Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Environmental Public Health Program
In short
Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Environmental Public Health Program issues 3 permits we publish for Kansas City, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Establishment Permit | Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Environmental Public Health Program | Annual permit by employee count: 0–5 employees $375; 6–9 $472; 10–20 $561; 21–40 $615; 41–60 $655; each additional 10 employees adds $126. A market is billed by square footage instead: under 3,000 sq ft $280, up to $1,408 for 60,001–80,000 sq ft, plus $188 per additional 10,000 sq ft. Mobile Food Service/Pushcart $244; Truck Sales Vendor $345; Ice Cream Vendor $63; Catering Permit $471; Farmers Market Permit $126. An application processing fee of $106 (restaurant/market) or $53 (mobile units) also applies. | annual | 2026-09-06 |
| Food Handler Card | Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Environmental Public Health Program | $25 per person, includes online training, test, certificate, and card; valid 3 years | 3 years | 2026-09-06 |
| Childcare Facility Environmental Health Reinspection | Kansas City, Missouri Health Department, Environmental Public Health Program | $75–$150 reinspection or reinstatement fee, by capacity — $75 (up to 50 children, or a home under 10), rising to $150 (301+ children) | not stated in the published fee schedule | 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
Food Establishment Permit
Per the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department's 2026 Environmental Public Health Fee Schedule, a restaurant-type establishment with 0-5 employees pays a $375 permit fee (plan review $175, reinspection $137), and the schedule lists an application processing fee of $106 for a restaurant or market and $53 for mobile units. Another City page states the application processing fee as $100; confirm the current amount with the Environmental Public Health Program at (816) 513-6315 before applying.
Food Handler Card
A facility may instead employ a certified food manager present during all business hours; otherwise 80% of food-handler staff must hold this card. The Health Department also teaches the course in person, in English and Spanish, for $20 for the same three-year card, and runs its own in-person Food Manager's Training Class at $50 for a five-year certification — both paid in advance, with registration required 48 hours ahead. A certificate from the $25 online course must be brought to the Health Department within 30 days to be exchanged for the card.
Childcare Facility Environmental Health Reinspection
The Health Department's 2026 Environmental Public Health Fee Schedule includes a 2026 Childcare Fee Schedule that lists a $0 permit fee for active childcare centers at every capacity tier and for home childcare (maximum 10 children), with reinspection and reinstatement fees of $75 for 0-50 children or a home, $100 for 51-100, $120 for 101-300 and $150 for 301 or more. The schedule sits with the Environmental Public Health Program's food and sanitation fees and is separate from Missouri's state childcare license; contact the Program at (816) 513-6315 for the scope of the inspection.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas City
- Phone
- (816) 513-6315
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.
- City of Kansas City — Need a Food Handler Card? The in-person Food Handler ($20, three-year) and Food Manager ($50, five-year) training classesKansas City, Missouri Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
- City of Kansas City — Online Food Handler TrainingKansas City, Missouri Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- KCMO 2026 Environmental Public Health Fee ScheduleKansas City, Missouri Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
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