Montgomery County
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services
In short
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services issues 5 permits we publish for Montgomery 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 — Moderate Priority | Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services | $375 a year | annual, expires every January 31 | 2026-10-02 |
| Food Service Facility License — High Priority | Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services | $525 a year | annual, expires every January 31 | 2026-10-02 |
| Food Service Facility License — Mobile / Event / Seasonal | Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services | $175 per license window (14 to 90 days) | per event window of 14 to 90 days, with the covered dates printed on the license | 2026-10-02 |
| Food Service Facility License — Low Priority | Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services | $200 a year | annual, expires every January 31 | 2026-10-02 |
| Certified Food Service Manager (CFSM) License | Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services | $50 one-time, per manager | 5 years | 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 — Moderate Priority
This is the Moderate Priority tier of Montgomery County's Food Service Facility License, for facilities whose food passes through the temperature danger zone once — a typical cook, hot-hold and serve operation such as a restaurant or coffee shop kitchen. The $375.00 fee is printed on the county's current Food Service Facility License Application form (April 2026 edition) issued by DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services, 2425 Reedie Drive, 9th Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902, and the same figure is confirmed on the department's own current Fee Schedule page. Montgomery County Code §15-12 delegates the dollar fee to the County Executive by regulation. The license expires every January 31 and is marked, on the application form itself, as not transferable between locations or owners.
Food Service Facility License — High Priority
This is the High Priority tier of Montgomery County's Food Service Facility License, for facilities that prepare food a day or more in advance or pass food through the temperature danger zone two or more times — a cook-cool-reheat operation. The $525.00 fee is printed on the county's current Food Service Facility License Application form (April 2026 edition) issued by DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services, 2425 Reedie Drive, 9th Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902, and the same figure is confirmed on the department's own current Fee Schedule page. Montgomery County Code §15-12 delegates the dollar fee to the County Executive by regulation. The license expires every January 31 and is marked, on the application form itself, as not transferable between locations or owners.
Food Service Facility License — Mobile / Event / Seasonal
This tier of Montgomery County's Food Service Facility License covers itinerant mobile facilities, event-series vendors, and seasonal or pool snack bar operations running for a 14-to-90-day window, with the covered dates printed directly on the license. Here it is scoped to the food-truck industry category, matching the itinerant Class III/IV mobile-unit function described in Montgomery County Code Chapter 15. The $175.00 fee is printed on the county's current Food Service Facility License Application form (April 2026 edition) issued by DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services, 2425 Reedie Drive, 9th Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902, and the same figure is confirmed on the department's own current Fee Schedule page under both its Farmer's Market and seasonal-operation tiers. Montgomery County Code §15-12 delegates the dollar fee to the County Executive by regulation.
Food Service Facility License — Low Priority
This is the Low Priority tier of Montgomery County's Food Service Facility License, for facilities whose food preparation does not pass through the temperature danger zone — pre-packaged items, candy, popcorn, or hand-dipped ice cream. The $200.00 fee is printed on the county's current Food Service Facility License Application form (April 2026 edition) issued by DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services, 2425 Reedie Drive, 9th Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902, and the same figure is confirmed on the department's own current Fee Schedule page. Montgomery County Code §15-12 delegates the dollar fee to the County Executive by regulation. The license expires every January 31 and is marked, on the application form itself, as not transferable between locations or owners.
Certified Food Service Manager (CFSM) License
Montgomery County Code §15-8(b)(2) requires a licensed food service facility to be under the control of a Certified Food Service Manager. The CFSM photo identification carries a $50.00 fee and is valid for a maximum of 5 years from the initial completion date of the approved course, per the county's own CFSM Fact Sheet (last updated April 1, 2026), issued by DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services, 2425 Reedie Drive, 9th Floor, Wheaton, MD 20902; the same $50 figure is confirmed on the department's own current Fee Schedule page. This covers restaurant, coffee-shop and food-truck operations that fall under the DHHS food service facility licensing program recorded above.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Montgomery County
- Phone
- 240-777-3986
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.
- Certified Food Service Manager (CFSM) Fact Sheet, last updated April 1, 2026 — $50 fee, 5-year certificate validity stated directlyMontgomery County DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
- Food Service Facility License Application, April 2026 edition — fee tiers by priority class ($200/$375/$525/$175) printed directly on the formMontgomery County DHHS Licensure & Regulatory Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
- Montgomery County Code Chapter 15 (Food Service Facilities) — definitions, CFSM requirement, fee delegation under §15-12Montgomery County (hosted via American Legal Publishing / amlegal.com) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
- Montgomery County Licensure and Regulatory Services — fee scheduleMontgomery County, Maryland · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
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