Wassail Walk Friday, Nov. 27 · 27 days 20 hrs See the route →
Skip to content

← Fayette ordinances

Fayette Food Trucks ordinance (§ 605.600)

Chapter 605: Business Licenses and Business Regulations

A. Definitions:

FOOD TRUCK: Means a food service business that sells prepared food at retail from a movable vehicle (such as a truck), a portable structure with wheels (such as a trailer with wheels), or a pushcart.

B. No person shall operate a food truck within the City unless such person shall first obtain a business license as provided in this Chapter.

C. The provisions of this Chapter notwithstanding, the license fee for a food truck shall be as follows:

1. A yearly license for the fee of thirty-six dollars ($36.00).

D. Permissible Locations For Food Trucks. Food trucks may conduct business only at the following locations:

1. Private property when properly zoned for retail sales.

2. Public streets with written approval from the City or on such streets as have been designated by the City for this purpose.

3. City property designated for this purpose.

E. All food trucks shall have a current sanitary inspection from the Howard County Health Department or another Missouri county or City Health Department prior to selling any food to the public.

F. No license will be issued or renewed unless and until all personal taxes, merchant taxes, manufacturing taxes, other license fees, inspection fees, or any other financial obligations which are delinquent and owing to the City, have been paid and unless the applicant presents a statement of no tax due from the Missouri Department of Revenue.

Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 605.600

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.