Hays County
Hays County Development Services
In short
Hays County Development Services issues 5 permits we publish for Hays County, last verified 2026-08-25. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Event Food Permitonly if it applies to you | Hays County Development Services | $52 per event | expires 14 calendar days after issuance, valid for a single event | 2026-08-25 |
| Food Establishment Reinspectiononly if it applies to you | Hays County Development Services | $120–$200 per reinspection, by gross annual food sales | per inspection | 2026-08-25 |
| Retail Food Establishment Permit | Hays County Development Services | $250–$650 per year, by gross annual food sales | 1 year | 2026-08-25 |
| Food Establishment Amendmentonly if it applies to you | Hays County Development Services | $125–$325 per amendment, by gross annual food sales | per amendment | 2026-08-25 |
| Farmers Market Individual Vendor Permitonly if it applies to you | Hays County Development Services | $100 per year | expires 31 December each year | 2026-08-25 |
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
Temporary Event Food Permit
$52, the state ceiling, and the county is precise about the term: the permit expires 14 calendar days after issuance and is valid for a single event. Note that the clock runs from issuance, not from the event — applying early shortens the window you actually get.
Food Establishment Reinspection
$120, $160 or $200 on the same turnover bands as the permit — one of the few schedules in this dataset to means-test a reinspection rather than charge it flat. A payment returned by the bank for insufficient funds may attract a further $50 returned payment fee.
Retail Food Establishment Permit
Three bands on gross annual volume of food sales, covering both retail food establishments and food stores: $250 up to $49,999.99, $450 to $149,999.99 and $650 at $150,000 or more. The county sets its own figures rather than adopting the state's $258 / $515 / $773, and lands slightly above the state floor and below its ceiling. Applications must go through MGOConnect online — paper will not be accepted. A school food establishment run for profit by a private contractor is $258, and an ISD cafeteria is inspected at $150 per inspection with two required each year.
Food Establishment Amendment
Banded on the same turnover thresholds as the permit: $125, $225 or $325. The county defines an amendment broadly — a change of name, a change of ownership, a change of floorplan or remodel, and any additional document review all count. That breadth matters: refitting a kitchen triggers an amendment fee here even where the permit itself is untouched.
Farmers Market Individual Vendor Permit
$100 a year, the statutory ceiling, covering all farmers markets inside the county's jurisdiction. It expires on 31 December regardless of when it was bought, so a permit taken out in November lasts weeks rather than a year — worth timing. A yard egg producer selling at a farmers market or other event pays $50 annually.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Hays County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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.
- Hays County Development Services Fee Schedule, 1 January 2026 (filed with Texas DSHS 30 October 2025)Hays County, filed with Texas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-25
- Texas DSHS Local Ordinance and Fee Schedule RegistryTexas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
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