Alaska — statewide
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program
In short
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program issues 2 permits we publish for Alaska — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Worker Card | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program | $10 one-time application fee | 3 years | 2026-09-04 |
| Food Establishment Permit | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program | $400–$580 a year for a restaurant, banded by seating — $400 for 25 seats or fewer, $490 for 26 to 100, $580 for 101 or more | annual | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Food Worker Card
Ten dollars, valid three years — but not stacked on top of a Certified Food Protection Manager credential: a worker who already holds a current CFPM certificate does not need this card at all. The Municipality of Anchorage runs a parallel, separately administered food worker card at the same $10 price, and explicitly does not accept the state-issued card as a substitute within its jurisdiction.
Food Establishment Permit
A limited food service establishment pays a flat $190, and a mobile food unit $215. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit pays nothing at all, a 501(c)(4)/(10)/(19) organization gets half off, and any facility opening between October 1 and December 31 gets a 50% discount on its first annual fee. The Municipality of Anchorage runs its own separate delegated food permitting program rather than using this state schedule, and does not accept a state permit in place of its own — its fee is risk-scored under Anchorage Municipal Code 16.60.110 ($260/year for Risk Type 1, $460 for Type 2, $660 for Type 3), recorded on the Anchorage city record rather than duplicated here.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Alaska — statewide
- Phone
- (907) 269-7501
- Website
- dec.alaska.gov/eh/fss/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Alaska DEC — food establishment annual permit fee schedule by facility type and seatingAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Alaska DEC — food worker card fee, term, and the CFPM exemptionAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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