A new law in Georgia, effective January 1, 2023, will make it much easier for food trucks to do business across the state. For Jim Hood, owner of food truck The Naked Dog, House Bill 1443 is a breath of fresh air. It’s one of a handful of new laws coming into effect in the new year. It allows food truck owners to only get permits in their base district, but still work in any district without a permit. “It will help us so we don’t have to get a permit in every county we go to. They know that one permit will cover all counties, and I think that’s a great idea,” Hood told WJCL about inspections in those counties — which cost them time and money. “The license costs $250/year for the license, then you have to have your business license, which costs $150 to $200 a year. If you do that for each district, that’s $250 per district, then you’re billed for the inspections. That’ll relieve a lot of that,” Hood said. Each county can still inspect food trucks, but the state has capped the cost of doing so. Counties will soon be able to verify permits through a Department of Health database. This is welcome news for hood and food truck owners in the Peach State. “Cause you gotta pay, you gotta pay, you gotta pay. And I just didn’t think it was fair to pay for every county you’re in,” Hood said.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
A new law in Georgia, effective January 1, 2023, will make it much easier for food trucks to do business across the state.
For Jim Hood, owner of food truck The Naked Dog, House Bill 1443 is a breath of fresh air.
It’s one of a few new laws coming into effect in the new year. It allows food truck owners to only get permits in their base district, but still work in any district without a permit.
“It will help us so we don’t have to get a permit in every county we go to. They know one permit will cover all counties and I think that’s a great idea,” Hood told WJCL.
Prior to HB 1443, which was unanimously approved, property owners had to obtain permits for each county they wished to operate in and were subject to inspections in those counties – costing them time and money.
“The license costs $250/year for the license, then you have to have your business license, which costs $150 to $200 a year. If you do that for each district, that’s $250 per district, then you’re billed for the inspections. That’ll relieve a lot of that,” Hood said.
Each county can still inspect food trucks, but the state has capped the cost of doing so. Counties will soon be able to verify permits through a Department of Health database.
This is welcome news for hood and food truck owners in the Peach State.
“Cause you gotta pay, you gotta pay, you gotta pay. And I just didn’t think it was fair to pay for every county you’re in,” Hood said.
