Anne Arundel County
Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Food Protection Services
In short
Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Food Protection Services issues 3 permits we publish for Anne Arundel County, last verified 2026-10-02. 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 Service Facility License | Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Food Protection Services | Permanent license: High Priority $590, Moderate Priority $395, Low Priority $195 a year. An operation open less than 4 months a year pays $395 at High or Moderate Priority; an operation open less than 6 months a year pays $195 at Moderate Priority. A new Mobile Food Unit permanent license is $395. Structural Plan Review is $750 for High or Moderate Priority and $500 for Low Priority; a HACCP Plan Review is $750. A nonprofit organization pays no fee on proof of its IRS tax-exempt status. | annual; the license expires the last day of February each year | 2026-10-02 |
| Temporary Food Service Facility License | Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Food Protection Services | $35–$114 per event: $114.00 for a High or Moderate Priority facility, $35.00 for a Low Priority facility; a late penalty of $22.80 (High/Moderate) or $7.00 (Low) applies if the application is received less than two weeks before the event | per event | 2026-10-02 |
| Mobile Reciprocity Food Service Facility License | Anne Arundel County Department of Health, Food Protection Services | $300 a year, flat, regardless of priority tier; an additional $750 HACCP Plan Review fee applies only when plan review is needed and no home-county HACCP documentation is on file | annual | 2026-10-02 |
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 Service Facility License
Every restaurant, coffee shop and permanently sited food truck or mobile unit operating in Anne Arundel County needs a Food Service Facility License from the Department of Health, Food Protection Services, 3 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Annapolis. The permanent-license fee is set by priority tier — High Priority $590, Moderate Priority $395, Low Priority $195 a year — with reduced fees for an operation running less than 4 months (High/Moderate, $395) or less than 6 months (Moderate, $195); a new Mobile Food Unit's permanent license is $395. Structural Plan Review, required before construction, remodeling or a change of ownership, is billed separately at $750 for High or Moderate Priority facilities and $500 for Low Priority facilities, and a HACCP Plan Review is a further $750. A nonprofit organization pays no fee on providing proof of its IRS tax-exempt status. The license expires the last day of February every year, printed verbatim on the county's own current application form.
Temporary Food Service Facility License
A restaurant, coffee shop or food truck operating a temporary food stand at a one-off event in Anne Arundel County needs a Temporary Food Service Facility License from the Department of Health, Food Protection Services, for each event. The fee is $114.00 for a High or Moderate Priority facility and $35.00 for a Low Priority facility, per the county's own current application instructions; a late penalty of $22.80 (High/Moderate) or $7.00 (Low) applies if the application is received less than two weeks before the event. This license is separate from the annual Food Service Facility License recorded separately for Anne Arundel County, which covers a permanently sited restaurant, coffee shop or mobile unit rather than a single event.
Mobile Reciprocity Food Service Facility License
A food truck already licensed and permitted by another Maryland county's health department can operate in Anne Arundel County under a Mobile Reciprocity Food Service Facility License instead of the standard Mobile Food Unit license. The fee is a flat $300.00 a year regardless of priority tier, whether or not the home county's HACCP paperwork is provided, per the county's own current application form. A further $750 HACCP Plan Review fee applies only if the facility needs plan review and no home-county HACCP documentation is on file. This reciprocity license is distinct from the permanent Food Service Facility License's Mobile Food Unit fee, which applies to a unit based in Anne Arundel County itself.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Anne Arundel County
- Phone
- 410-222-7192
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.
- Anne Arundel County Food Service Facility License application, with fee schedule (rev. 7/2024)Anne Arundel County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
- Anne Arundel County Mobile Reciprocity Food Service Facility application, with fee schedule (rev. 2/2024)Anne Arundel County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
- Anne Arundel County Temporary Food Service Facility application instructions, with fee schedule (rev. 10/2022)Anne Arundel County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
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