Food Truck rules 3: Vendor License Application Packet
Contents include
►Board meeting information sheet
►Baltimore City Code, Article 15, Subtitle 17
Business owner must submit a completed Application for Street Vendors License with a non-refundable $25.00 fee and all required documentation (ex: photos of locations, photos of vehicle or cart being used, etc.) attached. It must be returned to the Miscellaneous Tax/License Unit at 200 Holliday St., Counter #3. The customer will be informed when their application will be heard by the Board. (1)
The Vendor Board meets the first Wednesday of every other month, etc...
Once the applicant has been approved by the Board, the customer will return to the Miscellaneous Tax/License Unit to receive approval letters to the State for their State Trader's License and if applicable a letter for the Health Department for their Health Permit. (2)
After obtaining the State license and Health Permit (if applicable) the customer provides proof of said license/permit to the Miscellaneous Tax/License Unit for the purchase of the Vendor license. A copy of their State License and Health permit is retained in each vendor's file, showing they are in compliance. When renewing the annual vendor's license, copies of these permits/licenses must be submitted in order to renew their vendor's license. (3)
All vendors licenses expire on December 31 of each year. Vendors must renew their license by this date.
(1) This fee should be waived for all existing food trucks that have all of the other relevant licenses and documentation
(2) Wait, what if the truck already has a State Trader's License? Does this mean they need to reapply for it? I don't get this.
(3) How soon after the June board meeting will the approval letters be ready? How long does it take to then get a State Trader's license (if one is necessary)?
Shouldn't the grace period extended to a few weeks beyond the June board meeting to allow for all of the back and forth?
