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Scott County Health Department

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Scott County Health Department issues 3 permits we publish for Scott County, last verified 2026-10-14. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Food Establishment License and Inspection (Scott County Health Department, countywide)Scott County Health DepartmentLicense fees are set statewide by Iowa Code §137F.6 (see the Iowa state record) and are paid to the Scott County Health Department as the licensing authority for Scott County.as set by Iowa Code chapter 137F (see the Iowa state record)2026-10-14
Private Sewage Disposal System (Septic) Permits (Scott County, including cities)only if it applies to youScott County Health DepartmentScott County Code §23-6, payable to the Scott County Treasurer at application: construction permit $235.00; permit to install or replace pipes, septic tanks or distribution box $110.00; annual operational permit for an inspection and sample $40.00; administrative fee on a delinquent annual operational permit when a municipal infraction is served $50.00; septic tank abandonment permit $95.00; time of transfer inspection $275.00; work begun without a permit: investigation fee $300.00 in addition to the permit fee.construction and reconstruction permits expire 12 months from the date the permit fees are received and are not transferable; abandonment permits are valid 60 days; the annual operational permit is renewed each calendar year (County Code §23-5)2026-10-14
Tanning Facility Inspection (Scott County, including cities)only if it applies to youScott County Health DepartmentInspection fees are established by resolution of the Scott County Board of Supervisors (County Code §39-6(C)) and billed by the Health Department, payable to the Scott County Treasurer; the amount is not published on the Health Department's Tanning page. Bills unpaid 45 days after billing carry a $25.00 penalty for each month or fraction delinquent. Contact the Health Department (563-326-8618) for the current amount.pre-opening inspection, then yearly inspections; the state permit to operate is issued by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing2026-10-14

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 Establishment License and Inspection (Scott County Health Department, countywide)

DIAL's Food Inspection Jurisdictions page states that DIAL licenses and inspects food establishments directly in 68 counties and "contracts with 10 local health departments to manage licensing and inspection for these business in the other 31 counties"; its entry for the Scott County Health Department reads "Serves Scott County." Iowa Code §137F.3 allows such an agreement with a municipal corporation. The county's Licensing page states that "The Scott County Health Department is where to go for licensing the following food establishments in Scott County", covering food service and retail food establishments, mobile food units and pushcarts, farmers markets, home food processing establishments, cottage foods, mass gatherings, vending and temporary food service, while food processing plants are licensed by DIAL. The county's Mobile / Pushcart page defines a mobile food unit as a readily movable food establishment that operates up to three consecutive days at one location or returns to a home base each day. This applies in every city in the county, Davenport and Bettendorf included. License fees are the statewide amounts in Iowa Code §137F.6, shown on the Iowa state record. The county's Licensing page announces that DIAL is changing its database for food and lodging licensing and inspections beginning 20 October 2026, so the state licensing system changes on 20 October 2026; the Health Department gives current application and renewal instructions. Scott County Health Department: 563-326-8618 or health@scottcountyiowa.gov.

Private Sewage Disposal System (Septic) Permits (Scott County, including cities)

Scott County Code Chapter 23 (Private Sewage Disposal Systems, Adopted 4/14/22) applies, under §23-48, "throughout Scott County, Iowa including cities and towns therein." A business site served by a private sewage disposal (septic) system needs a permit from the Scott County Health Department to construct or reconstruct the system; a site on a public sewer needs none, and no private system may be installed where a publicly owned treatment works is available within 200 feet. Under §23-6 the fees, payable to the Scott County Treasurer at application, are $235.00 to construct a system, $110.00 to install or replace pipes, septic tanks or a distribution box, $40.00 for an annual operational permit (inspection and sample) for systems designed to discharge effluent, a $50.00 administrative fee when that annual permit is delinquent and a municipal infraction is served, $95.00 for a septic tank abandonment permit and $275.00 for a time of transfer inspection; work started without a permit adds a $300.00 investigation fee to the permit fee. The Health Department's Fees page lists the same construction, reconstruction, abandonment and time of transfer amounts. Under §23-5 permits are issued for the property described, expire twelve months from receipt of the fees and are not transferable. Contact Scott County Health Department, 600 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA 52801, 563-326-8618 or health@scottcountyiowa.gov.

Tanning Facility Inspection (Scott County, including cities)

Scott County Code Chapter 39 (Tanning Facilities, Adopted 04/14/22) applies, under §39-8, "throughout Scott County, Iowa, including cities and towns therein." A salon or other business operating tanning devices has a pre-opening inspection before the facility opens and annual inspections by the Scott County Health Department (§39-6); a salon without tanning devices has no tanning inspection. The Health Department's Tanning Program page states that it routinely inspects licensed tanning establishments in Scott County in accordance with Chapter 39, that yearly inspections check equipment, sanitation, records and staff knowledge, that tanning operators must take a Tanning Operator Exam, and that operators must obtain a permit for their tanning from the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing. Under §39-6(C) inspection fees are set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors and are payable to the Scott County Treasurer, with a $25.00 penalty for each month a bill is more than 45 days overdue; the fee amount is not published on the Tanning page. Contact Scott County Health Department, 600 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA 52801, 563-326-8618 or health@scottcountyiowa.gov.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Scott County
Phone
563-326-8618

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.

  1. Food Licensing pageScott County, Iowa, Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
  2. Iowa Code §137F.3, Authority to enforce — agreements with municipal corporations (Iowa Code 2026)Iowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
  3. Iowa Code section 137F.6 — the food establishment license fee schedule, banded by gross salesIowa Legislature · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
  4. Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing — the ten local health departments with delegated food inspection authorityIowa Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
  5. Mobile / Pushcart pageScott County, Iowa, Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
  6. Scott County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 23 (Private Sewage Disposal Systems), §§23-5, 23-6, 23-48 (Adopted 4/14/22)Scott County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
  7. Scott County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 39 (Tanning Facilities), §§39-6, 39-8 (Adopted 04/14/22)Scott County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
  8. Tanning Program pageScott County, Iowa, Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
  9. Wells & Septic Fees pageScott County, Iowa, Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14

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