Frederick
Frederick County Health Department, Food Control Office
In short
Frederick County Health Department, Food Control Office issues 3 permits we publish for Frederick, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Food Protection Manager — Frederick County Health Department positiononly if it applies to you | Frederick County Health Department, Food Control Office | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-06 |
| Temporary Food Permit | Frederick County Health Department, Food Control Office | $50 per event; a $45 late fee applies if submitted less than 3 business days before the event | per event | 2026-09-06 |
| Food Service Facility Annual License | Frederick County Health Department, Food Control Office | By risk priority: High Priority $350; Medium Priority $250; Low Priority $145. A late fee of $50 applies. Plan review is billed separately: $200 standard, or $100 for a HACCP plan review. | annual — expires January 31 | 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
Certified Food Protection Manager — Frederick County Health Department position
There is no fee to pay here: the Frederick County Health Department's own FAQ says a certified food manager is not required. Quoted directly from that FAQ: 'At the present time, a certified food manager is not required at food service facilities licensed in Frederick County.' This is a genuine departure from Baltimore City, Montgomery, Howard, and Prince George's counties, which do mandate one.
Temporary Food Permit
A Farmer's Market Sampling License is separately $75; a Mobile Reciprocity License is statutorily capped at $300.
Food Service Facility Annual License
A county-level function serving both the city and unincorporated county under one agency.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Frederick
- Phone
- (301) 600-2542
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.
- Frederick County Health Department FAQ — Certified Food Protection Manager requirementFrederick County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- Frederick County Health Department, Environmental Health Services Fee Schedule (fees as of September 1, 2025, approved July 21, 2025)Frederick County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
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