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Judge denies Florida city’s request to dismiss suit against food truck restrictions

January 4, 2019

Food truck owners in Fort Pierce, Florida, won a victory Thursday when Judge Lawrence Mirman of the 19th Judicial Circuit in St. Lucie County denied the city's motion to dismiss a lawsuit to change the food truck law, according to WPTV.

The ruling came in response to a lawsuit two food truck owners filed to overturn a 2014 law banning food trucks from operating within 500 feet of restaurants. 

Benny Diaz, who owns the Taco Trap food truck, said the law does not allow him to operate within the 500-foot limit even if he is invited by a business to serve food on its premises.