Ada County, Boise City, Idaho and Meridian
Central District Health
In short
Central District Health issues 6 permits we publish for Ada County, Boise City, Idaho and Meridian, last verified 2026-10-14. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
Issued in Ada County
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Septic (Subsurface Sewage Disposal) Permit (Central District Health)only if it applies to you | Central District Health | Central District Health "Sewage Program Fees – Jul 2026": Permit – New $1,070; Permit – New, no test hole/site visit $535; Permit – Expansion (no test hole) $535; Permit – Repair (no test hole) $535; Permit – Repair (with test hole) $1,070; Permit – Central/LSAS, new or repair $2,250; Accessory Use Review $141; Accessory Use Review – Field Visit $535; Permit – Tank Only $535; Permit – Vault Privy $535; additional test holes $535. | per permit | 2026-10-14 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
Issued in Boise City
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Establishment License (Central District Health) | Central District Health | $80–$100 annual — $80.00 with a licensed or no commissary, $100.00 with an unlicensed commissary, plus a one-time $100.00 plan review fee | annual — every Idaho food license expires December 31, with renewal due by December 1 | 2026-09-11 |
| Food Establishment License (Central District Health) | Central District Health | $200–$250 annual — $200.00 for most permanent establishments, $250.00 for one with more than two licenses on a single premises, plus a one-time $100.00 plan review fee for a new application | annual — every Idaho food license expires December 31, with renewal due by December 1 | 2026-09-11 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
Issued in Idaho
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Establishment License | Central District Health | $200–$250 a year, set by whichever of seven independent health districts covers the address | annual — every food license in Idaho expires 31 December, with renewal due by 1 December | 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.
Issued in Meridian
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Establishment License (Central District Health) | Central District Health | $80–$100 annual — $80.00 with a licensed or no commissary, $100.00 with an unlicensed commissary, plus a one-time $100.00 plan review fee | annual — every Idaho food license expires December 31, with renewal due by December 1 | 2026-09-11 |
| Food Establishment License (Central District Health) | Central District Health | $200–$250 annual — $200.00 for most permanent establishments, $250.00 for one with more than two licenses on a single premises, plus a one-time $100.00 plan review fee for a new application | annual — every Idaho food license expires December 31, with renewal due by December 1 | 2026-09-11 |
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
Septic (Subsurface Sewage Disposal) Permit (Central District Health)Ada County
A business premises in Ada County that uses an on-site septic system, rather than a public sewer, needs a septic permit from Central District Health (CDH). CDH is the public health district serving Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties; this is a district permit, not a county government permit. A premises on a public sewer has no septic permit. As published in the district's "Sewage Program Fees – Jul 2026" table on its septic page, a new permit is $1,070. A new permit with no test hole or site visit is $535, and an expansion or a repair without a test hole is $535 each. A repair with a test hole is $1,070. A central or large soil absorption system (LSAS) permit, new or repair, is $2,250. An accessory use review is $141, or $535 with a field visit; tank-only and vault privy permits are $535, and each additional test hole is $535. The page refers to IDAPA 58.01.03 and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Technical Guidance Manual for on-site sewage standards. The Ada County Permitting Division page lists Central District Health at (208) 327-7499.
Mobile Food Establishment License (Central District Health)Boise City
The real health-safety permit for a Boise food truck, confirmed directly from CDH's own current fee page and distinct from both the City's own Vendor License (a vending/street-use product, recorded above) and Boise Fire's own Mobile Food Preparation Vehicle permit (recorded separately below). A food truck operator typically needs all three: this CDH permit, the City Vendor License if vending on a public street, and the Fire Department permit if the truck cooks with equipment producing smoke or grease-laden vapor.
Food Establishment License (Central District Health)Boise City
Central District Health, not the City of Boise or the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare directly, is the food-permitting authority here — CDH's own jurisdiction page names Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley counties as the four it covers directly, and Boise sits entirely within Ada County. The Idaho state-level record shows CDH's numbers as one of two illustrative district examples because Idaho's food code sets no single statewide fee; this record gives the CDH figure that applies to a Boise restaurant or coffee shop, read from the same CDH fee page.
Food Establishment LicenseIdaho
There is no single state fee, because Idaho's food code delegates issuing and pricing food licenses to seven independent public health districts covering the whole state between them. What is genuinely uniform is the calendar: state rule fixes every food establishment license in Idaho to expire on 31 December, regardless of which district issued it, with the renewal application and fee due by 1 December for the year ahead. Two verified examples show how similar, though not identical, the districts' own numbers run: Central District Health, covering Ada, Boise, Elmore and Valley counties, charges $200 for most establishments and $250 for one with more than two licenses on a single site, plus a $100 plan review fee for a new application; Panhandle Health District, covering the five northernmost counties, charges the same $200 base and $250 multi-license figure. A mobile food unit runs $80 to $100 depending on whether its commissary is licensed, and a temporary event is $35 to $80 by duration. Confirm the specific district's own schedule rather than assuming these two examples apply everywhere.
Mobile Food Establishment License (Central District Health)Meridian
The real health-safety permit for a Meridian food truck, distinct from both the City Clerk's own Mobile Sales Unit (Vendor) License (a vending-activity product, recorded above) and Meridian Fire's own Mobile Food Vendor Inspection (recorded separately below). A food truck operator typically needs all three.
Food Establishment License (Central District Health)Meridian
Central District Health, not the City of Meridian, is the food-permitting authority here — CDH's own jurisdiction covers Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley counties, and Meridian sits entirely within Ada County. The figures are as published on CDH's Food Fees, Forms, and Applications page: $200.00 a year for most permanent establishments, $250.00 for one with more than two licenses on a single premises, and a one-time $100.00 plan review fee for a new application. They are the same figures recorded for Boise, because one regional health district prices every city in its territory identically.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Ada County, Boise City, Idaho and Meridian
- Phone
- 208-327-7499
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.
- Central District Health — food establishment fee scheduleCentral District Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- IDAPA 16.02.19 — the Idaho Food Code, the seven-district delegation and the statewide 31 December expiryIdaho Department of Health and Welfare · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Panhandle Health District — environmental health fee schedulePanhandle Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Permitting DivisionAda County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Water, Septic & Subdivisions (Sewage Program Fees, July 2026)Central District Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-14
Other offices serving Ada County and Boise City and nearby
- Ada County Development Services
- City of Boise, Planning and Development Services
- City of Boise, Office of the City Clerk
- City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Planning Division
- City of Meridian Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division
- City of Meridian, Office of the City Clerk
- City of Boise Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division
- City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Building Services Division
- Ada County Recorder's Office
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