San Antonio
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
In short
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District issues 4 permits we publish for San Antonio, 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 Re-inspection Feeonly if it applies to you | San Antonio Metropolitan Health District | $150 per re-inspection | per inspection | 2026-08-24 |
| Food Establishment Permit | San Antonio Metropolitan Health District | $310–$928 per year, banded by gross annual food sales | annual | 2026-08-24 |
| School Food Permit | San Antonio Metropolitan Health District | $240 per year | one school year | 2026-08-24 |
| Health Licensing Inspection — Change of Ownershiponly if it applies to you | San Antonio Metropolitan Health District | $150 per inspection | one-time, per change of ownership | 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 Re-inspection Fee
$150 for any food establishment or food vendor requiring inspection beyond the normal schedule. Half what Fort Worth charges for the same thing.
Food Establishment Permit
$310 up to $49,999 in gross annual food sales; $618 from $50,000 to $149,999; $928 at $150,000 or more. San Antonio sits within a dollar or two of Austin at every band, and roughly 20% above the DSHS standard used by Dallas, Fort Worth and Tarrant County. A for-profit school contractor pays $240.
School Food Permit
$240 whether the operator is a for-profit contractor holding an annual permit or an ISD or non-profit contractor paying for two inspections a school year. Materially below the $310 lowest band for an ordinary food establishment, and well below the $928 top band. Foster care inspection is $61.80.
Health Licensing Inspection — Change of Ownership
$150 for the pre-permitting inspection of an existing food establishment when ownership changes and a new permit is needed but no new certificate of occupancy is required — the cheaper of the two routes through a restaurant acquisition, and worth establishing early which one applies. A food permit more than 30 days overdue adds a $100 late fee, and replacing lost permit documentation is $15.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio
- 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.
- City of San Antonio Fee Schedule — Food Establishment PermitCity of San Antonio (via Texas DSHS Local Ordinance Registry) · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-22
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