Victoria County
Victoria County Public Health Department, Environmental Services
In short
Victoria County Public Health Department, Environmental Services issues 4 permits we publish for Victoria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Food Establishment Permit | Victoria County Public Health Department, Environmental Services | $200–$300 per year, by employee count | 1 year | 2026-08-25 |
| Temporary Food Establishment Permitonly if it applies to you | Victoria County Public Health Department, Environmental Services | $52–$200 per event or per year | per event, or 1 year | 2026-08-25 |
| Farmers Market Permitonly if it applies to you | Victoria County Public Health Department, Environmental Services | $30 per permit | not stated in the published schedule | 2026-08-25 |
| Inspection Upon Requestonly if it applies to you | Victoria County Public Health Department, Environmental Services | $150–$200 requested or reinspection | per inspection | 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
Retail Food Establishment Permit
Four bands: $200 for 1 to 4 employees, $225 for 5 to 10, $250 for 11 to 19 and $300 above 19. The spread of $100 between smallest and largest is the narrowest in this dataset — Corpus Christi runs $245 to $773 on the same kind of banding, and Brazos County $350 to $675 — so Victoria County is a bargain for a substantial employer. Renewing after the expiry date adds a flat $100, which on the smallest band is half the permit again. The department's own Application for Food Establishment Permit (revised 10/09/25) prints that charge as "Late Fee after December 31", and lists "Non-Profit (501 C Required)" as "No Fee".
Temporary Food Establishment Permit
$52 per event, or $200 for a year — the annual option pays for itself at four events, the same crossover as Corpus Christi and Williamson County. Both figures track the state ceiling under SB 1008. The department's Temporary Food Establishment page states that non-profit organizations providing proof of 501(c)(3) status are exempt from the permit fee but must still meet every temporary food establishment requirement.
Farmers Market Permit
$30 — the cheapest farmers market permit recorded here, against the $100 statutory ceiling that McKinney, Williamson County and Brazos County all charge. The department is precise about when it is needed: only for potentially hazardous food requiring time and temperature control, and not for anything exempt under the Texas Cottage Food Law. A baker selling shelf-stable goods may need nothing at all.
Inspection Upon Request
$150 for an inspection on request, which the department says covers schools and nursing homes among others, and $200 for a reinspection. The reinspection trigger is stated plainly and is worth managing against: more than 30 demerits on the inspection report, or a request from the establishment itself.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Victoria County
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- www.victoriacountytx.gov/
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.
- Texas DSHS Local Ordinance and Fee Schedule RegistryTexas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-24
- Victoria County Public Health Department food establishment fees, filed with Texas DSHS 10 February 2026Victoria County Public Health Department, filed with Texas Department of State Health Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-08-25
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