Section 230-RICR-30-35-1.8 - PermitsA. Municipal Permits 1. Each municipality must designate a contact person for MFE permits. That person's name, position, phone number and email address must be provided to the Department within thirty (30) days of the effective date of this Part. Any change is this designation must be reported to the Department within five (5) business days.2. Each municipality must accept applications for Municipal Permits by email or other electronic means.3. After receiving a Registration from the Department, each MFE must then apply for a business permit to operate in each individual municipality they wish to conduct business in and, if required by the municipality, pay a permit fee, as set by the municipality, of not more than the maximum fee set forth in § 1.11(B) of this Part.4. Municipalities must comply with R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-11.1-7 when issuing permits to MFEs. However, municipalities may: a. Regulate different types of MFEs according to the length of time they stop at any given location;b. Include limitations in permits related to location, hours of operation and noise; andc. Issue short-term permits for events.5. When operating in each municipal jurisdiction, the applicable business permit issued by each municipality must be prominently displayed where it can be seen by the consumer, in close proximity to the point of service.6. Any person or entity desiring to hold a MFE event within a municipality must obtain an Event Permit/Temporary Mass Gathering Permit from the municipality prior to holding the event and pay a fee of not more than the maximum fee set forth in § 1.11(B) of this Part. Any use of municipal property other than a street may also require specific approval from the municipality.B. Special Use Permits for Use of State-Owned Property1. This Registration does not grant permission for any person or entity to hold an event on state property. Any person or entity desiring to hold a MFE Event on state owned property must first obtain permission from the state agency or authority possessing jurisdiction over the property where the event would be located and pay all applicable fees.C. Event and Temporary Mass Gathering Permits 1. The issuer of any Event or Temporary Mass Gatherings Permits must require the organizer/sponsor of the event to leave space large enough to allow access for fire trucks and/or rescues to quickly reach all food trucks in the case of an emergency or accident in compliance with the Rhode Island Fire Safety Code, 450-RICR- 00-00-1 through 10.230 R.I. Code R. 230-RICR-30-35-1.8
Adopted effective 7/1/2019