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Utah eases food truck restrictions

February 14, 2018

A Utah senate committee has approved a bill that provides more protection for food trucks, expanding on a law passed last year that has relaxed regulations on food trucks, according to kls.com. The state legislature passed a law last year that has already saved tens of thousands of dollars in regulatory fees, according to Sen. Deidre Henderson, R- Spanish Fork. 

This year, Henderson is sponsoring a supplemental bill that further extends the protections for food trucks. Under the new bill, municipalities will not be allowed to charge separate licensing fees for each employee. Food truck owners also would not need to demonstrate compliance with zoning laws to become licensed.

Municipalities would only be allowed to charge for "actual costs" of reciprocal licenses. They would not be permitted to use zoning rules to limit the number of days a food truck could operate. Nor would they be able to require a land permit for every location and time a truck operates.

The senate business and labor committee unanimously approved of the bill, which now goes to the Senate floor for further debate.