This law establishes a permitting process and regulatory requirements for mobile food trucks. It also establishes a city Mobile Food Trucks Committee and specifically indicates that the Committee may work with permit applicants to encourage, "charitable components to the business of operation," "school nutrition programs or healthy food choices," "programs for children or the homeless," and "routes that provide access to underserved neighborhoods of the city."
This policy may correspond to diet-related strategies identified by the County Health Rankings’ What Works for Health tool, including:
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See references to "programs for children or the homeless" and "routes that provide access to underserved neighborhoods of the city." § 17-10.3(c)(iv),(vi).
See reference to "school nutrition programs or healthy food choices." § 17-10.3(c)(iii).
See reference to "sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, including the use of energy-efficient vehicles." § 17-10.3(c)(i).
§ 17-10.1
Various implementation steps relating to permitting application, approval, transfer and renewal are set forth. §§ 17-10.4-10.10.
Mobile food truck permit holders violating the law or regulations may be fined, have their permits revoked, suspended, modified, or not renewed; and their mobile food vehicle may be impounded. § 17-10.12.
This policy is located in Boston, Massachusetts Municipal Code, Chapter XVII - Licenses and Regulations Effecting Certain Trades, Section 17-10 - Permitting and Regulation of Mobile Food Trucks. History: Ord. 2011 c. 5.