Tulare County
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division
In short
Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division issues 7 permits we publish for Tulare County, last verified 2026-10-13. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Facility Health Permit | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Mobile Food Facility: Low Risk $288; Moderate Risk $404; High Risk $731. Commissary/Shared Kitchen: Low Risk $481; Moderate Risk $658; High Risk $662. Commissary/Addendum to Facility Permit $561. Missed Vehicle Inspection: 75% of the original permit amount. | one year from the date of issuance (Ordinance Code §4-19-1005) | 2026-10-13 |
| Temporary Food Facility, Event Organizer and Catering Permitsonly if it applies to you | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Temporary Food Single Event – Vendor: Low Risk $47; Moderate Risk $96; High Risk $143. Temporary Food Multi Event – Annual Vendor: Low Risk $65; Moderate Risk $283; High Risk $533. Temporary Food Single Event – Organizer $241; Temporary Food Multiple Event – Organizer $641. Caterer $448; Catering Host Permit $481. | per event (single-event permits) or annual (multi-event, caterer and catering host permits) | 2026-10-13 |
| Body Art Practitioner Registration and Facility Permitonly if it applies to you | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Body Art Practitioner Annual Permit and Annual Registration Fee $255; Body Art Facility $451; Body Art Temporary Event Sponsor $205 per event; Body Art Practitioner (Temporary Event, per workstation, 15 events per year) $42; Mechanical Ear Pierce Notification $63 (one time only); Plan Review – Body Art Facility $119/hr. | annual (registration once, then an annual registration or permit) | 2026-10-13 |
| Hazardous Materials Business Plan / Hazardous Waste Generator Permit (CUPA)only if it applies to you | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Hazardous materials business plan: fewer than 6 reportable quantities of chemicals $409; 6-15 reportable quantities $571; more than 15 reportable quantities $610. Hazardous waste generator: Very Small Quantity Generator $286; Small Quantity Generator $408; Large Quantity Generator $598; Conditionally Exempt $361. Plus the state CA Surcharge – CUPA Oversight $79 per facility (a state surcharge, not a county fee). Missed Inspection Fee (CUPA) $366. | annual | 2026-10-13 |
| Medical Waste Generator Registration / Permitonly if it applies to you | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Medical Waste – Small Generator Registration (under 200 lbs) $79. Medical Waste – Large Quantity Generator – Veterinary Clinic or Hospital $200. | annual | 2026-10-13 |
| Food Facility Health Permit (restaurant / retail food) | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Restaurant: Low Risk $745; Moderate Risk $743; High Risk $867. Retail Facility: Low Risk $661; Moderate Risk $757; High Risk $1,031. Bakery $632; Deli $113; Fish/Meat Department $126; Additional Food Prep Operation $122; Walk-Up $653; Food Vending Machine $70. Plan Review – Retail Food Facility $122/hr. | one year from the date of issuance (Ordinance Code §4-19-1005) | 2026-10-13 |
| Public Swimming Pool / Spa Permitonly if it applies to you | Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency, Environmental Health Division | Swimming Pool under 5,000 gallons $481; 5,001-40,000 gallons $657; over 40,000 gallons $858. Spa/Hot Tub $526. Plan Review – Recreational Health $122/hr. | one year from the date of issuance (Ordinance Code §4-19-1005) | 2026-10-13 |
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
Mobile Food Facility Health Permit
A food truck or cart needs a mobile food facility permit from Tulare County Environmental Health; the Division's food-permit page lists Mobile Food Facilities among the operations that need an Environmental Health permit. A unit operating from a commissary or shared kitchen also involves the commissary permit or the commissary addendum shown here. Environmental Health's permit-holder notice states the Board of Supervisors approved the fee increases on April 14, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, and names 'Mobile Food Unit Preparation – $731' and 'Commissary Addendum to Food Permit – $561' among the lines raised at a higher rate. Figures are per EH's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027, and the county-wide Schedule of Fees (as of July 1, 2026) prints the same amounts. The Environmental Health Officer's certification is also a prerequisite for the county Mobile Food Vendor business license in the unincorporated area (Ordinance Code §6-20-2010).
Temporary Food Facility, Event Organizer and Catering Permits
A restaurant, coffee vendor or food truck selling food at a community event or fair needs a temporary food facility permit from Tulare County Environmental Health for each booth — a single-event permit, or an annual multi-event vendor permit for operators who work several events — and the event organizer holds a separate organizer permit. The same schedule lists a Caterer permit and a Catering Host Permit for catering operations. Figures are per Environmental Health's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027; EH's permit-holder notice states the Board of Supervisors approved the fee increases on April 14, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, and the county-wide Schedule of Fees (as of July 1, 2026) prints the same amounts.
Body Art Practitioner Registration and Facility Permit
A salon or studio offering tattooing, piercing or permanent cosmetics needs Environmental Health approval for both the facility and each practitioner. Environmental Health's Body Art page states: 'All individuals performing Body Art procedures and all Body Art facilities located within the County of Tulare, are required to register once and then maintain an annual registration or permit', and practitioners submit a Body Art Practitioner Form with the fee. A business offering only ear piercing with a mechanical stud-and-clasp device files the one-time notification. A salon offering only hair, nail or skin services without body art has no body art permit. Figures are per EH's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027 (Board approval April 14, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, per EH's notice), and the county-wide Schedule of Fees (as of July 1, 2026) prints the same amounts.
Hazardous Materials Business Plan / Hazardous Waste Generator Permit (CUPA)
Environmental Health's services page states that 'The Tulare County Division of Environmental Health is responsible for inspecting facilities that handle hazardous materials, generate hazardous waste, treat hazardous waste, own/operate underground storage tanks, own/operate aboveground petroleum storage tanks, or handle other materials subject to the California Accidental Release Program.' An auto-repair shop that stores oils, solvents or other hazardous materials at reportable quantities, or generates hazardous waste, falls under these programs; the business-plan fee is tiered by the number of reportable quantities of chemicals and the generator fee by generator size. A salon or veterinary practice reaching the same thresholds is covered the same way. Figures are per EH's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027 (Board approval April 14, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, per EH's notice); the county-wide Schedule of Fees prints the same amounts and lists the $79 CUPA oversight surcharge with the authority 'State'.
Medical Waste Generator Registration / Permit
A veterinary clinic or hospital that generates medical waste (sharps, biohazardous waste) registers with Tulare County Environmental Health, which lists Medical Waste among its services. A small generator producing under 200 pounds registers at the Small Generator rate; a veterinary clinic or hospital that is a large quantity generator pays the veterinary large-quantity-generator fee. Both amounts are per EH's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027 (effective July 1, 2026). The county-wide Schedule of Fees (as of July 1, 2026) prints the same amounts: the Small Generator line under Resolution 2023-0311 (effective July 1, 2023), and the veterinary large-quantity-generator line with the authority 'State' and a Health and Safety Code §117995 reference.
Food Facility Health Permit (restaurant / retail food)
Environmental Health's 'How to Get a Food Facility Permit' page says: 'If you would like to make, sell, and/or donate food to the public, you need an Environmental Health Permit', and its food FAQ says an application and fee 'must be submitted to the Environmental Health Division prior to opening'; a new or remodelled facility should contact the Division at (559) 624-7400 before applying. The County's public-health permit ordinance (Ch. 4-19, which applies where there is no provision made in State law, §4-19-1000) sets a one-year term, requires renewal at least 30 days before expiry and requires the permit to be posted conspicuously on the premises. Fees are per Environmental Health's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027; EH's permit-holder notice states the Board of Supervisors approved the increases on April 14, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, and the county-wide Schedule of Fees (as of July 1, 2026) prints the same amounts, including the Restaurant Low Risk $745 and Moderate Risk $743 figures exactly as shown.
Public Swimming Pool / Spa Permit
A gym or fitness studio that operates a pool or spa used by members needs an annual public pool or spa permit from Tulare County Environmental Health, which runs the Pools, Spas and Water Features program; a studio without a pool or spa has no pool permit. The fee is set per pool by volume, with a separate spa/hot-tub line, and new or remodelled pools go through recreational-health plan review billed hourly. The County's public-health permit ordinance (Ch. 4-19, which applies where there is no provision made in State law) sets a one-year term and renewal at least 30 days before expiry. Figures are per EH's Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027 (Board approval April 14, 2026, effective July 1, 2026, per EH's notice), and the county-wide Schedule of Fees (as of July 1, 2026) prints the same amounts.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Tulare County
- Phone
- (559) 624-7400
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.
- Body ArtTulare County Environmental Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- County of Tulare Environmental Health Fee Schedule FY 2026-2027 (New Fee Schedule July 1, 2026)Tulare County HHSA Environmental Health Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- County of Tulare Schedule of Fees FY 2026/27 (as of July 1, 2026)County of Tulare · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- Environmental Health ServicesTulare County Environmental Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- Fee ScheduleTulare County Environmental Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- Food FAQsTulare County Environmental Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- How to Get a Food Facility PermitTulare County Environmental Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- New Fee Schedule July 1, 2026 Notice (Dear Permit Holder)Tulare County HHSA Environmental Health Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
- Tulare County Ordinance Code, Ch. 4-19 — Public Health PermitsCounty of Tulare / eCode360 · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-13
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