Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors in Tennessee (2026)

Tennessee Department of Health regulates mobile food units statewide through Rule 1200-23-01, requiring food service…

Food trucks operating in Clarksville need the annual transient vendor permit issued under the peddler chapter, at a…

Mobile food vendors in Hendersonville need Planning Department approval, a displayed business license, and a Health…

Knoxville requires every food truck to obtain a $200 mobile food unit permit before vending, with a separate $75…

No mobile food preparation vehicle may operate in Memphis without a permit issued under City Code § 9-52-86, which…

Chattanooga requires every mobile food unit operator to get a Mobile Food Unit Permit from the city treasurer, valid…

Franklin requires a City-issued mobile food vending permit for every food truck, trailer, or pushcart before it can…

Murfreesboro requires a City-issued mobile food service permit, displayed at all times, before any food truck operates…

Selling food from a truck parked in Metro Nashville's public rights-of-way requires a truck vending permit from NDOT…

Operating a food truck in unincorporated Shelby County requires a permit for each vehicle from the county health…

A food truck operating on private property in Williamson County needs a Temporary Use Permit, good for six months per…

Knox County treats a mobile food vehicle as a "transient vendor" under Code section 12-31 and bars it from ever setting…

Knoxville limits mobile food vending on private property to commercial, industrial, office, and open-space zones…

Memphis confines mobile food preparation vehicles to specific zoning districts under City Code § 9-52-93, Office…

Metro Nashville confines licensed street vending to downtown's DTC and CF zoning districts, carving out no-vending…

Chattanooga allows individual food trucks on private property only as a temporary use under a city permit, while…

Clarksville sets no mapped food truck zones. Instead it bars selling from a vehicle in the business district or within…

Franklin limits food truck vending by right to office, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and institutional zoning…

Stand-alone mobile food vendors in Hendersonville must sit on a one-acre-plus commercial lot, at least 100 feet from…

Mobile food trucks may vend from City-designated right-of-way spots, City parks and property at posted times, or…

Shelby County limits mobile food trucks to specific zoning districts, plus set distances from schools, restaurants, and…

Williamson County confines food trucks on private property to sites at least 200 feet from any existing…

Selling food or drinks directly off public streets, highways or rights-of-way in unincorporated Shelby County is…

Chattanooga bans mobile food units from city streets, sidewalks, and public property unless they operate inside a…

Every mobile food truck operating in Murfreesboro needs a city-issued permit, applied for with a $50 fee and a full set…

Nashville bans pushcarts, wagons and vending stands on public property and rights-of-way unless the vendor holds a…

Pushcart food vendors in Franklin need a mobile food vending permit and cannot operate in the street right-of-way where…

Mobile food, produce, and merchandise vendors are permitted in Hendersonville's commercial zoning districts under…

Mobile food units operating from Knoxville's designated sidewalk vending zones cannot shrink the clear pedestrian path…

Memphis requires anyone selling food as a pedestrian vendor or push cart operator, from a non-motorized cart in a mall…