Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Indiana (2026)
23 rules on the books across Indiana, 13 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Food Truck Permits
Licenses and health permits required to operate a food truck, including fees, inspections, and renewal requirements.
South Bend
Heavy RestrictionsRunning a food truck in South Bend requires a city mobile food vendor vehicle license under Code section 4-45, $525 a…
Read full rule →St. Joseph County
Heavy RestrictionsA food truck in unincorporated St. Joseph County operates as a "mobile retail food establishment" under Chapter 117 of…
Read full rule →Elkhart County
Some RestrictionsElkhart County will not let a mobile food unit sell in the unincorporated county without a food service license from…
Read full rule →Fishers
Some RestrictionsMobile food and beverage trucks operating in Fishers must hold a county Health Department permit and display it at all…
Read full rule →Fort Wayne
Some RestrictionsFort Wayne requires every mobile food service establishment to hold a Health Commissioner permit before selling food…
Read full rule →Hamilton County
Some RestrictionsHamilton County requires every mobile food unit to hold a valid permit from the county health officer before operating…
Read full rule →Hendricks County
Some RestrictionsOperating a mobile food establishment in unincorporated Hendricks County requires an annual permit from the County…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsA food truck operating in unincorporated Lake County needs a permit from the Lake County Health Department before…
Read full rule →Laporte County
Some RestrictionsAny food truck or mobile food unit operating in unincorporated LaPorte County needs a mobile retail food service…
Read full rule →Tippecanoe County
Some RestrictionsA mobile food service or mobile food market operating in unincorporated Tippecanoe County needs an annual Health…
Read full rule →Vanderburgh County
Some RestrictionsVanderburgh County requires every mobile food unit to hold a Retail Food Establishment permit from the County Health…
Read full rule →Vending Zones
Designated areas where food trucks and mobile vendors can operate, including time limits, distance from restaurants, and residential area restrictions.
South Bend
Heavy RestrictionsSouth Bend food trucks may park only in business, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zones, never in residential…
Read full rule →Fort Wayne
Significant RestrictionsFort Wayne requires a Parks Department permit before selling food, refreshments, or goods from a vehicle, tent, or…
Read full rule →Indianapolis
Significant RestrictionsMobile food vendors can't sell between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., can't stop on county thoroughfare-plan roads, and can't sell…
Read full rule →Lake County
Significant RestrictionsMobile food vendors and other sellers cannot simply set up on Lake County Fairgrounds property; only an "authorized…
Read full rule →Fishers
Some RestrictionsFishers food trucks cannot park within 20 feet of an intersection and must get the property owner's permission for…
Read full rule →St. Joseph County
Some RestrictionsOnce a mobile food vendor moves off the public right-of-way, as Section 110.20 requires, Section 110.21 sets the…
Read full rule →Sidewalk & Mobile Vending
Permits and rules for sidewalk vendors and pushcarts, where vending is allowed, cart and equipment standards, and the distance and hours rules that come with a vendor permit.
St. Joseph County
Heavy RestrictionsSt. Joseph County outlaws selling food, produce or any other merchandise on or along public roadways and within public…
Read full rule →Evansville
Significant RestrictionsEvansville limits permitted street vending carts to a designated parking area, bars operation before 7 a.m. or after 2…
Read full rule →Fort Wayne
Significant RestrictionsAnyone selling goods from a cart, table, or mobile stand in Fort Wayne without a fixed store must obtain a Transient…
Read full rule →Indianapolis
Significant RestrictionsSelling food, flowers or merchandise from a cart on Indianapolis city property without a license is unlawful under Code…
Read full rule →Fishers
Some RestrictionsMobile food trucks and carts operating in Fishers may not block pedestrian or vehicle passage on any street, sidewalk…
Read full rule →South Bend
Some RestrictionsA South Bend mobile food vendor must leave at least 5 feet of unobstructed sidewalk for pedestrians and wheelchairs and…
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