Health Codes By State
Vending Regulations by State
Like any business, most states require vending operators to obtain proper permits and licenses required by their local ordinances. When planning to start a smoothie vending business, it’s important to check your local ordinances. Many times there are different regulations based on what products you’re vending. Vending smoothies, milk products, and any “food preparation machine” may have different regulations. Also, keep mind that the location of your vending machines may impact the rules and regulations of your local ordinances. As an example, vending machines placed in schools oftentimes restrict the type of items you can vend. Be sure to see our guide on Running a Successful Vending Machine Business.
Choose Your State
This information is for reference only. Please check your local ordinances to make sure you’re following the most up to date regulations.
- Florida
In order for people to be able to start their vending business, they are required to have a license first. This is extremely important especially since they are selling goods to consumers. Without the license, there is a tendency that the business would shut down and that the person responsible for it need to pay a fine.
- California
The operators of vending machines need to acquire a seller’s permits. When a person acquires one permit, they are allowed to have as many machines as they wanted.
- Arizona
The vending regulations of Arizona have become tighter due to the reason that the federal government aims to reduce the cases of childhood obesity. Thus, they have prohibited the selling of FMNV or the foods of foods of minimal nutritional value. They have also restricted the access of the students to vending during meal times. Moreover, the vending in schools are limited to those that only displays or offer 100% fruit juice and water.
- Colorado
The owners, lessors as well as operators of vending machines who have control over the receipts from the machine are required to obtain a sales tax license. A single license is required to run vending machines no matter how many they are and regardless of where in Colorado they are situated. Each vending machine should also have a decal.
- Massachusetts
According to the law, no person is allowed to operate a vending machine without a license that is issued by the commissioner. The form that would be approved by the commissioner should also contain the signature of the applicant or applicants if there are many. There is a need to know that the license if non-transferable. Moreover, a commissioner will also approve a label that contains the license number of the operator and this label should be displayed in each location of the machine.
The things listed above are just some of the vending regulations by state. Knowing such regulations are important, especially if you are planning to operate a vending machine in those states. That way, you would be able to run your business legally.
