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What a food truck permit costs in Georgia

The figures below come from Georgia's agency pages, each with the date it was read. Government fees only: commissary rent, insurance and the truck are private costs, and the profit calculator is where those go.

The main license

Fulton County: $450 / $600 / $750 a year by risk type for a mobile operation with its base and unit in Fulton, or $300 a year for a unit based in another county

Mobile food service establishment permit (base of operations plus unit) from the county of origin; recognized in every other Georgia county since January 1, 2023 (HB 1443)

Fulton schedule effective April 1, 2022; new-facility plan review costs the same $450 / $600 / $750 ($300 for an out-of-county unit). Other counties may only charge an administrative fee limited to their cost to verify an out-of-county permit; the unit must return to its base of operations at least daily.

Issued by County boards of health under Georgia DPH Rule 511-6-1 (Fulton County Board of Health for Atlanta) Read on the agency page Nov 5, 2026

Every step, with the fee where it is published

In filing order. A step without a published fee links the agency to ask.

  1. 1

    Form your entity and get your EINFederal

    the IRS

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  2. 2

    Register for Georgia sales taxState

    Georgia Department of Revenue

    Private cost or no fee
  3. 3

    Get your food handler cardState

    an accredited food handler course provider

    Private cost or no fee
  4. 4

    Certify a food protection managerState

    an accredited food manager certification provider

    Private cost or no fee
  5. 5

    Sign your commissary agreementState

    Georgia Department of Public Health — Environmental Health Section

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  6. 6

    Apply for the Mobile Food Service Establishment PermitState

    Georgia Department of Public Health — Environmental Health Section

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  7. 7

    Clear the county and city layersCity

    your city and county

    Private cost or no fee
  8. 8

    Get general liability insurance and a certificate of insurance (COI)Private

    your insurer

    Private cost or no fee

Renewal timeline

  • County Health Permit

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Georgia Department of Public Health — Environmental Health Section

  • City Business License

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Georgia Department of Public Health — Environmental Health Section

  • Mobile Food Vendor Permit

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Georgia Department of Public Health — Environmental Health Section

  • Fire Safety Inspection

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Georgia Department of Public Health — Environmental Health Section

  • General liability insurance (COI)

    Every year · start paperwork 21 days before · Your insurer

Download the renewal calendar (.ics) Open the printable checklist

What changed in Georgia

  1. HB 1443: a mobile food service establishment permitted in its base county is recognized in every other Georgia county on registration; the outside county may charge only an administrative fee limited to its cost. Fulton County charges $75 to verify an out-of-county permit. Source

Read the full picture

Georgia food truck permit guideAgencies, fees, inspections, city rules and the pitfalls, with sources.Atlanta permitsCity layer on top of the state: zoning, fire, local business tax.

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