a mobile food vendor permit and health department approval. Annual licensing…

In unincorporated San Benito County, a food truck that parks in a fixed spot or stays at one location over four hours…

Anyone running a motorized mobile food business in San Bernardino, including ice cream trucks, must get a peddling…

San Bernardino County requires DEHS permits for mobile food facilities and nonpermanent food operations, plus mandatory…

San Diego food trucks need a Mobile Food Facility permit from San Diego County Department of Environmental Health &…

Mobile food facilities in unincorporated San Diego County must obtain a Public Health Permit from the County Department…

San Francisco requires every mobile food facility to hold a Public Works Department permit, with a $125 filing fee plus…

Selling food from a truck or vehicle in unincorporated San Joaquin County requires a peddler license, and the vehicle…

Food trucks operating in San Jose must obtain a Mobile Food Facility Permit from the Santa Clara County Department of…

San Luis Obispo County requires every mobile food facility to hold a valid environmental health permit and pass an…

San Marcos bars anyone from driving or operating a mobile food preparation unit on any public place or private property…

Food trucks in San Mateo require a San Mateo County Health Permit for mobile food operations and compliance with city…

Mobile food facilities operating in unincorporated San Mateo County must obtain a Mobile Food Facility (MFF) permit…

Food trucks operating in San Ramon must hold a Contra Costa County Environmental Health mobile food facility permit, a…

Santa Ana requires an administrative permit from the Planning and Building Agency before any mobile food truck can…

Santa Clara food trucks need SCCDEH mobile food facility permit, city business license, and compliance with SB 946…

Mobile food facilities and mobile food preparation units in Santa Clara County must obtain an annual environmental…

A pushcart or unenclosed food stand operating in Santa Clarita as a Compact Mobile Food Operation (CMFO) follows the…

Mobile food units operating in unincorporated Santa Cruz County need a valid food facility permit from the County…

Food trucks in Santa Monica are regulated as vehicle vendors under SMMC Ch. 6.36. A city business license and LA County…

Any itinerant restaurant, mobile food vehicle, or vending machine operating in unincorporated Shasta County needs a…

Every food truck operating in Sonoma County, including inside its nine incorporated cities, needs a valid health…

Food trucks operating in Sonora need a city business license and health permits from Tuolumne County Environmental…

Stanislaus County treats mobile food vehicles and itinerant restaurants as restaurants under Chapter 6.48, so operators…

Stockton Municipal Code Chapter 5.72 'Motorized Food Wagons' requires every food-truck operator to obtain a City…

Food trucks in Sunnyvale need a Santa Clara County health permit, a business license, and must comply with SMC Title 5…

Food trucks operating in Temecula need a Riverside County DEH Mobile Food Facility permit, a City Business License (TMC…

Food trucks operating in Thousand Oaks require a Ventura County Health Permit, a California seller's permit, and…

Sidewalk vending is regulated by TMC Chapter 14 (Ordinance 3851). Food vendors must have LA County health permits and…

A sidewalk vendor selling food in Truckee must hold a Town permit before operating and must submit proof of a valid…

Every mobile food truck or cart operating in unincorporated Tulare County must hold a County mobile food vendor license…

Food trucks and mobile food vendors in Tuolumne County require a permit from the Environmental Health Division and a…

Turlock requires a mobile food facility permit before operating a food truck on private property, with applications…

Operating a food truck or mobile food facility in Vacaville requires three layered authorizations: (1) a City of…

California's Retail Food Code governs every mobile food operation working Vallejo's streets, from a fully outfitted…

Mobile food vendors operating in Visalia's designated overlay districts must obtain an annual registration permit and…

West Sacramento lets food trucks operate by right in non-residential zones under § 17.30.140: one vendor per lot per…

Every mobile food preparation unit, food facility, or vending machine business operating in Westminster must hold a…

Whittier licenses mobile food vendors as "vendors" selling from a vehicle under Municipal Code Section 5.04.120(29)…

Yolo County Code Sec. 6-3.02 makes it unlawful to open, operate, or maintain a food facility, a term that under Sec…

Operating a food truck in Yuba City requires an annually renewed zoning clearance permit from the city, backed by proof…

Non-itinerant food truck vending on private or public property in unincorporated Yuba County requires a temporary use…

Food trucks in Mountain View need a Santa Clara County Environmental Health Mobile Food Facility permit plus a city…

Food trucks operating in the City of Napa need a Mobile Food Facility (MFF) permit from Napa County Environmental…

Food trucks are exempt from a county planning permit in unincorporated Santa Barbara County, but only when operating as…

California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946) preempts most local bans on sidewalk vending, allowing only objective…

Folsom allows mobile food vending in commercial and industrial zones and restricts longer operations in residential…

Newport Beach restricts food truck vending to designated commercial and industrial zones. Mobile food vendors are…

Palm Springs restricts food truck and sidewalk vendor operation to specific zones and times. Sidewalk vendors are…

Pomona regulates sidewalk vending under Chapter 30, Article X. Stationary vendors may operate 7 AM-12 AM only. Vendors…

Stationary sidewalk vending is prohibited in exclusively residential zones. Vending also prohibited on sidewalks 6 feet…

California SB 946 decriminalizes sidewalk vending statewide. Victorville regulates time, place, and manner. SB County…

Alameda bans stationary food and merchandise carts outright from all residential zones and layers on nineteen specific…

Unincorporated Alameda County can bar sidewalk food and merchandise carts from vending near a permitted farmers'…

Motorized mobile food vending is banned outright in Alhambra's RL, RM and RH residential zones, the Central Business…

Bakersfield limits food vending vehicles to CC, C-2, C-B, M-1 and M-2 zones under Municipal Code § 5.66.050(L), and…

Baldwin Park bars sidewalk vending within 25 feet of an intersection or fire hydrant, within 500 feet of a school…

Buena Park bans sidewalk vending in the Entertainment Corridor Specific Plan area and Amusement Resort zoning district…

Ceres restricts AUP mobile food vendors to specific commercial and industrial zones on private property, with no…

Compton bans stationary sidewalk vending inside every residential zone and layers fixed buffer distances around…

Concord food trucks must maintain setbacks from schools, may not park in the same residential location more than…

Downey requires a City permit before anyone vends food from a sidewalk cart, and bars stationary carts from every…

Roadside vending from a parked vehicle is allowed only on residential streets in Eastvale; nonresidential streets are…

Fontana bans stationary sidewalk vending in every residential zone city-wide, from R-E through R-PC and any…

Fresno bans sidewalk vending within set distances of freeway ramps, other vendors, homes, and business kitchens, and…

Fullerton food vending vehicles cannot operate within 50 feet of a street intersection, within 200 feet of a park or…

Hanford limits where mobile food trucks and carts can park and sell within city limits. Vendors cannot operate in any…

Huntington Beach bans mobile food vending within 300 feet of any school, park, playground or recreational facility…

Irvine bans all sidewalk vending, roaming or stationary, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and stationary vending is…

Lancaster bans sidewalk vending on Lancaster Boulevard entirely and layers on numeric buffers everywhere else under…

Madera Municipal Code § 10-3.416(C)(6) bars vendors from operating within 15 feet of any crosswalk or fire hydrant, in…

Mobile food and itinerant vendors in unincorporated Madera County can only set up on private property zoned commercial…

Marin County requires a public works encroachment permit, separate from any peddler's license, before anyone sells…

Menifee bars sidewalk vending from parks, alleys, and parking lots outright and keeps stationary carts out of…

Even a permitted vending vehicle cannot sell within 500 feet of a school, on a street posted 35 mph or faster, or from…

Monterey mobile food vendors may operate 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., never from a City-owned parking lot or garage, never…

Murrieta lets vending units sell food, beverages or recreational equipment inside city parks only under Section…

County Code bars operating a roadside market or any other business, including mobile food trucks and carts, within or…

Oxnard Code Sec. 8-47(B) bars parking a vending vehicle on 16 named arterial streets citywide and within 100 feet of…

In the City of Pacifica, sidewalk vending is barred on any beach sand surface and within 20 feet of one, on any…

Pasadena bars sidewalk vending near concession-holding parks, certified farmers' markets, licensed swap meets and any…

Selling food from a vehicle, on private property or in a public right-of-way, is prohibited across unincorporated…

Pleasanton bars any vehicle selling food, wares or merchandise from obstructing a street's free use under Municipal…

Rancho Cordova confines mobile food vendors to nonresidential property and caps each stop at four hours. RCMC §…

Redlands bans food vending vehicles outright from 16 named downtown street segments, including State Street, Citrus…

Itinerant produce and food vendors in Ridgecrest can't stay in one spot more than 30 minutes, and need written city or…

Sacramento's Chapter 5.90 bars sidewalk vending within set distances of schools, other vendors, and liquor stores, and…

Sacramento County limits temporary food and merchandise concessions, including vehicles, to specified commercial and…

Salinas requires food trucks on private property to get a conditional use permit under Section 37-50.095 plus a…

San Bernardino County bans parking a vehicle on any highway or right-of-way to sell food; mobile food trucks must…

San Clemente confines vending from a vehicle to public streets in residential zones under Chapter 5.52, requiring a…

San Marcos zoning treats a food truck catering operation as its own land use, separate from ordinary catering, and…

Stationary sidewalk vendors are banned from the beach, the Transit Mall, residential zones, within 25 feet of the Third…

Santa Rosa confines Mobile Food Vending Facilities to private property under a Director Conditional Use Permit; City…

Unincorporated Sonoma County allows outdoor vendors only with a use permit, set back 20 feet from the property line and…

In unincorporated Stanislaus County, mobile food vendors and other itinerant vendors can only set up on privately owned…

In unincorporated Tehama County, mobile food vending on private property is confined to C-1 through C-4, M-1, M-2, and…

Tracy confines mobile food vending to specific commercial and industrial zones under Municipal Code section…

Upland bars sidewalk food and merchandise vending near intersections, driveways, fire hydrants, farmers' markets, and…

Even with a permit, a City of Ventura sidewalk vendor cannot set up just anywhere: Municipal Code Section 6.1050.070…

West Covina bans mobile food vending from public streets, avenues, and sidewalks outright under Municipal Code Section…

Westminster bars stationary sidewalk vending in any residential zone and in parks with an exclusive restaurant…

A food vendor that parks at one fixed private location rather than roaming is classified as an open air vendor and can…

Anaheim regulates street and sidewalk vending locations under AMC Chapter 4.52. The city may designate restricted…

Antioch limits mobile food vending location under AMC Title 9 zoning. Vending is permitted in commercial/industrial…

Apple Valley limits Mobile Food Facilities to commercial and industrial property with the landowner's approval, bans…

Selling food or goods from a parked motor vehicle in Bellflower requires a City permit and is confined to short…

Berkeley allows sidewalk vending citywide under SB 946 with time, place, and manner rules, and permits food trucks in…

Brentwood regulates where food trucks may operate through zoning and time-and-place rules consistent with SB 946 and SB…

Food truck vending locations are regulated by Burbank zoning and right-of-way rules. Vendors must comply with location…

Calaveras County Code § 17.25.220.B.3.a confines mobile food vendors to non-residential zones only; operating in a…

Camarillo requires a city vending license and cart permit before any sidewalk food cart operates, and Sec. 5.42.090…

Carlsbad allows sidewalk vending under CMC Ch. 8.28, written to fit SB 946. Keep 18 inches off the curb, 50 feet from…

Carson bars motorized food trucks from vending within 1,500 feet of a school during school hours, within twenty-five…

Chico limits mobile food vendors, food trucks and trailers, to non-residential zoning districts, with a two-year permit…

Chino bars stationary sidewalk food and merchandise carts from residential zones outright, and limits all sidewalk…

Individual Chino Hills sidewalk vendors face a long list of no-vend buffer zones, from curb returns to fire hydrants to…

Chula Vista limits how long a peddler's cart, wagon, or vehicle can stand on a public street to sell goods: no stopping…

Under SB 946 (Safe Sidewalk Vending Act), Citrus Heights cannot criminalize sidewalk food vending. Cities may adopt…

Mobile vending on private commercial property is generally allowed with owner consent. Sidewalk vending protected under…

Mobile food facility location restrictions in unincorporated Contra Costa County are limited by state preemption (SB…

Corona regulates where mobile food and merchandise vendors may operate through Municipal Code provisions and zoning…

Costa Mesa regulates where food trucks and mobile vendors may operate through zoning and right-of-way regulations. Food…

Cupertino requires every sidewalk food vendor to register annually in the city's Mobile Vendor Registry before…

Dublin, Alameda County, bars sidewalk vending near schools, fire hydrants, crosswalks, bus stops, and other locations…

El Cajon regulates sidewalk vending under ECMC Chapter 10.40 consistent with SB 946 (California's Safe Sidewalk Vending…

El Dorado County allows mobile food vendors to operate as temporary outdoor retail sales under Section 130.40.220(C)…

El Monte bars commercial vehicles taller than 6 feet, expressly including food trucks, from parking within 100 feet of…

Food trucks may operate in most Elk Grove commercial zones but face time and location limits in residential areas. Park…

Escondido adopted a sidewalk vending ordinance effective January 1, 2027 under CA Senate Bill 946. Residential hours 8…

Fairfield's Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 25) generally permits mobile food vending on private property in commercial (C-G…

Fremont allows food truck vending in commercial zones and approved special events, with SB 946 limiting restrictions on…

SB 946 (2018) legalized sidewalk vending statewide. SB 972 (2023) streamlined MFF zoning. AB 1401 (2022) limits local…

Garden Grove regulates sidewalk vending under California SB 946 (Government Code Section 51038), which limits cities'…

Glenn County only grants vendor's permits for carts, stands and food trailers in commercial and industrial zoning…

Hawthorne lets permitted sidewalk food vendors operate on public sidewalks, but bans vending within set distances of…

Hayward permits food truck vending in commercial and industrial zones. Residential vending is limited under SB 946 to…

Hemet food trucks cannot vend within one block of a school, park or community center, within 100 feet of a crosswalk…

Hesperia allows mobile food vending from parking lots and plazas only in commercial, mixed-use, business park, and…

Vending vehicles and sidewalk vendors need a City permit and must avoid intersections, driveways, farmers markets…

Vending from a vehicle on an Inglewood street is legal only if the truck is lawfully parked, does not block a sidewalk…

Street vendors and food peddlers who occupy private property in unincorporated Kern County for eight or more hours a…

Mobile food preparation units in unincorporated Kings County can't sit in landscaping or fire lanes and are capped at…

Food trucks and other commercial vending vehicles in Lake Forest, California may vend on private property only with a…

State law, not Lakewood, decides where a sidewalk food vendor can set up. California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act…

Livermore allows food trucks on private property with zoning approval but restricts sidewalk vending under SB 946 to…

Lodi's motorized food wagon and cart vendors can't set up within three hundred feet of a school, park, playground, or…

Long Beach Municipal Code § 5.73.120 bans stationary sidewalk vending outright in residential zones and layers numeric…

LAMC § 80.73(a).2.A bars catering trucks from dispensing food within 100 feet of any intersection, within 200 feet of a…

Los Banos restricts where mobile food vendors can park by zone and distance: no vending within 300 feet of a school…

Manteca limits permitted food trucks to specific commercial and industrial zones, caps operating hours at 7 a.m. to 10…

Food trucks in Martinez may operate in commercial and industrial zones and on private property with owner consent…

A food truck that parks on the same parcel for more than an hour a day is no longer a roaming sidewalk vendor under…

Merced County's zoning code splits food trucks into two classes: semi-mobile vendors serving one site a day need an…

Modesto restricts mobile food trucks and trailers to private property in the C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M, M-1, and M-2 zones…

Moorpark does not designate specific food truck vending zones but regulates vending through permits and time limits…

Moreno Valley bars mobile food vending on any street with a speed limit above 30 mph, within 1,000 feet of a school…

Food trucks in Mountain View may operate in commercial and industrial zones with property owner consent. Castro Street…

Mobile food vending in the City of Napa is shaped by three layers. Napa Municipal Code Section 10.36.180 restricts…

Norwalk mobile food trucks are barred from residential zones and must operate at least 300 feet from any residentially…

Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.62.090 fixes exact mobile-vending buffers: a food truck parked in a travel lane must…

Oceanside has adopted sidewalk vending regulations following California SB 946. Sidewalk vendors may operate in…

Under California SB 946, Ontario cannot ban sidewalk vendors citywide but regulates time, place, and manner through OMC…

The City of Orange regulates mobile vending zones under the mobile vending vehicle program and sidewalk vendor…

Palmdale bars sidewalk vendors from operating within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, driveway, or transit stop, 10 feet of a…

Palo Alto limits mobile food vending to specific zones and private property with permission, balancing support for food…

Pittsburg restricts food truck locations through Municipal Code Title 5 and Title 18 zoning. Food trucks generally…

Port Hueneme may designate specific zones where food trucks and mobile vendors can operate. Vending near the beach and…

Rancho Cucamonga regulates mobile vending zones through Municipal Code Title 5 with SB 946 statewide protections…

Mobile food vending in Redding is governed by Shasta County Environmental Health permits (state Retail Food Code…

Redondo Beach regulates truck-based food vending mainly through a school buffer, not a citywide vending-zone map…

Richmond restricts food truck operations within a set distance of permitted restaurants (commonly 100-500 feet), limits…

Riverside's Municipal Code, Chapter 5.36, spells out exactly where mobile food trucks can and cannot sell. Vending…

Riverside County bars mobile food trucks within 500 feet of schools during school hours, 15 feet of fire hydrants and…

Roseville doesn't zone sidewalk vending by neighborhood; instead it bans vending from specific spots that create safety…

Unincorporated San Benito County lets roaming food trucks operate on any property under county jurisdiction, or…

San Bernardino bans stationary sidewalk vending in residential zones citywide, allowing it only in non-residential and…

Sidewalk vending in San Diego requires a Sidewalk Vending Permit per SDMC §36.0110(b). Permits are issued to…

San Francisco designates specific vending zones for mobile food facilities through DPW permits. Food trucks must…

Food trucks in unincorporated San Joaquin County may operate on private commercial/industrial property with owner…

San Jose regulates mobile vending locations through its zoning code (SJMC Title 20) and business licensing provisions…

SLMC Ch. 4-34 and the city's Planning policy limit mobile food vending to specific zoning districts. Vendors must keep…

San Mateo regulates sidewalk vending consistent with California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946). Vendors may…

Unincorporated San Mateo County does not designate specific food truck vending zones but restricts operations through…

San Rafael bars stationary mobile food vending from every residential zoning district (R, DR, MR and HR) and from the…

San Ramon restricts food truck and mobile food facility operating locations through zoning and SB 972-consistent…

Santa Ana pushcart vendors can't set up within 50 feet of another cart, 200 feet of a school or church, 500 feet of the…

Sidewalk vending is regulated per state law compliance (SCMC 11.37, implemented 2019). Operating zones and restrictions…

Food trucks in Santa Maria cannot sell between 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., cannot vend within 500 feet of a school, and cannot…

Mobile food vending in Simi Valley is limited to specific commercial and industrial zoning districts under Municipal…

Sonora regulates food vending in public areas, particularly in the historic downtown along Washington Street. Vendors…

South Gate limits motorized food vending to 30 minutes per stop, bars re-vending within 500 feet for four hours, and…

Stockton bars motorized food wagons within 300 feet of schools, parks, playgrounds or City recreation centers, and…

Sunnyvale permits food truck and sidewalk vending in commercial and industrial zones and limits operations near…

Tulare County Ordinance Code section 6-20-3010 sets strict on-street and off-street parking conditions for mobile food…

Tuolumne County does not designate specific food vending zones. Mobile food vendors operate under general zoning and…

Turlock allows mobile food facilities only on commercial or industrial-zoned property, not in the C-O office, downtown…

Union City permits food trucks by right only in its General Industrial and Light Industrial zones, on private property…

Vacaville introduced Chapter 5.40 (Sidewalk Vending) of the Vacaville Municipal Code on February 10, 2026, regulating…

Where a mobile food operation can set up in Vallejo depends on what kind it is. A pushcart or stand selling from a…

Food trucks in Visalia's overlay districts must stay at least 300 feet from any restaurant entrance and 300 feet from…

Food trucks in Vista may operate on private commercial property with the property owner's permission. Street vending on…

Walnut Creek restricts where food trucks may operate through zoning rules. Trucks are generally permitted in commercial…

West Sacramento confines mobile food vending to non-residential zones under § 17.30.140: no vendor may set up in a…

Whittier bars sidewalk vendors from medians, streets, and within 25 feet of an intersection under Section 12.54.060…

In unincorporated Yuba County, a mobile food vending vehicle on private property must sit at least ten feet back from…

California SB 946 (Government Code §51036-51039) protects sidewalk vending rights statewide. Fillmore cannot require…

State law, not Glendale's own preference, decides where sidewalk food vendors can operate. California's Safe Sidewalk…

Food truck vending in unincorporated LA County is subject to Title 22 zoning and health department regulations…

Food truck vending locations in unincorporated San Diego County are subject to zoning restrictions and property owner…

Santa Clara restricts mobile vending locations through zoning and Levi's Stadium event zones; SB 946 limits time/place…

Food trucks and sidewalk food vendors in Temecula are limited by zoning to commercial and industrial zones, with…

Thousand Oaks bars mobile food and merchandise vendors from stopping or parking within 500 feet of any public school…

Food truck vending in unincorporated Ventura County is subject to zoning regulations and right-of-way rules. The…

Mobile food and other itinerant vendors are flatly barred from operating on sidewalks, streets, and other public…

Sidewalk vendors in Moreno Valley operate under SB 946, which prohibits outright bans. The city can require permits…

California SB 946 (Safe Sidewalk Vending Act, 2019) restricts Riverside County's ability to prohibit sidewalk vending…

San Diego Ordinance O-21459 (effective June 22, 2022) establishes sidewalk vending regulations under SDMC Chapter 3…

Parking a cart or vehicle within any county highway in unincorporated San Joaquin County to sell goods or food is a…

Unincorporated San Mateo County bans anyone from erecting, placing or maintaining a stand, vehicle, or any object on…

Alameda requires every sidewalk vendor, roaming or stationary, to hold a city sidewalk vending permit under Article XX…

Anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or similar unit on a sidewalk in unincorporated Alameda…

No sidewalk vendor may operate anywhere in Alhambra without a sidewalk vending business license, and no cart can be…

Every sidewalk vendor in Antioch, whether roaming or stationary, needs a City Manager-issued permit under AMC § 5-23.02…

Any person who wants to sell food or merchandise from a cart, stand or other nonmotorized conveyance on an Apple Valley…

Sidewalk vendors selling food from carts or stands in Baldwin Park must hold a Los Angeles County Health Department…

Carson's sidewalk vending ordinance requires a City business license and vendor permit, bans stationary carts in…

Selling food from a pushcart or stand on a Ceres sidewalk requires a City permit, a business license, and compliance…

Selling food or beverages from a city street or sidewalk in Chico requires a permit, and permits are limited to the…

Selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, bicycle, or one's person on a Clovis sidewalk requires a vendor…

Compton requires a Business License Division-issued sidewalk vending permit before anyone may sell food or merchandise…

Corona requires a sidewalk vendor permit before selling food or merchandise from a sidewalk, capping receptacles at 50…

Costa Mesa requires anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart or other non-motorized sidewalk vending…

Cupertino requires every sidewalk food or goods vendor to register annually in the City's Mobile Vendor Registry before…

Selling food or merchandise from a cart or one's person on a Downey sidewalk requires a permit from the Public Works…

Eastvale requires every sidewalk vendor, whether a stationary cart or a roaming pushcart, to hold a city sidewalk…

El Cajon requires every sidewalk food vendor, whether a fixed cart or a roaming vendor, to hold a business license, a…

Elk Grove requires every sidewalk vendor, stationary or roaming, to hold a City business license plus any required…

Folsom requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to hold both a city business license and a sidewalk vendor…

Sidewalk food vendors in Fullerton must hold a city business certificate and follow strict location and hours limits…

Glendale requires a sidewalk vendor license under Municipal Code Chapter 5.20 before selling food or merchandise from a…

Hanford requires every sidewalk vendor, pushcarts, stands, wagons and non-motorized carts selling food or drinks on a…

Hayward requires every sidewalk vendor, pushcart or food cart operating in the public right-of-way to hold a City…

Every sidewalk vendor in Huntington Beach needs a Sidewalk Vendor Permit from the Chief Financial Officer before…

Indio bans sidewalk cart vending within 10 feet of intersections and driveways, within 300 feet of schools during class…

No one may operate a sidewalk vending cart in Irvine without first obtaining a sidewalk vendor permit from the City…

Operating any food business in unincorporated Kings County, including food vending vehicles and vessels, without a…

Selling food or merchandise from a cart, stand, or your own person on a Lakewood sidewalk requires a Sidewalk Vendor…

Anyone who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand or other non-motorized cart on a Lancaster sidewalk must…

Unincorporated Los Angeles County requires a $604 annual Sidewalk Vending Registration Certificate under County Code §…

Los Banos requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to hold a City-issued permit before setting up on a public…

Marin County Code § 5.34.020 makes it unlawful to hawk or peddle any merchandise, including food, on a street…

Selling food or merchandise from a vehicle anywhere in Mission Viejo requires a city vendor's permit before you start…

Monterey requires a City-issued sidewalk vending permit before anyone sells food or merchandise from a cart, table or…

Moorpark requires every sidewalk vendor, stationary or roaming, to hold a city sidewalk vending permit before…

Sidewalk vendors selling food, goods or services on foot or from a cart need an annual mobile vendor permit and fee…

Oceanside requires every sidewalk vendor, stationary or roaming, to hold a business license under City Code § 15.64 and…

Selling food from a cart or on foot on an Orange sidewalk requires a Sidewalk Vending Permit from Community Development…

Unincorporated Orange County requires anyone who sells goods, wares or merchandise from a street stand or door to door…

Oxnard Code Sec. 8-47(C) requires every sidewalk vendor in a residential area to hold a valid vendor permit under…

Pasadena requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to hold a permit from the director of public works before…

Selling food from a vehicle or sidewalk stand on private property or in the public right-of-way is generally prohibited…

Pleasanton requires every sidewalk vendor, food cart, hot-dog stand or pushcart operator to hold a police-chief-issued…

Every sidewalk vendor in Pomona needs a city vending permit displayed on the cart before selling so much as a bag of…

Selling food or merchandise from a cart or one's person on a Rancho Cucamonga sidewalk requires a city sidewalk vending…

Rialto requires every sidewalk food vendor to carry a sidewalk vending permit under RMC Chapter 5.28, a business…

Selling food, drinks, or merchandise from a cart or your person on a Sacramento sidewalk or pedestrian path requires a…

Street and sidewalk vendors in unincorporated Sacramento County need an active Sidewalk Vendor Business License from…

Salinas bans stationary sidewalk vending in residential-only zones and keeps every nonmotorized pushcart and street…

San Bernardino County requires a peddling or soliciting license before selling goods, food, or services door-to-door or…

San Clemente requires every sidewalk food and merchandise vendor to obtain a sidewalk vending permit from the License…

San Francisco requires a Street Vendor Permit from the Department of Public Works for selling merchandise or…

Vendor vehicles get only 30 minutes per spot, must then relocate 300 feet, and stalls, carts, or booths are barred from…

Santa Ana requires a police-department owner's permit and a separate operator's permit for every pushcart vending food…

Sidewalk vendors selling food or merchandise near Levi's Stadium must hold a police-issued sidewalk vending permit at…

Santa Clarita limits sidewalk vending to 8 a.m. to sunset on sidewalks (sunrise to 10 p.m. in parks) and bans…

Santa Maria requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor, whether stationary or roaming, to hold a Sidewalk…

Santa Rosa limits street food vending to a business-licensed vendor selling only art, cut flowers, or food and…

No one may vend from a sidewalk cart anywhere in Simi Valley without a Police Department-issued sidewalk vending…

Sonoma County bans mobile food and merchandise vending within 500 feet of any K-12 school on weekdays, covering vendors…

Any itinerant or street vendor operating in unincorporated Stanislaus County, selling goods, services, or soliciting…

Sunnyvale requires a miscellaneous plan permit from the director of community development before anyone can vend from a…

Truckee bans sidewalk vending within 100 feet of parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, intersections, bus stops and…

Sidewalk vending in Upland requires a permit from the public works director under Municipal Code § 5.76.020. Applicants…

West Covina requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to carry a city business license and, for food vendors…

West Sacramento's zoning code bars push carts, kiosks, and standalone trailers from food vending, § 17.30.140 allows…

Anyone selling food or merchandise from a cart or on foot on a Westminster sidewalk, pathway, or park must first obtain…

Whittier requires anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or similar nonmotorized setup on a public…

Selling food from a cart or nonmotorized unit on a Yuba City sidewalk requires an annual zoning clearance permit plus a…

Non-itinerant food and merchandise vending on private land, public property, or the right-of-way in unincorporated Yuba…

Anaheim regulates sidewalk vendors under the framework created by California Senate Bill 946, the Safe Sidewalk Vending…

Bakersfield limits sidewalk vending pushcarts to 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet high, requires the cart to be…

Sidewalk food vendors in Bellflower need a 12-month City permit and must stay 500 feet from K-12 schools when selling…

Berkeley regulates sidewalk vending through two parallel chapters of the BMC: Chapter 9.48 covers arts-and-crafts and…

Brentwood requires a city sidewalk vending permit under Municipal Code Chapter 5.64 before anyone sells food or goods…

Buena Park caps sidewalk vending carts and pushcarts at four feet in height, width, and length under the city's permit…

No one may sell food or merchandise from a sidewalk cart in Camarillo without a city vending license, and every cart…

Carlsbad regulates sidewalk vendors under CMC Chapter 8.32 (Vending and Soliciting), enacted to comply with California…

Chino limits vending carts and kiosks to defined plaza areas in commercial or mixed-use developments and caps them at…

Selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, table, or stand on a Chino Hills sidewalk requires a City sidewalk vendor…

Chula Vista bars vendors from parking a cart, wagon, or vehicle on a public street to sell goods except for the time it…

Concord requires a sidewalk vending license, valid one year, before anyone may conduct sidewalk vending in the city…

Dublin, Alameda County, requires a city sidewalk vending permit before anyone sells food or merchandise from a cart…

El Dorado County requires sidewalk sales and mobile food vendors to obtain an Administrative Permit as temporary…

El Monte requires a city-issued sidewalk vendor permit per its sidewalk vendor regulations adopted in compliance with…

Escondido's Safe Sidewalk Vending Ordinance requires every sidewalk vendor, roaming or stationary, to hold a city…

Fontana requires every sidewalk vendor, whether roaming or stationary, to obtain a sidewalk vending permit from the…

Fremont limits nonmotorized sidewalk vending, selling from a pushcart on the public right-of-way, to set hours that…

Fresno requires every sidewalk food vendor to hold a Business License and County health permit under FMC Sec…

Fresno County treats food trucks and mobile food units as a zoning use, not a sidewalk-vending permit. Section…

Garden Grove requires every sidewalk food vendor to carry a business license, a Section 8.48.080 sidewalk vending…

In unincorporated Glenn County, anyone selling food, flowers, balloons or similar items from a cart, stand, trailer or…

Hawthorne requires a sidewalk vending permit from the finance director under HMC § 5.57A.020, restricts vending to 8:00…

Anyone who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or their own hands on a Hemet sidewalk needs a sidewalk…

Hercules requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to hold a Public Works vending permit, bans stationary…

Hesperia regulates sidewalk vending, selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or other non-motorized…

Inglewood bans stationary sidewalk food vendors from exclusively residential zones outright and caps roaming vendors…

Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Kern County cannot park a cart, wagon or vehicle in one spot to sell food or…

Lake Forest food trucks need a City commercial vending vehicle permit on top of the Orange County health permit, and…

Selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or table on a Lodi sidewalk, pedestrian path, or public recreation…

A vendor selling food from a pushcart, stand or other nonmotorized conveyance on a Long Beach sidewalk needs a health…

LAMC § 80.73 lets catering (food) trucks dispense food from most city streets, but imposes strict on-street conduct…

Madera Municipal Code § 10-3.416(D) caps pushcarts at six feet by four feet, bars stopping within 75 feet of a street…

Manteca requires a police permit for sidewalk vending and caps every cart at six feet tall, six feet wide and four feet…

Selling food or merchandise from a sidewalk cart or table in Menifee requires a permit from the Planning Director under…

Merced requires every sidewalk or street vendor, including pushcart and food-cart operators, to obtain a permit from…

Anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or non-motorized cart on a Modesto sidewalk needs an annual…

Murrieta issues sidewalk vendor permits under SB 946 (Gov Code 51036-51039), which decriminalized sidewalk vending…

Newport Beach requires anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, or similar nonmotorized setup on a…

Norwalk sidewalk vendors need a Chapter 5.64 permit and must vend only between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in…

Oakland allows mobile food and retail vending carts on publicly owned property and in the right-of-way throughout any…

In the City of Pacifica, anyone selling food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand or similar non-motorized cart on a…

Palmdale requires sidewalk vendors to hold both a City business license and a one-year special business permit for each…

Perris requires anyone vending from a pushcart, stand, or nonmotorized cart on a public sidewalk to hold a city…

Rancho Cordova requires every sidewalk vendor selling food or merchandise on a public sidewalk to first obtain a zoning…

Redlands requires stationary sidewalk vendors to hold a business license and $1 million in liability insurance, and…

Redondo Beach Municipal Code Section 3-7.2003 requires anyone vending food or merchandise from a cart on a public…

Anyone selling goods or services, or soliciting donations, on Ridgecrest streets without a fixed business location…

Riverside's sidewalk food vendors -- pushcarts, wagons, and other non-motorized carts -- run under different location…

Every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor in Roseville must carry a city business license, a state seller's permit…

Mobile food vendors and trucks that stop anywhere in unincorporated San Benito County for more than four hours need a…

Non-motorized sidewalk food and merchandise vendors in San Bernardino, including cart and pushcart operators, must get…

Sidewalk vendors in San Jose must obtain a permit from the San Jose Police Department under SJMC Chapter 6.54 (Peddler…

Under California's Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (SB 946, Gov Code 51036-51039), San Leandro must permit sidewalk vendors…

San Marcos prohibits selling or giving away, from a fixed location or transiently on any street, printed matter that…

San Rafael's mobile-vending ordinance sets food-specific sidewalk rules: hand sanitizer must be available to customers…

Sidewalk vendors must display their permit at all times, comply with the City's noise ordinance, keep their area…

South Gate bars sidewalk food vendors from selling off any cart the Los Angeles County health department hasn't…

Stockton requires sidewalk vendors to obtain a business license and comply with California SB 946 (Safe Sidewalk…

Under SB 946 (Government Code §51036-51039), Temecula must permit sidewalk vending with reasonable health, safety, and…

Tracy requires a revocable Mobile Food Vendor License before any food truck can operate, and it flatly bans mobile food…

Vallejo bars sidewalk food and merchandise vending without a public works department permit good for one year…

Selling food or merchandise from a pushcart or stand on a City of Ventura sidewalk requires both a business tax…

Unincorporated Ventura County caps sidewalk vending carts at 74 inches long, 34 inches wide, and 80 inches tall, and…

Palm Springs regulates sidewalk vendors under California SB 946 (Gov. Code 51036-51039), which decriminalizes sidewalk…

Thousand Oaks requires separate city permits for street vendors (selling from a vehicle) and sidewalk vendors (selling…