Indianapolis
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Marion County Public Health Department, Food and Consumer Safety
In short
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Marion County Public Health Department, Food and Consumer Safety issues 2 permits we publish for Indianapolis, last verified 2026-09-06. 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 Establishment Permit | Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Marion County Public Health Department, Food and Consumer Safety | Restaurants/taverns/schools/caterers/shared kitchens, annual, by full-time-equivalent employees: 1–9 employees $432; 10–40 $632; over 40 $725. Grocery/bakery/brewery/commissary/micro-market, annual, by square footage: under 3,000 sq ft $392, up to $931 for 60,001+ sq ft. A new establishment pays an additional fee on top, $250–$712 by square footage. An ownership transfer is $200. Operating unlicensed draws a penalty of twice the annual fee; a late renewal (after March 1) draws a 25% surcharge. | annual | 2026-09-06 |
| Mobile Retail Food Permit | Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Marion County Public Health Department, Food and Consumer Safety | Annual, by type: Type I $75; Type II $150; Type III $200 (a new Type III establishment is $250). A Mobile Commissary license is $150/year. A $40 inspection fee applies for a Type II or III unit at a temporary event. | annual | 2026-09-06 |
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 Permit
Issued by the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, a separate municipal corporation under IC 16-22-8 — not Indianapolis's consolidated city-county government. A 501(c)(3) indigent/needy-feeding organization pays $20; a school selling only beverages/prepackaged food pays $80.
Mobile Retail Food Permit
A temporary food establishment (not a standing mobile unit) is priced separately: $40 for the first day plus $15 per additional day, capped at 14 days; an annual multi-event license is $325. The Health & Hospital Corporation Code, Chapter 8 (Gen. Ord. 8-2024, effective November 1, 2024), states that its Type I–III mobile fee schedules became effective January 1, 2025.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Indianapolis
- Phone
- (317) 221-2222
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.
- Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County Code, Chapter 8 — Food Safety (Gen. Ord. 8-2024, eff. November 1, 2024; mobile-food fees eff. January 1, 2025)Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
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