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Ohio city approves food truck legislation
December 13, 2018
The Chillicothe, Ohio, city council has approved food truck regulations covering the permitting process, hours of operation, operation on private property and…
read nowWashington city to reduce food truck restrictions
December 11, 2018
The Puyallup, Washington, city council has approved a pilot food truck program to allow mobile vendors to serve more areas, according to Lori Johnson…
read nowMissouri city lawmakers approve food truck ordinance
December 10, 2018
The Washington, Missouri, city council has approved a food truck ordinance that allows trucks to park on public property in two areas of the city, but…
read nowFood truck owners sue Florida town over restrictive law
December 7, 2018
Two food truck owners have sued the city of Fort Pierce, Florida, over a 2014 law that restricts where they can operate their business, according to a press…
read nowFood truck park gets pushback from Coney Island civic group
December 6, 2018
A Coney Island civic panel voted 20-10 to reject a plan to have a food truck near Asser Levy Park, claiming the truck would harm the local economy, attract too…
read nowPolicy organization claims Illinois restaurants seek to protect eateries from food truck competition
December 5, 2018
Illinois Policy, an independent organization advocating public policy solutions to promote personal freedom in Illinois, recently posted an article on its…
read nowFood truck ordinance approved for Utah county
December 4, 2018
The Summit County, Utah, council has approved an ordinance regulating food trucks and mobile food courts in the Snyderville Basin, despite being restricted by…
read nowDaytona Beach lawmakers postpone vote on food truck rules
November 30, 2018
Daytona Beach, Florida, city commissioners recently decided to table finalizing rules for mobile food vendors due to questions about hours of operation…
read nowOttawa seeks food trucks for spring/summer season
November 30, 2018
The city of Ottawa, Canada, is asking food trucks and food carts to apply for one of 22 spots available in the 2019 spring and summer season, according to the…
read nowKentucky town's food truck fee proposal endorsed
November 26, 2018
A move to enact an annual food truck fee in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, is receiving support on local editorial pages.
read nowFood trucks under debate in North Carolina’s Surf City
November 20, 2018
The future of food trucks in Surf City, North Carolina, is under debate as not all restaurant owners support the mobile eateries.
read nowNapa food truck industry undeterred by dated regulations
November 19, 2018
A Napa, California, regulation that says rolling vendors must move every quarter-hour isn't stemming the city's growing food truck business.
read nowSan Diego area food trucks get fee break under agricultural pilot plan
November 15, 2018
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved by a 4–0 vote a measure to let food trucks and other small agricultural businesses operate fee-free…
read nowProposed food truck regulations set for vote in Chillicothe
November 14, 2018
A proposed law regulating food trucks and pushcart vendors in Chillicothe, Ohio, is ready for a vote after nearly two years of wrangling, according to a report…
read nowFood truck parking ordinance raises operator ire in Louisville
November 14, 2018
Food truck operators in Louisville, Kentucky, converged on a Metro Council session amid concerns that an ordinance banning them from parking at metered spaces…
read nowOhio council member proposes food truck permit, additional regs
November 13, 2018
Ohio's Lakewood City Council is considering a mobile food service ordinance regarding safety, sanitation and liability standards, as well as a new permitting…
read nowNYC food truck inspection, grading system gains support from operators
November 12, 2018
Ahmed Ali from The Halal Guys has said that he and other food cart and truck operators in New York City support a new plan to give letter grades to vendors…
read nowSan Francisco restaurants may get food truck reprieve during seismic renovations
November 12, 2018
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors leader is proposing legislation that would allow restaurants undergoing mandated retrofitting, to protect against…
read nowMississippi council passes food truck ordinance with changes
November 7, 2018
A proposal to allow food trucks in Tupelo, Mississippi, has been passed unanimously by the local council, but with the most controversial provisions stripped…
read nowFood trucks gain regulatory victory in Oregon
November 6, 2018
The local government in Roseberg, Oregon, is taking steps to better regulate food trucks in the locality.
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