Government Code section 51036

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a)

“Sidewalk vendor” means a person who sells food or merchandise from a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other nonmotorized conveyance, or from one’s person, upon a public sidewalk or other pedestrian path.

(b)

“Roaming sidewalk vendor” means a sidewalk vendor who moves from place to place and stops only to complete a transaction.

(c)

“Stationary sidewalk vendor” means a sidewalk vendor who vends from a fixed location.

(d)

“Local authority” means a chartered or general law city, county, or city and county.

Source: Section 51036, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=51036.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Oct. 13, 2025).

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