St. Paul
Minnesota Department of Health, Food, Pools, and Lodging Services, Metro District Office
In short
Minnesota Department of Health, Food, Pools, and Lodging Services, Metro District Office issues 2 permits we publish for St. Paul, last verified 2026-09-08. 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 and Beverage Establishment License | Minnesota Department of Health, Food, Pools, and Lodging Services, Metro District Office | Base fee $300, plus a statewide Hospitality fee of $50 and a $5 Technology fee, plus a risk-category license fee: Category 1 $185, Category 2 $430, Category 3 $670. A Special Event Food Stand is $250 (no plan review required); an Additional Food Service (e.g. a second kitchen) is $225; HACCP review is $15 per unit. | annual | 2026-09-08 |
| Mobile Food Unit License | Minnesota Department of Health, Food, Pools, and Lodging Services, Metro District Office | $75 annual license; a Food Cart license is $150; plan review for a new mobile unit is $700, or $750 for a new food cart | annual | 2026-09-08 |
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 and Beverage Establishment License
Confirmed by three independent official sources that MDH licenses food establishments in St. Paul directly — neither the city's DSI nor Ramsey County is involved, unusual for a Minnesota city. A Certified Food Protection Manager is separately required statewide: $35 initial certification, $35 renewal (every 3 years), $20 for a duplicate certificate.
Mobile Food Unit License
Also requires a DSI zoning review (on private property), a Public Works right-of-way permit (on streets/sidewalks), and a Parks and Recreation permit (in a park) — but no separate St. Paul Fire Department fee, per the city's own vendor guidance.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- St. Paul
- Phone
- (651) 201-4500
- Website
- www.health.state.mn.us/
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.
- Minnesota Department of Health — FPLS Plan Review and License Fees, effective July 1, 2025Minnesota Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
- Minnesota Department of Health — Local Food, Pool, and Lodging Licensing JurisdictionsMinnesota Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
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