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Rensselaer County

Rensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division

In short

Rensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division issues 6 permits we publish for Rensselaer County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Food Service Establishment PermitRensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division$100–$400 per establishment, per year, by risk level as printed under "Restaurant Inspections & permit issuance Annually" in the county's 2015 Environmental Health Services fee schedule (effective March 1, 2015): High Risk $400.00, Medium Risk $200.00, Low Risk $100.00; plus a $50.00 "Permitted Facility Late Fee" for a late renewal applicationannual, per the schedule line "Restaurant Inspections & permit issuance Annually"2026-10-27
Mobile Food Vendor PermitRensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division$200 per mobile vendor, per year ("Mobile Vendor Annual inspection & permit issuance $200.00" in the county's 2015 Environmental Health Services fee schedule, effective March 1, 2015); plus a $50.00 "Permitted Facility Late Fee" for a late renewal applicationannual, per the schedule line "Mobile Vendor Annual inspection & permit issuance"2026-10-27
Temporary Food Stand Permitonly if it applies to youRensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division$50 per temporary food stand ("Temporary Food Stands Annual inspection & permit issuance $50.00" in the county's 2015 Environmental Health Services fee schedule, effective March 1, 2015); the schedule's next line reads "If day of operation $100.00"annual, per the schedule line "Temporary Food Stands Annual inspection & permit issuance"2026-10-27
Swimming Pool or Spa Permit to Operateonly if it applies to youRensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division$200 per facility, per year ("Swimming Pool $200.00" and "Year Round Pool/Spa $200.00" under "Bathing Beach & Summer Pools Annual inspection & permit issuance" in the county's 2015 Environmental Health Services fee schedule, effective March 1, 2015); a new facility also pays the schedule's one-time swimming pool and beach plan review fee for new facilities, $250.00annual; the county pool page states "Facilities require a permit to operate, renewed annually."2026-10-27
Children's Camp Permit to Operateonly if it applies to youRensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health DivisionNo camp fee is published in the county's 2015 Environmental Health Services fee schedule or on its Children's Camps page; contact the Rensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health Division, for the current amount.not stated on the county Children's Camps page or the New York State Department of Health camps page; the state page states that regulated camps "must be inspected twice yearly"2026-10-27
Individual Sewage Treatment System Permit to Construct (with plan review)only if it applies to youRensselaer County Department of Health, Environmental Health DivisionSite investigation, design review and plan approval: $300.00 for an individual system (new construction); $200.00 for an engineered replacement system; $100.00 for a non-engineered replacement system. Permit to construct: $75.00 for a conventional sewage system; $150.00 for a system involving fill; $50.00 permit renewal. Per the Sewage Program fee schedule effective October 15, 2015. Commercial sewage disposal systems, engineering plan review and approval (Environmental Health Services schedule effective March 1, 2015): $300.00 for less than 1,000 GPD, $500.00 for more than 1,000 GPD, $1,000.00 for more than 5,000 GPD.per project; the sewage schedule lists a $50.00 permit renewal fee2026-10-27

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 Service Establishment Permit

A restaurant or coffee shop in Rensselaer County needs a food service permit from the Rensselaer County Department of Health. The county's Food Service Sanitation page states: "The Food Service Sanitation Program issues permits and inspects all food service facilities", and lists caterers, day care centers, fairs and festivals, mobile food vendors, restaurants, schools and temporary food stands among the categories it covers. The page adds: "For information on how to obtain a food service permit call 518-270-2711." The fee depends on the risk level the department assigns, as printed in the Rensselaer County Department of Health's "2015 Fees for Environmental Health Services" ("Effective: March, 1, 2015"), which the county's Environmental Health page links as "the current schedule of fees": under "Restaurant Inspections & permit issuance Annually", High Risk $400.00, Medium Risk $200.00 and Low Risk $100.00. The same schedule lists a "Permitted Facility Late Fee" of $50.00 for an application renewal. The county's Environmental Health page describes the fee schedules as "the current schedule of fees for sewage and the Environmental Health Division of Rensselaer County"; the resolution that adopted the 2015 schedule is not published online, so the figure is shown here as the schedule the county presents as current, with its 2015 effective date.

Mobile Food Vendor Permit

A food truck or other mobile food vendor operating in Rensselaer County needs a permit from the Rensselaer County Department of Health, whose Food Service Sanitation page lists "Mobile food vendors" among the food service facilities the program permits and inspects. The fee is $200.00 a year, listed as "Mobile Vendor Annual inspection & permit issuance $200.00" in the Rensselaer County Department of Health's "2015 Fees for Environmental Health Services" ("Effective: March, 1, 2015"), which the county's Environmental Health page links as "the current schedule of fees". The same schedule lists a "Permitted Facility Late Fee" of $50.00 for an application renewal. The Food Service Sanitation page directs applicants to call 518-270-2711 for information on how to obtain a food service permit. The county's Environmental Health page describes the fee schedules as "the current schedule of fees for sewage and the Environmental Health Division of Rensselaer County"; the resolution that adopted the 2015 schedule is not published online, so the figure is shown here as the schedule the county presents as current, with its 2015 effective date.

Temporary Food Stand Permit

A vendor serving food from a temporary stand at a fair, festival or other event in Rensselaer County needs a permit from the Rensselaer County Department of Health, whose Food Service Sanitation page lists "Temporary food stands" and "Fairs and festivals" among the food service facilities the program permits and inspects. The fee is printed in the Rensselaer County Department of Health's "2015 Fees for Environmental Health Services" ("Effective: March, 1, 2015"), which the county's Environmental Health page links as "the current schedule of fees" as "Temporary Food Stands Annual inspection & permit issuance $50.00", and the schedule's next line reads "If day of operation $100.00". The Food Service Sanitation page directs applicants to call 518-270-2711 for information on how to obtain a food service permit. The county's Environmental Health page describes the fee schedules as "the current schedule of fees for sewage and the Environmental Health Division of Rensselaer County"; the resolution that adopted the 2015 schedule is not published online, so the figure is shown here as the schedule the county presents as current, with its 2015 effective date.

Swimming Pool or Spa Permit to Operate

A fitness studio or other facility in Rensselaer County that operates a swimming pool or spa needs a permit to operate from the Rensselaer County Department of Health; a studio without a pool or spa has no pool permit to obtain. The county's Swimming Pools & Bathing Beaches page states that water recreation facilities submit monthly operation reports, safety plans, emergency plans and lifeguard certification information, which the Environmental Health Division reviews "for compliance with the New York State Sanitary Code", and that "Facilities require a permit to operate, renewed annually." Per the Rensselaer County Department of Health's "2015 Fees for Environmental Health Services" ("Effective: March, 1, 2015"), which the county's Environmental Health page links as "the current schedule of fees", the annual inspection and permit fee is $200.00 for a swimming pool and $200.00 for a year-round pool or spa. A new pool facility also pays the schedule's swimming pool and beach plan review fee for new facilities, $250.00. The county's Environmental Health page describes the fee schedules as "the current schedule of fees for sewage and the Environmental Health Division of Rensselaer County"; the resolution that adopted the 2015 schedule is not published online, so the figure is shown here as the schedule the county presents as current, with its 2015 effective date.

Children's Camp Permit to Operate

A childcare business in Rensselaer County that runs a day or overnight children's camp needs a permit to operate. The New York State Department of Health's Children's Camps page states: "In New York State, when a children's program qualifies as a camp, it must have a permit to operate legally and must operate in compliance with the requirements in Subpart 7-2 of the State Sanitary Code." The same page lists, among the responsibilities of the local health department, "To review and approve the camp's application and issue a permit", and states that regulated camps "must be inspected twice yearly, including at least once before opening and during the time the camp is operating." In Rensselaer County, the Department of Health's Children's Camps page states that day and overnight children's camp programs are inspected for general program safety, fire safety, water safety, proper supervision, sanitary facilities and the qualifications of supervisory medical personnel, and links the required state camp forms. No camp fee is published in the county's 2015 Environmental Health Services fee schedule or on the Children's Camps page; contact the Environmental Health Division for the current amount.

Individual Sewage Treatment System Permit to Construct (with plan review)

A contractor building or expanding on a site served by an on-site sewage system in Rensselaer County works under a permit to construct from the Rensselaer County Department of Health. The county's Public Health Engineering page states that Environmental Health Division staff inspect new and replacement wastewater treatment systems and review plans "submitted by New York State licensed professionals (usually professional engineers)". The application, form EH-743 (3/15), names the applicant, the current owner and the design professional of record, with signature lines for the current owner and the professional engineer, and states "ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE". Per the Rensselaer County Department of Health's "Fee Schedule for Sewage Program" ("Effective date: October 15, 2015"), which the county's Environmental Health page links as "the current schedule of fees", site investigation, design review and plan approval cost $300.00 for an individual system for new construction, $200.00 for an engineered replacement system and $100.00 for a non-engineered replacement system; the permit to construct costs $75.00 for a conventional system or $150.00 for a system involving fill, and a permit renewal costs $50.00. For a commercial sewage disposal system, the Rensselaer County Department of Health's "2015 Fees for Environmental Health Services" ("Effective: March, 1, 2015"), which the county's Environmental Health page links as "the current schedule of fees" sets engineering plan review and approval at $300.00 for less than 1,000 GPD, $500.00 for more than 1,000 GPD and $1,000.00 for more than 5,000 GPD. The county's Environmental Health page describes the fee schedules as "the current schedule of fees for sewage and the Environmental Health Division of Rensselaer County"; the resolution that adopted the 2015 schedule is not published online, so the figure is shown here as the schedule the county presents as current, with its 2015 effective date.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Rensselaer County
Phone
(518) 270-2711

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.

  1. 2015 Fees for Environmental Health Services (Effective: March, 1, 2015)Rensselaer County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Application for "Permit to Construct" Individual Sewage Treatment System (EH-743 (3/15))Rensselaer County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Children's CampsRensselaer County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  4. Children's CampsNew York State Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  5. Environmental HealthRensselaer County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  6. Environmental Health Fee ScheduleRensselaer County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  7. Fee Schedule for Sewage Program (Effective date: October 15, 2015)Rensselaer County Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  8. Food Service SanitationRensselaer County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  9. Public Health EngineeringRensselaer County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  10. Swimming Pools & Bathing BeachesRensselaer County · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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