City of Bowling Green, Kentucky

Guide for Food Trucks

If you own a food truck, or stand, and wish to be invited to set up on City property, or be contacted for City events, please refer to the information below.

All vendors must have a valid business license, and have submitted their current net profit tax returns to the City. To learn more, or to locate forms, please click this link:

https://www.bgky.org/finance/license

All vendors must be compliant with the City insurance requirements. Per Ordinance BG2019-50, the vendor must be insured (at minimum) for the following:

1. Commerical General Liability: Including contractual liability, bodily injury and property damage combined at a minimum of $1,000,000 for each occurrence; personal and advertising injury of $1,000,000 any one person or organization and $1,000,000 in the aggregate.
2. Automobile Liability: Insuring all Owned, Non-Owned and Hired Motor Vehicles. The minimum coverage Liability Limit is $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit for any one accident.  The Limit of Liability may be subject to increase according to any applicable State or Federal Transportation Regulations.
3. Worker's Compensation: Insuring the employers' obligations under Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 342 at Statutory Limits and Employers' Liability - $100,000 each accident, $100,000 each employee and $100,000 policy limit.

Commercial General Liability & Auto Liability policies shall be endorsed to contain the following provisions:

1. The City of Bowling Green, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents and successors and volunteers are named "Additional Insured". The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the "City" and may not include terms which make the coverage excess to other insurance on which the "City" may also qualify as an additional insured.
2. The insurance coverage for the Food Vendor entering into a contract shall be on a primary and non-contributory basis for liability arising out of activities performed by or on behalf of the Food Vendor entering into this contract for service including the insured’s general supervision of the premises owned, occupied or used by the Food Vendor entering into this contract and ongoing operations as well as completed operations and work performed by Food Vendor.  Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents and successors and volunteers shall be excess of the Food Vendor’s insurance coverage.
3. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies shall not affect coverage provided to the City, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents and successors and volunteers.

All Coverage:

1. Each insurance policy carrier shall endeavor to provide written notice if the policy is suspended, voided, canceled, non-renewed, reduced in coverage or in limits.  Lessee is required to provide 15 day advance written notice to the Lessor if the policy is to be suspended, voided, canceled, non-renewed, reduced in coverage or in limits.
2. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City.

Please complete the following applicable forms, and send a copy via email to jennifer.edwards@bgky.org:

• Hold Harmless - Cart No Vehicle
• Hold Harmless - Full Truck