Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Minnesota (2026)
17 rules on the books across Minnesota, 8 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.
Minnesota: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsMinnesota Statute 157.16 requires every mobile food unit to be licensed by the Department of Health or Department of…
Read full rule →Anoka County
Some RestrictionsAnoka County licenses food trucks as a Class VII establishment under its Food and Lodging Licensing Ordinance…
Read full rule →Hennepin County
Some RestrictionsHennepin County requires a food establishment license for mobile food units and itinerant food stands before they may…
Read full rule →Maple Grove
Some RestrictionsMaple Grove, Minnesota (Hennepin County) requires every mobile food preparation vehicle to carry a one-year operational…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis requires a mobile food vehicle license under Section 188.485 before any food truck operates on public…
Read full rule →Rochester
Some RestrictionsEvery mobile food unit operator in Rochester needs a city license before vending anywhere in the city, whether on…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsOperating a food truck in Saint Paul requires a mobile food vehicle license under Legislative Code § 331A.04. The…
Read full rule →Washington County
Some RestrictionsWashington County requires every Mobile Food Unit to hold a current-year Food Establishment license from the Department…
Read full rule →Woodbury
Some RestrictionsWoodbury requires a separate annual license per vehicle for any mobile vendor selling food or goods from a truck on…
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.
Maple Grove
Some RestrictionsMaple Grove limits food truck vending to private property with owner permission or a special event permit; public…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis licenses mobile food vehicles and sidewalk carts and restricts exactly where they can operate: curbside…
Read full rule →Rochester
Some RestrictionsRochester confines much of its food-truck activity to a defined mobile food unit zone in the downtown core, mapped and…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsSaint Paul zones mobile food units as an outdoor commercial use under Sec. 65.525, which requires a conditional use…
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.
Maple Grove
Significant RestrictionsMaple Grove, Minnesota, in Hennepin County, requires anyone peddling goods or services street-to-street or…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Significant RestrictionsMinneapolis licenses sidewalk food carts under Code § 188.510, capping dimensions at 4 by 8 by 8 feet, restricting…
Read full rule →Rochester
Some RestrictionsRochester's mobile food unit code controls how food trucks interact with sidewalks: operators may only vend when the…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsSaint Paul peddlers and cart vendors can't just plant themselves on a sidewalk or street to sell. Sec. 345.08(a)…
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