Utah — statewide
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Regulatory Services Division
In short
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Regulatory Services Division issues 3 permits we publish for Utah — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 Handler Card | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Regulatory Services Division | Food handler permit fee of no more than $15, uniform statewide, paid to the local health department under rule R392-103; the approved training provider may also charge its own reasonable training fee, and may collect both at once | 3 years, valid statewide (rule R392-103) | 2026-09-04 |
| Food Service Establishment Permit (local, not state) | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Regulatory Services Division | No fee | set locally | 2026-09-04 |
| Retail Food Establishment Registration (grocery, processor or warehouse)only if it applies to you | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Regulatory Services Division | $100–$1,250 banded by the size and type of the facility | set by the registration cycle | 2026-09-04 |
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 Handler Card
A food handler card is required, and it must come from a provider on the state's own approved list — the agriculture department publishes that list directly and states plainly that a card from an unapproved source will not be accepted by a local health department. Utah Administrative Code R392-103 sets the food handler permit fee at no more than $15, uniform statewide, payable to the local health department, and states that food handler permits are valid for 3 years statewide; a training provider may charge its own reasonable training fee on top. Confirm the provider's training price before budgeting for it.
Food Service Establishment Permit (local, not state)
No state fee, because a food establishment engaged primarily in service for immediate consumption is placed by the state agriculture department's own published guidance under the jurisdiction of the local health department where it operates, not under the state's own retail food registration. Utah has thirteen local health department jurisdictions, each setting its own fee under a shared statewide minimum sanitation standard. Confirm the figure with the specific local health department rather than assuming a statewide number, because none exists.
Retail Food Establishment Registration (grocery, processor or warehouse)
This is the state's own registration, and it applies only to a grocery, a food processor or a warehouse — never to a restaurant. The fee runs in five bands by size and function, from $100 for a cottage operation up to $1,250 for a large processor or grocer. Anything serving food for immediate consumption is licensed instead by a local health department under a different fee entirely — see the food service permit record.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Utah — statewide
- Phone
- (385) 332-1499
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.
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food — fee schedule, retail food establishment registration by size tierUtah Department of Agriculture and Food · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food — list of approved food handler training providers under rule R392-103Utah Department of Agriculture and Food · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Utah Department of Agriculture and Food — retail food regulatory program, splitting jurisdiction between the state and local health departmentsUtah Department of Agriculture and Food · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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