ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Local food truck owners are pushing for the passage of H.B. 1052, also known as the Food Truck Freedom Act, as rising licensing and event costs eat at food truck owners.
Currently, food truck operators have to pay to be licensed in each county or town they plan to set up shop in. Sometimes paying fees for both the city and the county. Those fees can range anywhere from $100-$350 annually per food truck depending on the county. Eric Karl, owner of Little O’s Frozen Treats, says these fees are one of his biggest costs.
“On average, we probably spend $5,000 just in food permits just for the other counties we go into,” he said. “That’s on top of the event fees we pay.”…