St. Louis
City of St. Louis Department of Health, Environmental Health Division, Food and Beverage Control Program
In short
City of St. Louis Department of Health, Environmental Health Division, Food and Beverage Control Program issues 1 permit we publish for St. Louis, 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 | City of St. Louis Department of Health, Environmental Health Division, Food and Beverage Control Program | Effective July 1, 2022: initial permit for a new establishment $200; renewal — low priority $165, moderate priority $275, high priority $390; grocery store permit $295; plan review $75–$125 by priority. Temporary permits: $50/day per vendor (traditional); $100/year (specialty food); farmers market $350 for the organizer plus $100/vendor; cottage food is free. | annual | 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
Every establishment must have a Certified Food Protection Manager; the ordinance funds free city-run food safety training from permit-fee revenue, but the cost of the accredited exam or certification itself (typically paid to a private provider) is not published. The City's own Department of Health administers this — not St. Louis County's separate health department.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- St. Louis
- Phone
- (314) 657-1539
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 St. Louis Ordinance 71324, New City Food Code (effective February 23, 2021, fee step-up effective July 1, 2022)City of St. Louis · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
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