9 permits · verified 2026-09-14
What permits do you need to open a food truck in Cheyenne?
In short
A food truck in Cheyenne, WY has 3 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 6 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services charges $200 initial license; annual renewal is $100; a temporary permit of up to 14 days is $50 for the food establishment permit. 2 of the 9 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-14 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.
Permits particular to a food truck in Cheyenne
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Vendor License | City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office | Under CMC §8.40.070(B) the annual non-refundable licensing fee is $75.00 per year per food stand, pushcart, mobile food truck or mobile food unit, with the city clerk authorised to approve a reduced annual fee of $25.00 per year on application by a nonprofit, charitable or youth organisation. Under §8.40.070(C) a fourteen-day license is $50.00 per fourteen-day period, reduced to $10.00 per period for the same organisations. A sidewalk cafe permit under §8.40.063(B) is a separate $90.00 annual permit. | one year from issuance, or a fourteen-day period as elected | 2026-09-14 |
| Food Establishment Permit | Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services | $200 initial license; annual renewal is $100; a temporary permit of up to 14 days is $50 | annual | 2026-09-04 |
| Food Handler / Manager Certification — Wyoming Food Safety Ruleonly if it applies to you | Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services | No fee | not applicable statewide | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
Local permits that apply to every type of business in Cheyenne
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Business License — City of Cheyenne position (twenty-eight enumerated categories)only if it applies to you | City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office | No fee | not applicable to a general license; enumerated licenses expire annually, one year from the date of issuance, with a thirty-day grace period and a $25.00 late renewal fee | 2026-09-14 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
WY registrations that apply to every type of business
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Business License — Wyoming Positiononly if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-04 |
| Articles of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | $100 one-time filing | perpetual, but an annual report license tax is due every year | 2026-09-04 |
| Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | $100 one-time filing | perpetual, but an annual report license tax is due every year | 2026-09-04 |
| Annual Report License Taxonly if it applies to you | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division | Varies — formula on the WY page | annual — due in the entity's own anniversary month of formation; may be filed up to 120 days early | 2026-09-04 |
| Sales Tax Vendor License | Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division | $60 one-time — reinstating a forfeited license also costs $60 | no expiration — valid without further payment until the department revokes it | 2026-09-04 |
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 Cheyenne?
There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 9 records listed for a food truck in Cheyenne, WY, 3 apply to every business of this type and 6 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.
Of the 3 that always apply, 2 carry a flat fee, coming to $260.00. That is a floor, not a total. 2 of the 9 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 Food Vendor License: Under CMC §8.40.070(B) the annual non-refundable licensing fee is $75.00 per year per food stand, pushcart, mobile food truck or mobile food unit, with the city clerk authorised to approve a reduced annual fee of $25.00 per year on application by a nonprofit, charitable or youth organisation. Under §8.40.070(C) a fourteen-day license is $50.00 per fourteen-day period, reduced to $10.00 per period for the same organisations. A sidewalk cafe permit under §8.40.063(B) is a separate $90.00 annual permit.
The other 1 variable fee belongs to permits that apply to every type of business here; its formula is set out on the Cheyenne permits page and the WY state page.
Which offices issue these permits in Cheyenne?
Permits for a food truck in Cheyenne, WY come from 4 separate offices: City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's Office, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services, Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division, Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax Division. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.
- City of Cheyenne, City Clerk's OfficeIssues 2 permits on this page: General Business License — City of Cheyenne position (twenty-eight enumerated categories), Mobile Food Vendor LicenseMunicipal Building, 2101 O'Neil Avenue, Room 101, Cheyenne, WY 82001 · (307) 637-6329www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/City-Clerk/Licenses-and-Permits
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health ServicesIssues 2 permits on this page: Food Establishment Permit, Food Handler / Manager Certification — Wyoming Food Safety Rule2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002 · (307) 777-7211agriculture.wy.gov/consumer-health-services
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business DivisionIssues 4 permits on this page: General Business License — Wyoming Position, Articles of Organization (LLC), Articles of Incorporation, Annual Report License TaxHerschler Building East, Suite 101, 122 W 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002 · (307) 777-7311sos.wyo.gov/Business/default.aspx
- Wyoming Department of Revenue, Excise Tax DivisionIssues 1 permit on this page: Sales Tax Vendor License122 West 25th Street, Suite E301, Cheyenne, WY 82002excise-tax-div.wyo.gov
What does a food truck need in Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne: Mobile Food Vendor License.
Mobile Food Vendor License
The per-unit basis matters for an operator running more than one truck or cart: §8.40.070(B) charges the fee 'per food stand, pushcart, mobile food truck, or mobile food unit,' so a two-truck operation pays twice. The fourteen-day option at $50.00 is genuinely useful for event trading, and the reduced nonprofit, charitable and youth rates of $25.00 annually or $10.00 per fourteen-day period are discretionary rather than automatic — the Code provides that the city clerk 'may approve' them on application. As with a fixed restaurant, the county health application and a state sales tax permit must be applied for first under §8.40.040(B). A non-food mobile trader falls under a different and more expensive license: §5.76.030(B) prices a temporary or transient merchant license at $100.00 for a fourteen-day period and $300.00 for an annual comprehensive license.
Food Establishment Permit
Two hundred dollars the first time an establishment opens, under a new owner, or at a new location, then $100 every year after. Six Wyoming jurisdictions run their own delegated local food-licensing programs instead of the state's — Laramie County, Natrona County, Teton County, Sweetwater County, Sublette County and the City of Laramie — each with its own separate fee schedule not reflected in the state figures above.
Food Handler / Manager Certification — Wyoming Food Safety Rule
No fee, because Wyoming's food safety rule does not mandate a food handler card or a certified food protection manager statewide — the person in charge need only demonstrate food safety knowledge, which the rule allows through general compliance, correctly answering an inspector's questions, or voluntarily holding a CFPM credential. Some local jurisdictions impose their own stricter local requirement on top of this state rule; confirm directly with the county or city health department where a specific business operates.
The other 1 local permit in the tables apply to every type of business in Cheyenne, WY; what each one involves is set out on the Cheyenne permits page. The 5 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across WY and are covered on the WY state page.
How does a food truck compare with other businesses in Cheyenne?
The closest match is a coffee shop, which shares 2 of these permits. A food truck also needs Mobile Food Vendor License. A coffee shop needs Food Service Establishment License and Sign Permit (building permit plus review fee), which a food truck does not.
| Business | Its own permits | Shared with a food truck | Only a food truck needs | Only it needs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee shops | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Restaurants | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Auto repair shops | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Childcare centres | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Contractors and trades | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Fitness studios | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Retail stores | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Salons and barbers | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Veterinary clinics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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 that apply to every type of business are listed on the Cheyenne permits page and the WY state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.
- Cheyenne Municipal Code, Supplement 73, codified through Ordinance 4662 (3-23-2026) — §5.04.030 (the twenty-eight enumerated license categories), §5.04.090 (annual expiry and the $25.00 late renewal fee), §5.08.030 (barber and beauty shop), §5.08.240 (nicotine retail), §5.20.030 (garage and car lot), §5.44.020 (contractor licensing requirement), §5.52.040 (massage establishment), §5.76.030 (transient merchant), §8.12.020 (2024 International Fire Code adoption), §8.40.040 (county health application precondition), §8.40.060 (food service establishment fee) and §8.40.070 (mobile food vendor fees), and §15.08.030 (building permit fees)City of Cheyenne · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
- Environmental Health — the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department's own current pages for retail food establishment plan review, temporary food events, and daycare and school inspections, being one of only six local health programmes in WyomingCheyenne-Laramie County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-14
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture — food establishment initial and annual renewal fees, and local delegationWyoming Department of Agriculture · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Wyoming Food Safety Rule, Chapter 1 — voluntary CFPM certification as one path to demonstrating food safety knowledgeWyoming Department of Agriculture, mirrored by Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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