One State One Permit
ASSEMBLY, No. 4828
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MAY 18, 2017
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOH to establish Statewide standardized requirements for licensure and operation of mobile food vendors; designated as “Streamlined Food Truck Licensure Act.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning mobile food vendors and supplementing Title 24 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the licensure and operation of mobile food vendors.
b. A mobile food vendor license issued under the rules and regulations established pursuant to this section shall be valid throughout the State, and shall allow the licensee to operate without the need for any additional licensure by any other authority.
c. Local and county authorities may, by ordinance, restrict the location and hours of operation of mobile food vendors, provided that such restrictions are consistent with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commissioner of Health to adopt rules and regulations concerning the licensure and operation of mobile food vendors. A mobile food vendor license will be valid throughout the State, and licensees will be permitted to operate without the need for any additional licensure from any other authority. Local and county authorities will be permitted to enact ordinances restricting the location and hours of operation of mobile food vendors, provided such restrictions are consistent with the rules and regulations established under the bill.
Food trucks have become an increasingly popular dining option both throughout New Jersey and nationwide, and it is the sponsor’s intent to facilitate the licensure and operation of these mobile food vendors by establishing standardized requirements applicable throughout the State, thereby avoiding the need to navigate potentially conflicting county and local requirements for operation and eliminating the possible need to obtain separate licenses in order to operate in more than one jurisdiction.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 14, 2018
January 11, 2018
I am honestly stunned to see so many of you standing behind this. We are nearing a thousand signatures and it is your energy that keeps this moving forward toward the hearing. Please keep finding ways to help us get there.
January 8, 2018
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed by the way this has taken off. I never thought so many people felt the same way about these license requirements. You all are the ones driving this momentum and I am just incredibly grateful to be part of what you started.
October 20, 2017
I honestly never thought this would reach one hundred signatures when I first started it. This is entirely because of the people who took the time to look at this idea and agree it was worth pursuing.
Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2017
451 Comments
our town Egg Harbor Township changed ordinances so no two businesses can be in the same space, so a food truck can't work with breweries, Lowes, Home Depot or any of those locations that our industry generally partners with the surrounding town has done similar things
We run a charity food truck festival and have had trucks not participate due to county rules. This world make it much easier for trucks from all over the state participate in local events.
We don't all make mega money. Trucks with more upscale products have a lower profit margin. Cities gorging us with fees on top of fees really keeps us down and ads in prohibiting us from hiring and paying employees. I'll continue to use free friends and family until i can afford to hire.
Desperately needed. This would let food truck vendors focus on providing a valuable service rather than struggle with impossible to comply with regulations. If you are servesafe certified and you have passed a county level health inspection, you should be able to operate anywhere in NJ.
I fully support this bill. As an event planner, the process of having food trucks so approved in NJ is cumbersome and time consuming. This would be a wonderful improvement and will bring communities together more often in NJ. The closer our relationships, the stronger we are a State!
Or at least require that towns accept cc for processing permits
Let’s get this done
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One State One Permit
ASSEMBLY, No. 4828
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED MAY 18, 2017
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RONALD S. DANCER
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOH to establish Statewide standardized requirements for licensure and operation of mobile food vendors; designated as “Streamlined Food Truck Licensure Act.”
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning mobile food vendors and supplementing Title 24 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Commissioner of Health, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations concerning the licensure and operation of mobile food vendors.
b. A mobile food vendor license issued under the rules and regulations established pursuant to this section shall be valid throughout the State, and shall allow the licensee to operate without the need for any additional licensure by any other authority.
c. Local and county authorities may, by ordinance, restrict the location and hours of operation of mobile food vendors, provided that such restrictions are consistent with the rules and regulations established pursuant to this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commissioner of Health to adopt rules and regulations concerning the licensure and operation of mobile food vendors. A mobile food vendor license will be valid throughout the State, and licensees will be permitted to operate without the need for any additional licensure from any other authority. Local and county authorities will be permitted to enact ordinances restricting the location and hours of operation of mobile food vendors, provided such restrictions are consistent with the rules and regulations established under the bill.
Food trucks have become an increasingly popular dining option both throughout New Jersey and nationwide, and it is the sponsor’s intent to facilitate the licensure and operation of these mobile food vendors by establishing standardized requirements applicable throughout the State, thereby avoiding the need to navigate potentially conflicting county and local requirements for operation and eliminating the possible need to obtain separate licenses in order to operate in more than one jurisdiction.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 14, 2018
January 11, 2018
I am honestly stunned to see so many of you standing behind this. We are nearing a thousand signatures and it is your energy that keeps this moving forward toward the hearing. Please keep finding ways to help us get there.
January 8, 2018
I am honestly a bit overwhelmed by the way this has taken off. I never thought so many people felt the same way about these license requirements. You all are the ones driving this momentum and I am just incredibly grateful to be part of what you started.
October 20, 2017
I honestly never thought this would reach one hundred signatures when I first started it. This is entirely because of the people who took the time to look at this idea and agree it was worth pursuing.
Reached 100 supporters
October 20, 2017
451 Comments
It's a Financial strain to purchase a permit in every city you wish to do business, not to mention the disparaging differences of paper work each city or jurisdiction is requesting before an operator can be begin selling their product.
our town Egg Harbor Township changed ordinances so no two businesses can be in the same space, so a food truck can't work with breweries, Lowes, Home Depot or any of those locations that our industry generally partners with the surrounding town has done similar things
We run a charity food truck festival and have had trucks not participate due to county rules. This world make it much easier for trucks from all over the state participate in local events.
We don't all make mega money. Trucks with more upscale products have a lower profit margin. Cities gorging us with fees on top of fees really keeps us down and ads in prohibiting us from hiring and paying employees. I'll continue to use free friends and family until i can afford to hire.
Desperately needed. This would let food truck vendors focus on providing a valuable service rather than struggle with impossible to comply with regulations. If you are servesafe certified and you have passed a county level health inspection, you should be able to operate anywhere in NJ.
I fully support this bill. As an event planner, the process of having food trucks so approved in NJ is cumbersome and time consuming. This would be a wonderful improvement and will bring communities together more often in NJ. The closer our relationships, the stronger we are a State!
Or at least require that towns accept cc for processing permits
Let’s get this done
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It's a Financial strain to purchase a permit in every city you wish to do business, not to mention the disparaging differences of paper work each city or jurisdiction is requesting before an operator can be begin selling their product.