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Judge rules Baltimore’s food truck restrictions are too vague
December 21, 2017
A judge ruled that Baltimore's ban on food trucks operating within 300 feet of a brick-and-mortar restaurant with a similar product is too vague to enforce…
read nowTexas city votes to allow food trucks and trailers
December 21, 2017
The Rockwall, Texas city council voted to permit food trucks and trailers to operate in certain zoning districts under certain conditions, according to the…
read nowAsheville, North Carolina approves downtown food truck hub
December 20, 2017
The Asheville, North Carolina city council has approved a one-year pilot program for food trucks in what's known as the downtown "Pit of Despair" near U.S.
read nowState court upholds Chicago's food truck restrictions
December 20, 2017
An Illinois appeals court panel rejected a lawsuit challenging Chicago's 5-year-old law regulating food trucks, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The three…
read nowAmarillo, Texas to ease food truck rules
December 19, 2017
Amarillo, Texas is updating its public health code to allow for more food trucks and dog-friendly restaurants, according to KPLC-TV. Changes were recently…
read nowArkansas city passes law to create food truck court
December 19, 2017
The Batesville, Arkansas city council approved an ordinance to establish a food truck court, according to KAIT.
read nowFood truck hub planned for supermarket parking lot in Texas city
December 18, 2017
The planning and zoning commission in Wichita Falls, Texas has approved a request to allow food trucks in the parking lot of King's Grocery store on 9th…
read nowMississippi town seeks input from food trucks, restaurants on food truck rules
December 18, 2017
Tupelo, Mississippi, is seeking input from food truck and restaurant owners on regulations, according to the Daily Journal.
read nowLouisville considers relaxing food truck restrictions
December 15, 2017
Louisville may soon allow food trucks to serve people outside of its recreation center, according to the Daily Camera.
read nowWashington city considers loosening food truck restrictions
December 15, 2017
Puyallupp, Washington's city council continues to seek input on a proposal to modify food truck regulations, according to The News Tribune. The proposal was…
read nowVirginia town restricts food trucks on private property
December 14, 2017
Food trucks in Leesburg, Virginia will not be able to operate on private property in business districts after the town council was unable to pass an ordinance…
read nowNew York City seeks to add more food truck licenses
December 14, 2017
A bill to provide hundreds of additional food truck and cart licenses is set for a city council vote on Tuesday, according to the New York Post.
read nowFox News' Stossel calls on government to ease food truck restrictions
December 13, 2017
Fox News journalist John Stossel has called on government to stop overregulating food trucks. Stossel stated in an opinion piece that increased regulations…
read nowAustralia town approves food trucks to boost business activity
December 13, 2017
The council for Subiaco, a suburb of Perth, Australia, has granted approval for food trucks, a tavern and a café at the corner of Hay and Olive Streets to…
read nowMinnesota city to loosen food truck restrictions
December 8, 2017
Mobile food cart vendors who attended a meeting at Mankato, Minnesota's Intergovernmental Center Thursday were generally satisfied with proposed regulations…
read nowConnecticut brewery petitions rule restricting food trucks
December 8, 2017
A Ridgefield, Connecticut brewery is petitioning to change a rule prohibiting food trucks from parking on its property, according to The Ridgefield Press.
read nowBritish Columbia city to allow food trucks
December 6, 2017
Salmon Arm in British Columbia, Canada, is changing its laws to make nine city properties available to food trucks, according to the Salmon Arm Observer.
read nowSouth Carolina town restricts food trucks; mayor calls for change
December 5, 2017
The owner of a mobile kitchen is seeking to change Lexington, South Carolina's ban on food trucks after town officials denied his request to serve baked goods…
read nowFlorida city to allow food trucks downtown
December 1, 2017
Lawmakers in St. Pete Beach, Florida, voted to allow food trucks to serve the public in the downtown area, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
read nowRestaurants in Georgia town petition to regulate food trucks
December 1, 2017
Hahira, Georgia, restaurant owners have signed a petition demanding a law to regulate food trucks, according to WALB-TV.
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