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Committee keeps hawkers and peddlers license fees unchanged for 2026
Summary
The Finance & Administration Committee approved the 2026 hawkers and peddlers license fee schedule — county residents $75, out-of-county $500 — and clarified the licensing applies to mobile vendors such as ice-cream trucks, not stationary vendors requiring zoning permits.
Beaufort County staff presented a proposal to keep hawkers and peddlers license fees at their existing 2025 levels and the committee approved the schedule with no objection on Feb. 17, 2026.
County staff (Unidentified Speaker S12, addressed in the transcript as 'Mister Atkinson') cited state statute and explained the prior fee structure remained unchanged: county residents $75 and state residents $500. Staff noted the license category applies to moving vendors (ice-cream trucks or mobile carts) and not to stationary vendors, which require zoning permits and business licenses.
A council member asked whether mobile bars and taco trucks would fall under the hawkers/peddlers definition; staff said they would qualify only if they are moving and not stationary at a fixed location. The committee moved, seconded, and approved the fee schedule with no objection.
