§ 63-1-1150 — Authority to operate – Permissible locations –

Promulgation of rules. A. A mobile food vendor with a food establishment license required under Section 1-1118 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes is authorized to operate in this state subject to this section. Mobile food vendors shall follow all state and local laws and regulations governing operations in the jurisdiction where the vendor is operating that are not in conflict with this act. B. A mobile food vendor with a food establishment license required under Section 1-1118 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall provide a copy of its state license to a local authority for recognition by the local authority before operating in the local authority's jurisdiction. The local authority shall recognize a lawful and valid state license and authorize the mobile food vendor to operate in its jurisdiction within five (5) business days of receipt of the state license and verification of compliance with local regulations not in conflict with this act. Such recognition and authorization may include issuing a local license or permit to the mobile food vendor. Any local license or permit issued shall not impose additional requirements that conflict with this act. C. Upon compliance with subsection B of this section, a mobile food vendor may operate in the following locations: 1. Any location allowed by the local authority; and 2. On private property under the following circumstances: a. the property is located in a zoning district where food service establishments are permitted to operate and the vendor has permission of the property owner, designee, or lessor, b. the property is located in a residential zoning district and the mobile food vendor has been invited by a resident or group of residents in that district to operate on their property for the purpose of serving food to that resident, group of residents, or their guests; provided, that the operation of mobile food vendors on the subject property not exceed twelve (12) days per year, and c. the mobile food vendor would not cause a nuisance. D. A mobile food vendor shall not operate in any manner which will interfere with or obstruct the free passage of pedestrians or vehicles along any street, sidewalk, or parkway. E. A mobile food vendor shall not operate in a state park without having a contract or lease agreement approved by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission. F. When operating, a mobile food vendor shall: 1. Maintain a food vending vehicle in good operating order; 2. Provide a waste receptacle for customers that is visible and request that customers use it; 3. Remove and dispose of all refuse within a twenty-five-foot radius of the mobile food vendor's operating area at the conclusion of operation; 4. Display the mobile food vendor's food establishment license in a conspicuous location for public view; and 5. If serving food at a temporary mass gathering, notify the State Department of Health and the local authority in the jurisdiction where the gathering is to be located of the dates the mobile food vendor will operate at the temporary mass gathering at least ten (10) business days prior to the gathering. G. The State Commissioner of Health may promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of this section. Rules adopted shall not: 1. Require a mobile food vendor to operate a specific distance from the perimeter of an existing commercial establishment or to enter into any agreement with a commercial establishment; 2. Require a mobile food vendor that serves only prepackaged food or that does not prepare or open food to have a handwashing sink in the food vending vehicle; 3. Require a mobile food vendor to associate with a commissary if the vendor carries all the equipment necessary to comply with health and safety standards and applicable regulations; 4. Limit the number of licensed mobile food vendors; 5. Require a mobile food vendor to obtain any additional permits from a local authority unless the mobile food vendor seeks to operate at an event which is permitted by a local authority or in a local, public park; 6. Require a mobile food vendor to be fingerprinted or to install a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device on the vendor's vehicle; 7. Require a mobile food vendor to stay in constant motion except for when serving customers; 8. Require a mobile food vendor to change locations unless the vendor is operating in violation of this act; 9. Require a mobile food vendor to maintain insurance that names a local authority as an additional insured unless the vendor is operating at an event sponsored by the local authority or operating in a local, public park; 10. Require a mobile food vendor to maintain a bond that names a local authority as a beneficiary unless the vendor is operating at an event sponsored by the local authority or operating in a local, public park; 11. Require a mobile food vendor to submit to health inspections beyond health inspections conducted by the Department or by a local authority collaborating with the Department, unless the Department is investigating a reported foodborne illness, or addressing a complaint of an imminent health or safety hazard to the public; 12. Require a health inspection of a food vending vehicle more than twice per year unless the Department is ensuring a mobile food vendor has corrected a violation detected during a prior inspection, is investigating a reported foodborne illness, or is conducting a nonobstructive spot inspection to ensure food safety; 13. Charge a mobile food vendor fees for a health inspection; or 14. Require a mobile food vendor to submit to a state fire inspection if the vendor can demonstrate it passed a state or local fire inspection in the previous twelve (12) months.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2025, c. 19, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.