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What permits do you need to open a food truck in Camden County Nj?

In short

A food truck in Camden County Nj, NJ has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 5 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services charges $75 a year; $30 for a nonprofit for the annual report. 2 of the 8 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-10-08 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a food truck in Camden County Nj

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Mobile Retail Food Vendor Approval (Food Trucks, Carts, Trailers and Tabletop Vendors)Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental & Consumer HealthPer the county's current Mobile Retail Food Vendor Application: inspection fee Risk Type 1 $50; Risk Type 2 $75; Risk Type 3 $100 (Food Protection Manager Certificate required); non-profit organizations, no fee. Risk type is determined by the inspecting health official; the inspection fee is non-refundable; check or money order payable to the Camden County Treasurer.annual (current calendar year)2026-10-08
Retail Food Establishment LicenseNew Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection Program$80–$1,000 a year, set by the local board of health across more than a hundred jurisdictionsannual, usually the calendar year2026-09-03
Certified Food Protection Manageronly if it applies to youNew Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection ProgramNo feeset by the certifying programme, not by New Jersey2026-09-03

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

NJ registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Annual Reportonly if it applies to youNew Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services$75 a year; $30 for a nonprofitannual — due the last day of the entity's anniversary month2026-09-03
General Business License — New Jersey Business Action Center Positiononly if it applies to youNew Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesNo feeset by the municipality2026-09-03
Certificate of Incorporationonly if it applies to youNew Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services$100 one-time filingno expiry, but an annual report is due each anniversary month2026-09-03
Certificate of Formation (LLC)only if it applies to youNew Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services$100 one-time filingno expiry, but an annual report is due each anniversary month2026-09-03
Business Registration (Form NJ-REG)New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise ServicesNo feeone-time registration — no renewal2026-09-03

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

How much does it actually cost to permit a food truck in Camden County Nj?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 8 records listed for a food truck in Camden County Nj, NJ, 3 apply to every business of this type and 5 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

2 of the 8 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 3 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

Mobile Retail Food Vendor Approval (Food Trucks, Carts, Trailers and Tabletop Vendors): Per the county's current Mobile Retail Food Vendor Application: inspection fee Risk Type 1 $50; Risk Type 2 $75; Risk Type 3 $100 (Food Protection Manager Certificate required); non-profit organizations, no fee. Risk type is determined by the inspecting health official; the inspection fee is non-refundable; check or money order payable to the Camden County Treasurer.

Retail Food Establishment License: $80–$1,000 a year, set by the local board of health across more than a hundred jurisdictions

Which offices issue these permits in Camden County Nj?

Permits for a food truck in Camden County Nj, NJ come from 3 separate offices: Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental & Consumer Health, New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services, New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection Program. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a food truck need in Camden County Nj that other businesses do not?

1 of the 3 permits particular to a food truck here applies to no other business type we cover in Camden County Nj: Mobile Retail Food Vendor Approval (Food Trucks, Carts, Trailers and Tabletop Vendors).

Mobile Retail Food Vendor Approval (Food Trucks, Carts, Trailers and Tabletop Vendors)

The inspection fee figures are those printed on the county's Mobile Retail Food Vendor Application, the current form uploaded to the county site in April 2026 and linked from the live Stationary & Mobile Retail Food page; it replaced the county's May 2025 form. The county resolution adopting the fees is not published on the county site. The county page states that mobile food operations, 'including food trucks, carts, trailers, and tabletop vendors, must be permitted and inspected by the Camden County Department of Health', that all mobile units serving food to the public require approval before operating at any event or location, and lists 'Annual permits for mobile food establishments'. Inspections are held Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 9:30 AM, at 512 Lakeland Road, Blackwood. The form states that vendors holding a current calendar year's mobile approval from a South Jersey Mobile Alliance member (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem, Vineland City) may use a Mobile Retail Food Amendment Form, and tells vendors to comply with each municipality where they vend, including fire marshal and mercantile or business licensing. The New Jersey Department of Health's Directory of Local Health Departments, dated 10/05/2026, lists the Camden County Department of Health & Human Services as the local health department for all 36 municipalities in the county.

Certified Food Protection Manager

No state fee — the Department of Health says it offers no food protection manager courses or programmes, and an accredited certifier charges what it charges. The state rule requires it only at Risk Type 3 establishments, which covers full-service restaurants, diners, commissaries and caterers; risk types 1 and 2 need only a knowledgeable person in charge. Many local health departments extend it to risk type 4 as a license condition, so check the town as well as the state. The manager need not be on the premises at all times but a person in charge must be. New Jersey requires no food handler card — the phrase does not appear in the retail food code — though individual municipalities do impose one.

Shared with other businesses in Camden County Nj

  • Retail Food Establishment License — New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Food Protection Program, $80–$1,000 a year, set by the local board of health across more than a hundred jurisdictions, annual, usually the calendar year. Also required for restaurants and coffee shops; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.

The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across NJ and are covered on the NJ state page.

How does a food truck compare with other businesses in Camden County Nj?

The closest match is a coffee shop, which shares 2 of these permits. A food truck also needs Mobile Retail Food Vendor Approval (Food Trucks, Carts, Trailers and Tabletop Vendors). A coffee shop needs Retail Food Establishment Plan Review (New, Change of Use or Remodel) and Retail Food Establishment Permit (Stationary), Annual, which a food truck does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Camden County Nj, NJ, compared with a food truck
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a food truckOnly a food truck needsOnly it needs
Coffee shops4212
Restaurants4212
Auto repair shops2032
Childcare centres4034
Contractors and trades5035
Fitness studios1031
Retail stores3033
Salons and barbers2032
Veterinary clinics3033

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits shared with other businesses are listed with their explanations on the restaurants page. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Camden County Nj permits page and the NJ state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Camden County Mobile Retail Food Vendor Application (current form, uploaded April 2026)Camden County, New Jersey · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  2. Camden County Department of Health and Human Services, Stationary & Mobile Retail Food pageCamden County, New Jersey · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
  3. New Jersey Administrative Code title 8, chapter 24 — sanitation in retail food establishments, including the food protection manager ruleNew Jersey Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03

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