Lubbock
City of Lubbock Environmental Health
In short
City of Lubbock Environmental Health issues 4 permits we publish for Lubbock, last verified 2026-08-24. 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 Permit | City of Lubbock Environmental Health | $100–$350 by risk band | not stated in the published material | 2026-08-24 |
| Temporary Food Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Lubbock Environmental Health | $52 per permit | under 14 days | 2026-08-24 |
| Sample Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Lubbock Environmental Health | $25 for the first two days, then $5 for each day after | not stated in the published material | 2026-08-24 |
| Food Processing Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Lubbock Environmental Health | $135–$205 per year, by floor area | not stated in the published material | 2026-08-24 |
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 Permit
Four risk bands: $100 at risk 1, $175 at risk 2, $270 at risk 3 and $350 at risk 4. The $100 entry point is the lowest standing food permit in this dataset — Midland starts at $150, Waco at $258 and Frisco at $300 — though the $350 top band lands close to the middle of the pack rather than the bottom. Anyone serving food to the public needs one, with two published exemptions: non-profit organisations that do not charge for food, such as soup kitchens, and charitable organisations selling only prepackaged non-potentially-hazardous items like cookies, cakes or brownies as a fundraiser. Getting one is an in-person process at 1902 Texas Avenue: bring a set of blueprints identifying the kitchen area, restrooms and all equipment placement, complete the application, then schedule a risk assessment and a pre-opening inspection before paying. The risk assessment is what sets your band, so the blueprint stage is where the annual fee is effectively decided.
Temporary Food Permit
$52 flat under the department's Senate Bill 1008 notice. Lubbock previously charged $50 for the first two days and $10 for each day after, so a full fourteen-day run came to $170. The department's Senate Bill 1008 notice states the permit is revised to $52, which is the figure DSHS charges and the ceiling SB 1008 sets, so a fortnight-long stall now costs less than a third of what it did. The same notice consolidates a facility holding several retail food permits into one permit at its highest risk level, and moves non-profits to an inspection basis rather than a permit.
Sample Permit
$25 for the first two days and $5 a day after — half the temporary permit rate, for sampling rather than selling. A distinct permit type most Texas cities do not publish separately, and the right one for a grocer or producer running an in-store tasting.
Food Processing Permit
Banded by floor area rather than risk: $135 up to 1,000 sq ft, $160 from 1,001 to 5,000, $180 from 5,001 to 10,000 and $205 above 10,000. The spread is unusually flat — a 20,000 sq ft processor pays only $70 more than a 900 sq ft one — so Lubbock is notably cheap for a large food manufacturing operation. Separate from the food establishment permit, which is priced on risk.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Lubbock
- Phone
- 806-775-3000
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.
- City of Lubbock Environmental Health — Senate Bill 1008 notice on permitting and permitting fees for food establishmentsCity of Lubbock Environmental Health Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
- Environmental Health — Food Establishment Permit types and feesCity of Lubbock · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
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