Jersey City
Jersey City Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Licensing
In short
Jersey City Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Licensing issues 4 permits we publish for Jersey City, last verified 2026-09-05. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Food/Kitchen Establishment License | Jersey City Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Licensing | $400–$1,000 a year — a restaurant/kitchen runs $400 (20 seats or fewer, Class C) to $1,000 (over 80 seats, Class A); retail markets are priced separately by square footage | annual | 2026-09-05 |
| Mobile Food License | Jersey City Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Licensing | $250–$840 a year — $840 for a truck/trailer (Class A), $600 for a pushcart or ice cream vehicle (Class B), $250 for a flavored ice cart (Class C) | annual | 2026-09-05 |
| Food Handler's and Food Manager's Course | Jersey City Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Licensing | $50–$100 $50 for the Food Handler's course, $100 for the Food Manager's course | renewal period set by New Jersey's Certified Food Protection Manager rule, N.J.A.C. 8:24 | 2026-09-05 |
| Child Care License | Jersey City Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Licensing | $280 a year | annual | 2026-09-05 |
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
Retail Food/Kitchen Establishment License
Confirmed directly against the Division of Environmental Health's own current fee schedule (effective August 1, 2025). A retail food market runs $600 (Class D grocery) to $1,600 (Class A, 20,000+ sq ft); a bakery is $350. Pre-opening inspection is a further $75. Hudson County plays no confirmed role in this permit.
Mobile Food License
Confirmed directly against the Environmental Health Division's own current fee schedule.
Food Handler's and Food Manager's Course
Confirmed directly against the Environmental Health Division's own fee list. It is not fully clear whether this city-run course is the mandatory state Certified Food Protection Manager pathway or a supplemental local class — disclosed rather than asserted either way.
Child Care License
Confirmed directly against the Environmental Health Division's own fee schedule, layered on top of the state NJ DCF Office of Licensing requirement already recorded at the state layer.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City
- Phone
- (201) 547-6800
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.
- Jersey City Environmental Health Division — license fee schedule, effective August 1, 2025Jersey City Division of Environmental Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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