Street Vending
You can start by scheduling a one-on-one consultation (initial one is free), where we can walk you through the entire process. Or check out our street vending handbook.
No vending is allowed within 500 feet of a school one hour before the start of class and one hour after the end of classes.
Roaming vendors in residential areas can operate from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Vending locations depend on local and county regulations, so it’s important to check with your city for specific requirements. General rules include: no vending in roadways, near bus stops, or blocking sidewalks. Before setting up your business, contact your local city government to ensure compliance with their vending regulations.
Even occasional vendors must follow health regulations to protect public safety. Temporary event permits are available.
The required documents depend on your vending setup and whether a plan review is needed. If a plan review is required, you must submit a plan review application first before applying for a health permit application.
Processing times vary.
Permit fees vary based on the type of vending. Check out or fee schedule to learn.
If you are out of compliance, it means that code enforcement now has the authority to embargo the vendors equipment.
Operating without a permit could result in fines, embargo of food and equipment, or being unable to vend.
It depends on what food you plan to sell and how you plan to sell it.
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- Mobile Food Facility Permit: For sidewalk food carts, food trucks, or to be a roaming vendor.
- Temporary Food Facility Permit: For county approved pop-up events, farmers markets, or fairs.
- Cottage Food Permit: For making certain foods from home.
- Shared Kitchen Permit: For those who want to start or expand a food business but do not want to open a permanent food facility.
- Permit Exempt: for any operation that is 25 square feet or less AND the food is:
- Prepackaged,
- Nonpotentially hazardous,
- Properly labeled, from an approved source and
- Whole uncut, uncooked, produce
For a full definition of potentially hazardous food, refer to Ch. 2 section 113871 of the California Retail Food Code (CalCode).
Yes! To legally sell food in San Bernardino County, you must have a health permit from Environmental Health Services. This helps ensure safe food handling and compliance with health regulations.