Jefferson County
Jefferson County Health Department
In short
Jefferson County Health Department issues 4 permits we publish for Jefferson County, last verified 2026-10-27. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare and Latchkey Food Permitonly if it applies to you | Jefferson County Health Department | $30–$105 annual permit by category: Category 7 childcare home $55, Category 8 (1–10 children) $80, Category 9 (11+ children) $105, Category 10 prepackaged latchkey $30 | annual; "Permit renewals are sent out in November each year and must be paid by December 31st" | 2026-10-27 |
| Annual Food Establishment Permit | Jefferson County Health Department | $160–$375 annual permit by category: Category 2 prepackaged TCS $160, Category 3 low $225, Category 4 medium $300, Category 5 high $375; Category 6 multiple departments $225 + $55 per department | annual; "Permit renewals are sent out in November each year and must be paid by December 31st" | 2026-10-27 |
| Mobile Food Permit | Jefferson County Health Department | $110–$400 annual permit by category: without commissary Category 16 $110, 17 $175, 18 $250, 19 $325; with commissary Category 16 $185, 17 $250, 18 $325, 19 $400 | annual; "Permit renewals are sent out in November each year and must be paid by December 31st" | 2026-10-27 |
| Temporary Food Permit (Fair/Festival and Limited Use)only if it applies to you | Jefferson County Health Department | For-profit Fair/Festival (one location, up to 14 days): $55; $80 if applied for less than 5 days before the event; $105 at the event. For-profit Limited Use: $55 (1–3 days) or $100 (4–8 days), plus $25 if less than 5 days before and plus $50 at the event. Farm-based: $60 per season for one farmers market plus $10 for each additional market. Not-for-profit: no fee. | per event: up to 14 straight days at one location (Fair/Festival), or 1–3 or 4–8 days (Limited Use) | 2026-10-27 |
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
Childcare and Latchkey Food Permit
The Health Department's Food Permits page names daycares among the businesses that must hold a current annual food permit. Per the department's "Cost Reimbursement Charges 1/01/2026" schedule (effective January 1, 2026), the permit, plan review and second re-inspection fees are: Category 7 childcare home $55, no plan review fee, $55; Category 8 serving 1 to 10 children $80, $110, $80; Category 9 serving 11 or more children $105, $160, $110; Category 10 prepackaged (latchkey) $30, $30, $30. This food permit is separate from state childcare licensing. A 2027 schedule is not published on the Food Permits page as of October 27, 2026.
Annual Food Establishment Permit
The Health Department's Food Permits page states: "Any business that prepares, serves, or sells food must have a current annual food permit," naming restaurants, food trucks and grocery stores among others. Per the department's "Cost Reimbursement Charges 1/01/2026" schedule (effective January 1, 2026), the annual permit and plan review fees are: Category 2 prepackaged TCS $160 and $160; Category 3 low $225 and $260; Category 4 medium $300 and $325; Category 5 high $375 and $400; Category 6 multiple departments $225 plus $55 per department and $260 plus $55 per department (plan review capped at $425). The schedule states that all initial plan review fees for Category 2, 3 and 4 establishments are $300, with the excess applied to the yearly permit, and that an existing establishment pays a $50 pre-opening inspection. Category 1–10 establishments needing more than one re-inspection are charged $110. Renewals are sent out in November; a 2027 schedule is not published on the Food Permits page as of October 27, 2026.
Mobile Food Permit
Per the Health Department's "Cost Reimbursement Charges 1/01/2026" schedule (effective January 1, 2026), a mobile unit without a commissary pays an annual permit fee of $110 (Category 16), $175 (Category 17), $250 (Category 18) or $325 (Category 19), with plan review of $100, $175 and $250 for Categories 16 to 18. The schedule's footnote on the Category 19 fee states that it "only pertains to mobile facilities that are High priority due to lack of food safety training/bare hand contact." A mobile unit with a commissary pays an annual permit fee of $185, $250, $325 or $400 for Categories 16 to 19, with plan review of $160, $250, $375 and $400. The Food Permits page names food trucks among the businesses that must hold a current annual food permit. A 2027 schedule is not published on the Food Permits page as of October 27, 2026.
Temporary Food Permit (Fair/Festival and Limited Use)
The Health Department's Food Permits page describes a Fair/Festival permit for food sold "at an event (at a single location) for up to 14 straight days" and a Limited Use permit for multiple locations over 1–3 days or 4–8 days, and states that "Events with multiple food vendors must submit a permit for each vendor." Per the "Cost Reimbursement Charges 1/01/2026" schedule (Category 14, effective January 1, 2026), a for-profit Fair/Festival permit is $55, $80 if applied for less than five days before the event and $105 at the event; a for-profit Limited Use permit is $55 for 1–3 days or $100 for 4–8 days, plus $25 if less than five days before and $50 at the event. A farm-based vendor pays $60 per season for one farmers market plus $10 for each additional market. The schedule lists no fee for not-for-profit vendors.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Jefferson County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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.
- Cost Reimbursement Charges 1/01/2026Jefferson County Health Department (Jefferson County, Missouri) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
- Food Permits — Jefferson County Health DepartmentJefferson County Health Department (Jefferson County, Missouri) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
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