Cincinnati
Cincinnati Health Department, Food Safety Office
In short
Cincinnati Health Department, Food Safety Office issues 2 permits we publish for Cincinnati, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 License | Cincinnati Health Department, Food Safety Office | $359–$1,946 a year, by risk level (1-4) and whether the space is under or over 25,000 square feet, including the $28 state portion | annual — expires March 1 every year | 2026-09-04 |
| Food Safety Training Certification | Cincinnati Health Department, Food Safety Office | A 3-hour Person in Charge course is $25. A 2-day Manager Certification course, required at every Risk Level III and IV establishment under Ohio Administrative Code rule 3717-1-02.4(B), is $150, or $60 for an exam-only option. | set by the underlying state certification standard | 2026-09-04 |
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 License
A restaurant under 25,000 square feet runs $359 at the lowest risk level to $942 at the highest; the same tiers roughly double above 25,000 square feet, reaching $1,946. Unpaid past the March 1 due date draws a 25% surcharge. Applications go through the ezTrak system, and no equipment may be purchased before the plan is approved.
Food Safety Training Certification
These are state requirements delivered and enforced locally through the Cincinnati Health Department, not a purely city-invented rule. The manager certification applies specifically to the two highest risk levels; lower-risk establishments only need the shorter, cheaper Person in Charge course.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Cincinnati
- Phone
- (513) 564-1751
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.
- Cincinnati Health Department — 2026 food license fee scheduleCincinnati Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Cincinnati Health Department — food safety training, Person in Charge and Manager Certification feesCincinnati Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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