Mobile Food Vendor Licensing
Mobile food vendors operating in Newton must have licenses from the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the City of Newton.
Before a City license is issued, the truck or mobile unit must be inspected for fire safety and other provisions of City Code. The vendor also may submit valid proof of inspection from another participating central Kansas fire department. As of 2025, those departments are:
- Wichita
- Sedgwick County
- Newton
- Mulvane
The vendor will receive a sticker to be displayed on the truck each year.
License Application
The first step is to complete a Mobile Food Vendor License Application(PDF, 180KB). The completed application and $50 annual license fee should be submitted to the City Clerk on the 3rd floor of City Hall, 201 E. 6th St.
Fire/Life Safety Inspection
To schedule an inspection, contact the Fire Marshal's Office at 316-284-6060 ext. 4 or email the Community Risk Reduction Team.
The truck will be inspected for the following safety issues:
- No exposed wiring or splices
- Extension cord grounded, proper ampacity, no damage, not through doors or windows
- No “daisy chaining, “piggybacking,” or multiplug adapters
- Bottles secured with restraints in an upright position
- Manufactured trucks up to 200 lbs LP. If not, up to 100 lbs max
- Protective devices and/or caps in place over LP valves
- Adequate condition of tanks & piping - solid pipe through wall penetrations
- LP Gas Detector/Alarm
- Gas cooking appliances are secured in place
- Gas appliances connected to piping with an ANSI-listed connector
- Type I hood system with suppression, adequately cleaned
- Suppression system inspected biannually and tagged
- Class K portable extinguisher inspected annually and tagged (if required)
- Type II hood system for warming or steam (if required)
- Minimum of one 2A-10BC fire extinguisher, inspected annually and tagged
- Vendor parked 10’ from other vendors and vehicles
- Vendor parked 10’ from structures or egress points
- Do not block fire department access routes
- Generator 10’ away from participants and building openings
- KS Dept. of Agriculture License for edible food vendors