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Boston, Massachusetts

Establishing a permitting process and regulatory requirements for mobile food trucks, including establishing a city Mobile Food Trucks Committee

Boston, Mass., Municipal Code § 17-10

Last Visited 5/5/26
Policy Summary

This law establishes a permitting process and regulatory requirements for mobile food trucks. It also establishes a city Mobile Food Trucks Committee and specifically indicates that the Committee may work with permit applicants to encourage, “charitable components to the business of operation,” “school nutrition programs or healthy food choices,” “programs for children or the homeless,” and “routes that provide access to underserved neighborhoods of the city.”

State Massachusetts
Jurisdiction Name Boston
Jurisdiction Type city
Population Size 200k-800k
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something and sets standards
  • Expressly allows something
Food System Topics
  • Food Access
  • Markets & Distribution
  • Policymaking Process
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