Memphis
Shelby County Health Department, Food Inspection Program
In short
Shelby County Health Department, Food Inspection Program issues 2 permits we publish for Memphis, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Food Unit Permit | Shelby County Health Department, Food Inspection Program | $360 a year — a $150 local fee plus a $210 state fee | annual | 2026-09-05 |
| Food Establishment Permit | Shelby County Health Department, Food Inspection Program | $210–$360 a year — $210 for 50 seats or fewer, $360 for 51 or more | annual, permit year July 1 – June 30 | 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
Mobile Food Unit Permit
Confirmed directly against the county's own mobile-unit application packet, which itemizes this as "LOCAL FEE: $150.00 / STATE FEE: $210.00 / TOTAL: $360.00." The total happens to match the 51+-seat restaurant tier above by coincidence, not because the two fees are the same structure.
Food Establishment Permit
Shelby County Health Department, not the City of Memphis, is the sole food-permitting authority. Retail food stores and meat markets are priced separately by square footage, $57.50–$622.50 a year.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Memphis
- Phone
- 901-222-9158
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.
- Shelby County Health Department — environmental health and food safety programme feesShelby County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Shelby County Health Department — mobile food unit permit fee packetShelby County Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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