Metro file · Colorado · checked October 19, 2026
Food truck permits in Boulder: what changed, what didn't
Boulder County Public Health issues the health permit here, and the City of Boulder the business license. Since January 1, 2026 both layers are inside HB 25-1295 reciprocity.
Still local in Boulder
- Reciprocal fees are capped at the lower of actual administrative cost or 25% of the standard fee
- Boulder's location rules — the Pearl Street area and event rules — survive
- The state law bars Boulder from capping your total operating days per year or imposing restaurant-distance bans (a buffer under 50 feet is the only distance rule allowed)
- Commissary documentation is part of the county health file
Boulder is the cleanest demonstration of the new Colorado deal: bring a valid license from one jurisdiction, get the reciprocal set inside 14 days, and argue only about where you park.
Metro file: compiled from Compiled from HB 25-1295 + Boulder County Public Health published guidance. Being double-checked against the city’s current pages.
The state layer: Colorado permit rules · Run your move: the free checker · All metros: guides.
Included in the $29 FoodTruckCleared Kit
- Permit Path sheets for all 51 jurisdictions: who issues your permit, the step sequence, the commissary rule, and the local layer that survives — one printable sheet per state
- The Texas HB 2844 transition guide: DSHS license types and fees, the inspection-queue playbook, and the exact answer to give a city still demanding its retired permit
- Reciprocity playbooks for Colorado, Utah, and Oklahoma: the document packet, the 14-day clocks, and the copy-delivery errand, state by state
- The commissary agreement template: a fill-in agreement with the sections health departments look for, plus how to find and negotiate a commissary in a new city
- Inspection checklists: the health walk-through and the fire walk-through, in the order inspectors actually move around the truck
- The event and temporary-permit pack: an application tracker, the questions to ask an organizer before you pay a booth fee, and the mass-gathering notice rules
- Fee worksheets and a renewal calendar: what you paid, to whom, and when it expires — so no permit ever lapses silently
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One payment of $29. No subscription. The kit is a web page you can return to and print — Permit Path sheets for all 51 jurisdictions, the Texas transition guide, reciprocity playbooks, the commissary agreement template, inspection checklists, the event pack, and fee worksheets.