“Good luck getting a usable cart approved. The county requires four sink compartments, multiple water tanks for washing cookware and hands, and mechanical exhaust ventilation equipment for many food-prep carts,” writes our editorial board latimesopinion.
A state law in 2018 aimed to let these super-small businesses operate under different rules from big food trucks. L.A. officials keep levying fines.The state code also bars slicing fruit or reheating previously prepared food at the vending cart, making it impossible for two of the most iconic sidewalk sellers — the fruit cart and the taco stand — from becoming licensed, legal operators.
And that’s the problem. State food-safety laws written for large mobile food sellers apply to street vendors without actually being practical for street vendors. So these mom-and-pop entrepreneurs are left in limbo. Street vending is technically legal but most can’t get the permits to operate legally and so they operate in the shadows, constantly afraid of getting shut down and having their carts confiscated.
in 2018. The law was supposed to bring street vendors out of the underground economy and into a regulated marketplace where they could become licensed, taxpaying legal businesses. The law barred local governments from adopting blanket bans on street vending and from treating street vending as a crime. Cities could establish street vending regulations and issue citations, but the rules must be based on health and safety rationales.
Ultimately, however, the state needs to update the retail food code to accommodate sidewalk vending. The county and the Los Angeles City Council have passed resolutions calling on state legislators to introduce bills next year to modernize state law and they’re hopeful changes could be in place for vendors by 2023.
There’s no reason why street-food sellers in California should face significantly more onerous regulations than those in New York City or Portland, Ore. Street tacos, bacon-wrapped hot dogs and elotes are already ubiquitous and beloved in Los Angeles; it’s time to make sure their purveyors can operate in peace and deliciousness.
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