Salem
Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services
In short
Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services issues 3 permits we publish for Salem, last verified 2026-09-09. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant / Food Service Establishment License (Marion County) | Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services | Marion County EHS fee schedule (as of January 1, 2026), by seating capacity: 0-15 seats $595; 16-50 seats $673; 51-150 seats $766; 151+ seats $853. Limited-service restaurant $341; Bed & breakfast $255; Benevolent restaurant $150. New-restaurant plan review is a separate one-time fee of $714 ($447 for a remodel). A reinspection or on-site consultation is billed at $179/hour. A $100 reinstatement fee is added if the license is unpaid after January 1, plus another $100 for each additional month it remains unpaid. | annual — license year aligns with the calendar year; a reinstatement fee applies for late renewal after January 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| Mobile Food Unit License (Marion County) | Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services | Marion County EHS fee schedule (as of January 1, 2026), by unit classification: Class I $280; Class II $309; Class III $366; Class IV $506. A commissary is $468/year ($375 for dishwashing-only); a stand-alone food warehouse is $190/year. A one-time mobile unit plan review, required before a new unit can be licensed, is $401. | annual | 2026-09-09 |
| Child Care Facility Health & Safety Inspection (Marion County) | Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services | Marion County EHS 'Childcare / Group Home' requested-inspection fee: $233 per inspection, required annually before the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care can issue or renew the facility's state license. A separate one-time 'Schools & Daycare Center' plan review fee of $462 applies before new construction or a major remodel of a certified child care center. | annual — required each year before the state Office of Child Care license can be renewed | 2026-09-09 |
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
Restaurant / Food Service Establishment License (Marion County)
Oregon delegates food licensing to counties, and Marion County Health & Human Services Environmental Health Services — not the Oregon Health Authority directly, and not the City of Salem — is the actual food-permitting authority for the large majority of Salem, which lies east of the Willamette River in Marion County. Restaurants receive two unannounced routine inspections per year. This is on top of, not instead of, whatever building, sign, zoning and fire requirements the City separately imposes. A business located in the West Salem neighborhood (west of the river, in Polk County) instead falls under the separate Polk County food-service record below.
Mobile Food Unit License (Marion County)
This is the county food-safety license only, separate from and additional to the City of Salem's own Mobile Food Unit Business License recorded above. Unit classes run from Class I (packaged/non-perishable items only) to Class IV (full menu, on-unit cooking of raw animal foods allowed) — Marion County EHS's own program page defines the four classes.
Child Care Facility Health & Safety Inspection (Marion County)
Distinct from and additional to the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care's own state childcare license — Marion County's own guidance confirms an Environmental Health Specialist must inspect and approve a certified family child care home OR a certified child care center every year before the state license can be issued or renewed. A certified child care CENTER additionally needs both a state Child Care Licensing Division inspection and a local fire department inspection (see the separate Salem Fire Department record below) — a certified family child care HOME operating in a private residence does not. Easy to miss because it is filed with the county health department rather than the state licensing agency. A West Salem facility in Polk County instead falls under Polk County Environmental Health's parallel childcare inspection program.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Salem
- Phone
- (503) 588-5346
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.
- Child Care FacilitiesMarion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Food Licensing ProgramMarion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
- Marion County Environmental Health Fee Schedule (as of January 1, 2026)Marion County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-09
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