Lincoln
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Environmental Public Health
In short
Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Environmental Public Health issues 2 permits we publish for Lincoln, last verified 2026-09-11. 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 | Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Environmental Public Health | $660.00 for a new Food Establishment Permit; $450.00 to renew; each additional food-preparation facility added to the same permit (including a second kitchen) costs $210.00 (amounts effective September 2026 per LLCHD's Rates, Fees and Other Charges page). | annual — specific expiration date not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-11 |
| Mobile Food Unit Permit (Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department) | Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Environmental Public Health | $210 annual, as an additional facility to a base LLCHD Food Establishment Permit (new $660.00 / renewal $450.00) | annual — specific expiration date not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-11 |
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
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, not the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, is the food-permitting authority in Lincoln — LLCHD's own brochure states plainly that most food establishments in the City of Lincoln need an LLCHD permit on top of the state license LLCHD itself administers, and its own fee page prices the permit entirely independently of NDA's statewide $122 figure covered at the Nebraska state level. A Food Protection Manager permit ($30.00, per LLCHD's own fee page) is required for at least one person in charge before opening, on top of this establishment permit. All food establishment permits are non-transferable between owners or locations.
Mobile Food Unit Permit (Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department)
LLCHD's Rates, Fees and Other Charges page lists 'Mobile Food Unit (New or Renewal) as additional facility' at $210.00, effective September 2026 per the page's own date column (previously $205), separate from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture's statewide $122 mobile-vendor figure covered at the Nebraska state level. The fee page prices this as an 'additional facility' add-on to a base Food Establishment Permit (new $660.00 / renewal $450.00) rather than as a standalone base rate, and LLCHD's farmers-market vendor permit chart uses the same framing: a mobile or temporary operation tied to an existing Lincoln food establishment is permitted 'as an additional facility', while the chart treats a temporary operation with no licensed food establishment as a separate row needing Food Manager/Handler permits. The fee page lists no separate rate for a freestanding, year-round mobile unit with no base establishment; contact LLCHD at (402) 441-6280 for how such a unit is permitted. A Food Catering Service is priced identically ($210.00) under the same 'additional facility' structure.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Lincoln
- Phone
- (402) 441-6280
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.
- Food Establishment Requirements — states that all food establishments in Lancaster County need a Nebraska Department of Agriculture license through LLCHD, and that most food establishments in the City of Lincoln also need LLCHD permits, plus the licensing checklist (zoning, LLCHD plan review, building permit, occupancy permit, LLCHD inspection)Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Food Permit Requirements for Lincoln Farmer's Market Vendors — confirms that a temporary or mobile food service tied to an existing Lincoln food establishment is permitted "as an additional facility," the terminology the Health Department's own fee page uses for its Mobile Food Unit and Food Catering Service rate, and separately treats a temporary operation with no licensed food establishment as a distinct row requiring Food Manager/Handler permits insteadLincoln-Lancaster County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Rates, Fees and Other Charges — the Health Department's own food-program fee table, re-read September 2026: New Food Establishment Permit $660.00, Renewal $450.00, each additional food-preparation facility (including a Mobile Food Unit or Food Catering Service) $210.00, effective September 2026 per the page's own per-line date column (Food Handler Permit $20.00, Food Protection Manager $30.00 unchanged)Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
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