New Haven
City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health)
In short
City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) issues 5 permits we publish for New Haven, last verified 2026-09-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itinerant Vendor Food Service License (Health Department) | City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) | License Fee $250.00 per vendor per year (a qualifying veteran pays $150.00 instead), plus a $100.00 application fee and a $50.00 per-inspection fee. | annual — renews May 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| Veterinary Clinic — General City Permits Apply (New Haven)only if it applies to you | City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-09 |
| Food Service Establishment License | City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) | Standard Food Service Establishments (brick-and-mortar restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores), by floor area: $200.00 for under 1,500 sq ft, $300.00 for 1,500-3,000 sq ft, $500.00 for over 3,000 sq ft, plus a $100.00 application fee and a $150.00 plan review fee for a new or renovated space. A Catering Food Service Establishment is a flat $550.00 instead. A Micro Food Service Establishment (operating from a shared kitchen, under $250,000 in annual sales) is $75.00 after its first year, with a graduated first-year fee ($75.00/$50.00/$25.00) depending on the quarter the application is submitted in, plus the same $100.00 application fee. A late fee of $150.00 applies to any category renewed after the May 1 deadline. | annual — renews May 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| Daycare and Child Care Facility Health Inspection | City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) | $200 per inspection | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-09 |
| Salon, Tattoo, and Body Care Facility License | City of New Haven Health Department (NHV Health) | License Fee $150.00 per facility per year, plus a $100.00 application fee, a $150.00 late fee if renewed after May 1, and a $250.00 per-inspection fee. | annual — renews May 1 | 2026-09-09 |
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
Itinerant Vendor Food Service License (Health Department)
Covers 'food sellers that are able to move around rather than staying in a single location' — trucks, trailers, carts and pushcarts alike, per the Health Department's own definition. This is the health-authority half of New Haven's food-truck requirements; a separate Street Vendor license from the Building Department's Permit & License Center is also required (see that record) for the right to vend on city streets, on top of this food-safety license.
Veterinary Clinic — General City Permits Apply (New Haven)
NHV Health's Environmental Health Fees (as of July 1, 2026), the City Plan Department's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule and the Fire Marshal's Office fee schedule list no veterinary-, animal-hospital-, kennel- or pet-specific line item, so no fee applies beyond the general building, zoning and sign requirements recorded above. The Connecticut veterinary practice framework, recorded on the Connecticut state page, licenses the individual practitioner.
Food Service Establishment License
New Haven runs its own City health department (NHV Health) rather than a regional health district, and is the genuine local food-permitting authority behind Connecticut's own delegated food-service licensing framework recorded at the state layer. Applications are submitted online through the CitySquared portal. A Temporary Food Service Establishment (an event in one location) is priced separately: $80.00 for a single day or $200.00 for 2-14 consecutive days.
Daycare and Child Care Facility Health Inspection
This is the Health Department's own inspection fee for a day care or child care facility, additional to and separate from the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood's state license (recorded at the state layer) and from the Fire Department's own Day-Care Center operational permit recorded separately below. This fee rose from $110.00 to $200.00 between the July 2025 and July 2026 versions of this same published schedule.
Salon, Tattoo, and Body Care Facility License
One combined license category covers tattoo parlors, piercing parlors, hair salons and barber shops, massage parlors, nail salons, and other personal-care services such as lashes, waxing, threading and facials, per the Health Department's own description — unlike Bridgeport's six separately-priced categories, New Haven licenses this group under one $150.00 fee and one City ordinance adopted in 2023. Applications and renewals are submitted online through CitySquared.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New Haven
- Phone
- (203) 946-6999
- Website
- nhvhealth.org/
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.
- Environmental Health Fees, As of July 1st, 2026 — food service, itinerant vendor, salon/tattoo/body care, daycare inspection, and other license feesCity of New Haven Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Food Licensing & Inspection — food service establishment classes, itinerant/mobile vendor definition, and the annual May 1 renewal cycleCity of New Haven Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Salon, Tattoo, Body Care Facility Licensing & Inspection — covered categories, CGS § 19a-231/PA 19-117 § 196(b) authority, and City Ordinance OR-2023-0001City of New Haven Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
Other offices serving New Haven
- City of New Haven, Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement (Building Department)
- City of New Haven, City Plan Department
- New Haven Fire Department, Fire Marshal's Office
- City of New Haven — Business
- City of New Haven, Building Department — Permit & License Center
- City of New Haven, Office of the City/Town Clerk
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