St. Charles County
St. Charles County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health and Protection
In short
St. Charles County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health and Protection issues 4 permits we publish for St. Charles County, last verified 2026-10-05. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Food Establishment Permit | St. Charles County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health and Protection | $235–$600 annual permit fee by food risk-base: $235 for risk-base 1 and 2, $400 for risk-base 3, $600 for risk-base 4 | permit year January 1 through December 31 | 2026-10-05 |
| Kratom Seller Registration | St. Charles County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health and Protection | $600 registration fee for each location, valid for two years | two years from the date of registration | 2026-10-05 |
| Mobile Food Vehicle Permit | St. Charles County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health and Protection | $145 annual permit fee per mobile food vehicle | permit year January 1 through December 31 | 2026-10-05 |
| Recreation Facility Permit (Fitness Centre and Tanning Centre) | St. Charles County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health and Protection | $75 annual permit fee for a recreation facility | permit year January 1 through December 31 | 2026-10-05 |
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
Permanent Food Establishment Permit
Under Section 9-101.10 of the St. Charles County Food Code (Chapter 230), the permit fee for a permanent food establishment is $235 for risk-base 1 and 2, $400 for risk-base 3 and $600 for risk-base 4. A $350 plan review fee and a $100 follow-up fee also apply. The permit year runs from January 1 to December 31, and fees or renewals postmarked after December 31 carry a $50 penalty for each month. The Environmental Division's program fee schedule dated 05/28/2024 shows the same food program amounts. The county's Permanent Food Establishments page lists restaurants among the businesses it covers. The same page states that the division inspects permanent and temporary food service establishments except those within the City of St. Peters, which conducts its own inspections. This permit therefore does not cover a food establishment in St. Peters.
Kratom Seller Registration
Chapter 237 of the St. Charles County Code, titled Regulating the Sale of Kratom and Related Products, requires a seller of kratom products to register with the Department of Public Health. Section 237.400 sets the registration fee at $600.00 for the location for which the application is made. The registration remains on the Kratom Seller Register for two years from the date of registration. The code defines a seller to include a manufacturer, wholesaler, store, restaurant, hotel, catering facility, bakery, delicatessen, supermarket, grocery store and convenience store, so the record is tagged restaurant and retail-store. The Environmental Division's program fee schedule dated 05/28/2024 lists the kratom registration at $600 every two years.
Mobile Food Vehicle Permit
The county's Mobile Food Units page describes a mobile food unit as an enclosed vehicle-mounted food service establishment. Section 9-101.10 of the County Food Code (Chapter 230) sets the mobile food vehicle permit at $145 a year, with a $150 plan review fee and a $100 follow-up fee. Fees or renewals postmarked after December 31 carry a $50 penalty for each month. The Environmental Division's program fee schedule dated 05/28/2024 lists the same mobile food program amounts. The permit year runs from January 1 to December 31, and the Division of Environmental Health and Protection issues the permit. The record is tagged food-truck because it covers the vehicle-mounted food service that the mobile food vehicle permit regulates.
Recreation Facility Permit (Fitness Centre and Tanning Centre)
Section 233.010 of the St. Charles County Code, titled Applicability and Terms Defined, defines a recreational facility as a fitness center and/or a tanning center. Section 233.980(B)(4) sets the permit fee for a recreation facility at $75, and Section 233.980(E)(3) sets the follow-up inspection fee at $35. The permit year runs from January 1 to December 31 under Section 233.980, and the Department of Public Health's Environmental Division administers the permit. The record is tagged fitness-studio because a fitness center is a recreational facility under the defined term. The same definition covers a tanning center, which carries the same permit fee and follow-up fee.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- St. Charles County
- Phone
- 636-949-1800
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.
- Environmental Division Program Fees (dated 05/28/2024)St. Charles County, Missouri · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- Mobile Food UnitsSt. Charles County, Missouri · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- Permanent Food EstablishmentsSt. Charles County, Missouri · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- St. Charles County Code, Chapter 230: Food CodeSt. Charles County, Missouri (eCode360, ST3436) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- St. Charles County Code, Chapter 233: Applicability and Terms DefinedSt. Charles County, Missouri (eCode360, ST3436) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- St. Charles County Code, Chapter 233: Permit Year, Fees and ExemptionsSt. Charles County, Missouri (eCode360, ST3436) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
- St. Charles County Code, Chapter 237: Regulating the Sale of Kratom and Related ProductsSt. Charles County, Missouri (eCode360, ST3436) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-05
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