Earlier editions: 2026-07
Part 6 — Business Licenses and Regulations›Chapter 20 — MOBILE FOOD VENDORS›Article 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
Tulare County Municipal Code § 6-20 General Provisions
Tulare County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Tulare County
Cite as: Tulare County Municipal Code § 6-20 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 6-20-1000. APPLICATION OF GENERAL PROVISIONS.¶
Unless the provisions of this Chapter provide otherwise, all of the provisions of Chapter 1 of this Part are applicable to the licenses referred to in this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10)
§ 6-20-1010. DEFINITIONS.¶
The following words and phrases, as used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings:
(a)
"Mobile food facility"
shall have the same meaning as in Health and Safety Code section 113831.
(b)
"Mobile food vendor"
means a person operating a mobile food facility business.
(c)
"Vehicle"
includes, but is not limited to, any vehicle moved by human, animal, mechanical, or motor power.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10)
§ 6-20-1020. LICENSE REQUIRED.¶
Any person engaging in, or vehicle used in, the business of a mobile food vendor shall have a valid license to engage in or be used in such business.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10)
§ 6-20-1030. EXCEPTIONS TO LICENSE REQUIREMENT.¶
This Chapter shall not apply to any person operating a mobile food facility at a community event as provided in Health and Safety Code section 114295.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10)
§ 6-20-1040. FORM OF LICENSE.¶
A license shall contain the information required by Chapter 1 of this Part, and in addition shall contain the following information:
(a) A description, including license and registration numbers for motor vehicles, of each vehicle authorized by the license to be used in the mobile food vendor business.
(b) The name, description, and current address of the licensee.
(c) A statement that the license applies only to the person whose name appears on the face of the license.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10)
§ 6-20-1050. DISPLAY OF LICENSE.¶
The provisions of section 6-01-1120 of Chapter 1 of this Part shall not apply to a license issued pursuant to this Article.
Mobile food vendors shall display their licenses upon request to any County official or to any person with whom they transact business.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10)
§ 6-20-1060. DISPLAY OF NAME OF LICENSEE.¶
It shall be unlawful for any licensee to use, or allow to be used, any vehicle in the mobile food vending business, unless such vehicle shall bear, on both sides thereof, in contrasting letters, identifying information of the type described in Health and Safety Code section 114299, in the respective sizes required by that statute.
(Added by Ord. No. 3401, effective 3-1-10; amended by Ord. No. 3490, effective 2-25-16)
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