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Ingham County

Ingham County Health Department, Environmental Health

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Ingham County Health Department, Environmental Health issues 9 permits we publish for Ingham County, last verified 2026-10-10. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU) License — Plan Review and New Owner EvaluationIngham County Health Department, Environmental HealthSTFU full plan review $640; new owner/evaluation $575 (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025). For the annual STFU license fee and the per-inspection fee, contact ICHD Environmental Health at 517-887-4312.annual license; the county fee schedule states that two inspections are required each licensure year2026-10-10
Fixed Food Service Establishment License (Category 1, 2 or 3)Ingham County Health Department, Environmental HealthLicense/renewal: Category 1 $500; Category 2 $835; Category 3 $1,180; seasonal license $355. Full plan review $1,255 / $1,745 / $2,500; minimal plan review $800 / $980 / $1,500; new owner/evaluation $665 / $935 / $1,365. Late fee $170 after April 30. License figures include the $30 State of Michigan fee (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025).annual; the county fee schedule charges a $170 late fee on a Food Service License from the first business day following April 302026-10-10
Temporary Food LicenseIngham County Health Department, Environmental Health$100 per event, single location, up to 14 consecutive days (includes the $9 State of Michigan fee)per event; issued for a single location for a maximum of 14 consecutive days2026-10-10
Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Device Retail Sales License (county-wide, including cities)only if it applies to youIngham County Health Department, Environmental HealthRetail sales license $480 a year per location (East Lansing and elsewhere alike); vending machine license $440; change of ownership $175 in East Lansing, $200 elsewhere; temporary tobacco sampling permit $175; late fee or failure to report a change of ownership $250 (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025).one-year term per location (Regulation §4-1); renewed by January 1 of each calendar year2026-10-10
Pollution Prevention (P2) Status Sheet, Reporting and Inspection (conditional — 56 gallons / 450 pounds or more)only if it applies to youIngham County Health Department, Environmental HealthReporting fee / inspection fee: Category 1 (56-499 gallons, 450-4,499 pounds) $95 / $190; Category 2 (500-4,999 gallons, 4,500-44,999 pounds) $190 / $305; Category 3 (5,000 gallons or more) $285 / $460 (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025).annual; an updated status sheet and the reporting fee are due by March 1 of each reportable year2026-10-10
Mobile Food Establishment License and Plan ReviewIngham County Health Department, Environmental HealthMobile license/renewal $465 a year (includes the $30 State of Michigan fee); full plan review $640; new owner/evaluation $530 (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025).annual2026-10-10
Child Care / Adult Foster Care Environmental Health Inspectiononly if it applies to youIngham County Health Department, Environmental Health$365 per inspection (water system, sewage disposal, building and grounds)per inspection, as part of state child care licensing2026-10-10
Public Swimming Pool Inspection (conditional — studio with a pool)only if it applies to youIngham County Health Department, Environmental HealthAnnual full inspection $225; additional pool at the same location $155; re-inspection after an uncorrected violation $230; late payment (not received 30 days after invoice) $165 (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025).annual inspection2026-10-10
Water Well and On-Site Septic Permits (conditional — premises on a private well or septic system)only if it applies to youIngham County Health Department, Environmental HealthWell permit (private residential, Type II or Type III well) $495; septic permit, new or repair, residential or commercial $1,000; septic tank only $455; combined well and septic $1,355; alternative on-site sewage system plan review $400; vacant land (lot and soil) evaluation $500 (Resolution #25-334, Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025).per permit2026-10-10

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

Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU) License — Plan Review and New Owner Evaluation

The Ingham County Health Department's fee schedule defines a special transitory food unit (STFU) as a transitory food unit that is capable of traveling around the State of Michigan. An STFU licensed by the department pays $640 for the full plan review and $575 for a new owner evaluation. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The schedule states that two inspections are required each licensure year. The department's Permits & Licensing page links the STFU/Mobile plan review application, a Notification of Intent to Operate and an STFU Environmental Health Inspection Request Form. For the annual STFU license fee and the per-inspection fee, contact ICHD Environmental Health at 517-887-4312.

Fixed Food Service Establishment License (Category 1, 2 or 3)

A fixed food service establishment in Ingham County is licensed by the Ingham County Health Department's Environmental Health division. The department's fee schedule places each facility in Category 1 (examples: take-out pizza only, concessions, coffee shop, donuts, ice cream, bar with limited or no potentially hazardous foods), Category 2 (full service without alcohol, fast food, catering) or Category 3 (full service with alcohol, fine dining, institutional), with the category determined by the area inspector based on the facility's operations. The annual license is $500, $835 or $1,180 by category, and a seasonal license (a fixed facility operating 9 months or less in the calendar year) is $355. Full plan review is $1,255 / $1,745 / $2,500, minimal plan review $800 / $980 / $1,500 and new owner/evaluation $665 / $935 / $1,365. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The schedule's footnote states that the fees include the State of Michigan fee of $30.00 for fixed, seasonal and mobile licenses. It also lists a $170 late fee from the first business day following April 30, $1,020 for construction or remodelling without approval, $645 for a plan re-evaluation or re-submission, $195 for an enforcement follow-up inspection, and $835 for a new owner operating without a new license; the schedule states that the license is non-transferable on a change of ownership.

Temporary Food License

A food operation with preparation at a temporary event in Ingham County needs a Temporary Food License from the Ingham County Health Department. The department's fee schedule describes it as a license issued for a single location for a maximum of 14 consecutive days, at $100. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The schedule's footnote states that the fees include the State of Michigan fee of $9.00 for temporary licenses. The department's Permits & Licensing page links an online Temporary Food Establishment License Application and a Temporary Food Service Establishment Information Document.

Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Device Retail Sales License (county-wide, including cities)

A store that sells tobacco or electronic smoking devices anywhere in Ingham County needs a retail sales license from the Ingham County Health Department. Section 1-3 of the county tobacco regulation states that it 'shall have effect throughout Ingham County in all areas incorporated and unincorporated, which includes cities, villages, and townships', so the license applies in Lansing and East Lansing as well. Section 4-1 requires a license 'for each location where tobacco sales are conducted', good for a one year term; §4-4 makes it non-transferable and §4-5 requires it to be displayed. Under §4-3(2), a retailer holding a valid township or municipal tobacco license for the same address pays the county the difference between the two fees. The license is $480 a year per location, a vending machine license $440, and a change of ownership $175 in East Lansing or $200 elsewhere. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The department's Tobacco Licensing page states that all retailers who sell tobacco must purchase and display a tobacco sales license, which is non-transferable and must be renewed by January 1 of each calendar year. A store without tobacco or vaping products for sale needs no license under this record.

Pollution Prevention (P2) Status Sheet, Reporting and Inspection (conditional — 56 gallons / 450 pounds or more)

Article I of the Ingham County Pollution Prevention Regulation (Sanitary Code Chapter VIII) states that it applies to facilities within Ingham County that use or store toxic, hazardous or polluting substances. It excludes a facility holding those substances at a work area in an aggregate volume less than 56 gallons or 450 pounds, substances in consumer products held for retail sale, and retail automotive service stations (fuel only), among other exclusions. An auto repair shop holding oils, solvents or antifreeze at or above that threshold files a status sheet with the Health Department's Bureau of Environmental Health; §3.1(C) requires an updated status sheet by March 1 of each reportable year, and §8.1 requires the annual reporting fee by March 1. The fees by category are $95 reporting and $190 inspection (Category 1), $190 and $305 (Category 2), and $285 and $460 (Category 3). The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. A shop below the 56-gallon / 450-pound threshold is outside this regulation.

Mobile Food Establishment License and Plan Review

The Ingham County Health Department's fee schedule defines a mobile license as one for a transitory food unit that must report to a commissary daily. A food truck licensed this way pays $465 a year for the license, $640 for the full plan review and $530 for a new owner evaluation. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The schedule's footnote states that the $465 license fee includes the State of Michigan fee of $30.00. The department's Permits & Licensing page links the STFU/Mobile plan review application, worksheet and manual, and a Mobile Food Establishment Commissary Agreement form. A unit that travels around the state without returning to a commissary is licensed instead as a special transitory food unit, recorded separately.

Child Care / Adult Foster Care Environmental Health Inspection

A child care facility going through state licensing requests its environmental health inspection from the Ingham County Health Department. The department's Permits & Licensing page states: 'To request an environmental health inspection, complete the EH inspection request form available here and return to the Ingham County Environmental Health office with the $365 inspection fee.' The page describes the $365 inspection as a full inspection of the water system, sewage disposal, building and grounds. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The same page links LARA's Child Care Licensing Resource Guide; the child care license itself is issued by the state.

Public Swimming Pool Inspection (conditional — studio with a pool)

A fitness studio that operates a public swimming pool pays the Ingham County Health Department for an annual full inspection of the pool area, equipment and water quality: $225, plus $155 for each additional pool at the same location. A re-inspection needed because a violation was not corrected by the previous inspection costs $230, and a payment not received 30 days after invoicing incurs a $165 late fee. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. The department's Permits & Licensing page links an annual pool inspection request form and contact sheet and an electronic filing and payment portal. A studio without a pool has no pool inspection under this record.

Water Well and On-Site Septic Permits (conditional — premises on a private well or septic system)

A business premises served by its own well or on-site septic system needs permits from the Ingham County Health Department. The department's fee table lists a well permit (to construct or alter a private residential, Type II or Type III well) at $495, a new or repair septic permit for a residential or commercial system at $1,000, a septic tank only permit at $455, a combined well and septic permit at $1,355, alternative on-site sewage system plan review at $400 and a residential or commercial lot and soil evaluation at $500. The figure is from Ingham County Board of Commissioners Resolution #25-334 (adopted June 24, 2025), which set the Health Department's current rates effective October 1, 2025 with no end date; the Health Department's live Permits & Licensing page links its 2025-2026 Food and Facilities Fee Schedule, which lists the same amounts. Resolution #26-145 (adopted March 24, 2026) adopted the revised Chapter Two of the Ingham County Sanitary Code effective June 1, 2026, and delayed sections 204.08 through 204.10, which involve certification of contractors, until January 1, 2027. A premises without its own well or septic system needs no permit under this record.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Ingham County
Phone
517-887-4312

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.

  1. 2025-2026 ICHD Environmental Health Food and Facilities Fee ScheduleIngham County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  2. Environmental Health — Permits & Licensing (fee tables and application links)Ingham County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  3. Resolution #07-298 amending the Regulation to Require a License for the Retail Sale of Tobacco (#92-95), effective January 1, 2008Ingham County Board of Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  4. Resolution #11-074 adding Chapter VIII (Ingham County Pollution Prevention Regulation) to the Ingham County Sanitary Code (adopted March 8, 2011)Ingham County Board of Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  5. Resolution #25-334 updating various fees for Human Services Committee departments (adopted June 24, 2025; Health Department rates effective October 1, 2025)Ingham County Board of Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  6. Resolution #26-145 adopting the revised Chapter Two of the Ingham County Sanitary Code (adopted March 24, 2026; effective June 1, 2026)Ingham County Board of Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10
  7. Tobacco LicensingIngham County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-10

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