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Georgia city advances food truck regulation effort

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December 3, 2020

The city council of Statesboro, Georgia has approved the initial reading of a mobile food service ordinance and it could attain final okay next week.

The regulation covers food trucks and pushcarts. Operators will need a health inspection certificate, pay an application fee and obtain a permit to park their mobile food vehicles on private property, according to a Statesboro Herald report.

"I think this is a huge opportunity for small businesses, fledgling entrepreneurs and things of that nature, and I think it's going to be good for our city," Mayor Jonathan McCollar told the news outlet. "I can clearly see two or three years from now us having a huge food truck festival where I can go out and stuff my face a little bit."

The proposed ordinance includes regulations concerning signs and noise.