Oklahoma — statewide
Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service
In short
Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service issues 2 permits we publish for Oklahoma — statewide, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Food Protection Manager (optional, not mandatory)only if it applies to you | Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-04 |
| Food Establishment License | Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service | $425 to open, plus a $425 plan review; renewal is $335 a year | annual | 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
Certified Food Protection Manager (optional, not mandatory)
No fee, because Oklahoma runs no mandatory statewide food handler card or food manager certification programme — and this is worth stating plainly because it contradicts what a business owner might expect from a neighbouring state. The rule gives the person in charge three separate ways to demonstrate knowledge at inspection: having no priority violations that day, being a certified food protection manager, or simply answering the inspector's questions correctly. Certification is one option among three, not a requirement. Local ordinances in individual cities and counties may impose their own food handler card programmes, but those are municipal choices rather than a state mandate.
Food Establishment License
Oklahoma does not band the fee by seating capacity the way many states do — food service, manufacturing and wholesale establishments all pay the same figure regardless of size. What makes the first year expensive is that the $425 initial license sits on top of a separate $425 plan review required before a new establishment can be licensed at all, so a standard new restaurant typically pays $850 before renewal ever enters the picture; renewal alone is $335, rising to $375 if filed late. A state-operated, nonprofit or health-facility kitchen pays a lower band, $175 to open and $125 to renew. A temporary establishment is priced by the day: $100 for the first three days and $40 for each day after, and a farmers market or county fair vendor is capped by statute at $50.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Oklahoma — statewide
- Phone
- (405) 426-8250
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.
- Oklahoma Administrative Code 310:250-3-1 — the retail food establishment fee schedule by classificationOklahoma State Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Oklahoma Administrative Code 310:257-3-2 — the person-in-charge demonstration of knowledge rule, of which certification is only one optionOklahoma State Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Oklahoma State Department of Health form 543 — initial food, drug or lodging license applicationOklahoma State Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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