Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Massachusetts (2026)

Boston requires every mobile food truck to hold a permit issued by the Mobile Food Trucks Committee under Code of…

Newton requires every food truck to hold a Commissioner of Health and Human Services license before serving, and any…

No one may run a food truck or cart in Somerville without a mobile food vendor license from the health division of…

Operating a food truck anywhere in Brockton starts with a board of health mobile food vendor permit: a $125 annual fee…

Operating a food truck, canteen or food cart in Chelsea requires a mobile food operation permit from the Licensing…

New Bedford requires every food truck to hold an individual $600 annual permit from the health department under section…

A food truck working Plymouth County needs two clearances: a state hawker and pedler license issued by the Division of…

Quincy, Massachusetts requires mobile food service and vendor operations to hold an annual Health Department permit…

Every food truck operating in Revere must hold a license from the license commission under Municipal Code Section…

Taunton requires anyone selling food from a vehicle or stand to obtain a temporary fixed-location vendor license from…

Food trucks working a designated Food Truck Friendly Zone in Worcester need a permit from the Executive Office of…

Boston confines each mobile food truck to the specific service route and hours approved in its Code of Ordinances §…

Cambridge bans hawking, peddling or giving away goods within a large downtown loop bounded by Memorial Drive, Mount…

Newton limits on-street food truck vending to Wells Avenue: the Department of Planning and Development sets the…

Springfield, Massachusetts bars selling food to school pupils within 100 yards of any public school on the public ways…

A food truck may only operate under the streamlined Section 11B permit inside a Food Truck Friendly Zone, and the city…

Brockton lets food trucks operate in its commercial and professional office zones but bars parking on public streets…

Chelsea restricts where a permitted mobile food operation can park and sell under Code of Ordinances section 14-90(j)…

Fall River limits food vending pushcarts to sidewalks at least seven feet wide with a 36-inch clear path around the…

Lawrence bars mobile food vendors from setting up within 150 feet of a dwelling or an operating stationary food…

Permitted food trucks in New Bedford may only operate in four designated location categories, each with its own…

Where a food truck may park and sell is set by each town, not the county. A state-licensed hawker and pedler is subject…

In Quincy, Massachusetts, licensed hawkers and peddlers, including mobile food carts and vehicles, cannot stand a…

Revere confines licensed food trucks to the zoning districts listed in Section 17.16.040 of the code, unless operating…

Somerville licenses every mobile food vendor through the Inspectional Services Health Division, and the license fixes…

Taunton limits how long a street vendor can stay in one spot: no more than 30 minutes per location, and a vendor cannot…

Cambridge lets only city residents hawk meats, butter, cheese, fish and fresh fruit or vegetables on the street, and…

Fall River requires anyone hawking or peddling goods on foot, by pushcart, or by vehicle to obtain a license from the…

Selling food from a cart, cooler, or vehicle on a Worcester sidewalk requires a street vendor license from the chief of…

Boston requires anyone hawking or peddling food from a cart or on foot to register with the Division of Health…

Anyone hawking or peddling goods on a Brockton sidewalk must register with the police department and hold a license…

Chelsea's open-air vending ordinance lets a ground-floor tenant sell matching merchandise, including food, from the…

Lawrence requires anyone operating a mobile food truck, trailer or cart within the city to first obtain a mobile food…

New Bedford requires every mobile food truck to hold an individual health department permit before operating anywhere…

Newton requires anyone hawking or peddling meat, fish, produce or similar food on foot to hold an annual license from…

Quincy, Massachusetts (Norfolk County) bars anyone from setting up a table, stall, booth, or other vending structure on…

Somerville licensed food trucks can't set anything on the public sidewalk, tables, coolers, A-frame signs, none of it…

Hawking fruits, vegetables, or fish door-to-door or from a pushcart in Springfield, Massachusetts requires a license…

Anyone selling goods or food from a cart, wagon or other vehicle on Taunton's streets and sidewalks needs a hawker and…