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Tulare County

Tulare County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License Unit

In short

Tulare County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License Unit issues 2 permits we publish for Tulare County, last verified 2026-10-13. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Mobile Food Vendor Business License (unincorporated area)only if it applies to youTulare County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License UnitCounty: business-license application $52.00 (all business-license applications); Mobile Food Vendor annual license/renewal $50.00; $25.00 per additional vehicle. State: Government Code §4467(a)(2)(A) adds a state-mandated $4 fee to each local business license application and renewal (listed on the county schedule as 'State Mandate Fee $4.00').calendar year, January 1 to December 31 (Ordinance Code §6-01-1100)2026-10-13
Peddler / Itinerant Vendor Business License (unincorporated area)only if it applies to youTulare County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, Business License UnitCounty: business-license application $52.00 (all business-license applications); Peddler, Hawker, Itinerant Vendor annual license/renewal $50.00; $25.00 per vehicle. State: Government Code §4467(a)(2)(A) adds a state-mandated $4 fee to each local business license application and renewal (listed on the county schedule as 'State Mandate Fee $4.00').calendar year, January 1 to December 31 (Ordinance Code §6-01-1100)2026-10-13

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Mobile Food Vendor Business License (unincorporated area)

Ordinance Code §6-20-1020 requires 'Any person engaging in, or vehicle used in, the business of a mobile food vendor' to hold a valid county license, and §6-01-1050 applies Part 6 licenses to business carried on 'within the County and outside the limits of any incorporated city'; a truck working only inside a city follows that city's rules. Under §6-20-2010 the application must include a copy of the Health Officer's certification that the business complies with food and health laws (the application form says to attach the Health Department Certification), and the fingerprinting and photograph rule of §6-01-2020 does not apply. Under §6-20-2020 a separate license is issued for each vehicle and licenses are renewed annually at the fee in effect at renewal. §6-20-1030 excludes a mobile food facility operating at a community event under Health and Safety Code §114295. §6-01-3020 exempts qualifying honorably discharged veterans and tax-exempt nonprofits from the fees (they still file an application). The $52 application, $50 annual and $25 per-vehicle amounts are per the County of Tulare Schedule of Fees FY 2026/27 (Treasurer-Tax Collector lines, effective March 1, 2016); the $4 is a state fee under Government Code §4467(a)(2)(A), not a county fee.

Peddler / Itinerant Vendor Business License (unincorporated area)

Ordinance Code §6-25-1010 defines a peddler as 'a person who travels about selling previously fabricated or prepared food, produce, or wares for contemporaneous delivery', including a hawker or other itinerant vendor, and §6-25-1020 requires a valid license for the person and each vehicle used. This record applies to an itinerant seller only: §6-25-1030 exempts anyone with a permanent established place of business in the unincorporated area of the County (and that business's employees), farmers selling their own produce, qualifying charitable organizations and wholesale commercial travellers, so a store operating from fixed premises does not need it. Under §6-25-2010 the Health Officer investigates applicants selling food or beverages. The license applies outside city limits (§6-01-1050). The $52 application, $50 annual and $25 per-vehicle amounts are per the County of Tulare Schedule of Fees FY 2026/27 (Treasurer-Tax Collector lines, effective March 1, 2016), and the application form states '$50.00 plus $25/Vehicle per year'; the $4 is a state fee under Government Code §4467(a)(2)(A), not a county fee.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Tulare County
Phone
(559) 636-5250

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Application for Mobile Food Vendor Business LicenseTulare County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  2. Application for Peddler / Itinerant Vendor Business LicenseTulare County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  3. Business LicenseTulare County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  4. California Government Code §4467California Legislative Information · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  5. County of Tulare Schedule of Fees FY 2026/27 (as of July 1, 2026)County of Tulare · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  6. Schedule of FeesTulare County Administrative Office · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  7. Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 6-01, Art. 1 — General Provisions (business licenses)County of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  8. Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 6-01, Art. 3 — FeesCounty of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  9. Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 6-20, Art. 1 — Mobile Food Vendors, General ProvisionsCounty of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  10. Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 6-20, Art. 2 — Mobile Food Vendors, Application and FeesCounty of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  11. Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 6-25, Art. 1 — Peddlers, General ProvisionsCounty of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
  12. Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 6-25, Art. 2 — Peddlers, Application and FeesCounty of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13

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