Rules & Licenses
Brooklyn Food Trucks Need License and Permit Checks
Brooklyn mobile food vendors should separate the personal vending license from the truck or cart permit before planning a route.
Published June 23, 2026 · Last verified June 23, 2026
Brooklyn food-truck planning has two official pieces that are easy to blur. The Mobile Food Vending License lets a person make and sell food from a truck or pushcart, and the Health Department issues it as a photo ID badge. The license is needed before getting a Mobile Food Vending Permit for a truck or cart. An MFV permit is needed to sell from a cart or truck, and full-term permit applicants need a supervisory license and waiting-list contact.
Look at both the person and the unit before buying equipment or booking events.
Track the worker’s Mobile Food Vending License separately from the permit for the truck or cart. Keep the photo ID license, unit permit information, supervisory license information, and waiting-list contact with the correct person or vehicle.