Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach Health District, Office of Environmental Health
In short
Virginia Beach Health District, Office of Environmental Health issues 2 permits we publish for Virginia Beach, last verified 2026-09-05. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Food Manager Requirement | Virginia Beach Health District, Office of Environmental Health | No fee | per the accredited course/exam provider's certificate validity | 2026-09-05 |
| Food Establishment Permit | Virginia Beach Health District, Office of Environmental Health | $40.00 plan review fee plus $40.00 permit fee for a new establishment ($80 total to open); $40.00 annual renewal fee, due 30 days before expiration. | annual | 2026-09-05 |
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
Certified Food Manager Requirement
Local ordinance requires a Certified Food Manager present at least 8 hours a day the establishment is open. There is no city-set fee — cost is whatever the ANSI-CFP-accredited course/exam provider (ServSafe, StateFoodSafety.com, 360training.com, National Registry of Food Safety Professionals, Prometric) charges. The City's own Code of Ordinances table of contents confirms Chapter 13, 'Food and Food Establishments,' as the governing chapter; the specific section number within that chapter is not cited here.
Food Establishment Permit
Issued by VDH's local Virginia Beach Health District, not a city health department — Virginia Beach has no separate municipal health agency. The District's Food Plan Review Application Packet asks applicants to allow 30 days for plan review approval and states that food establishment permits must be renewed annually, with the permit fee submitted 30 days before the existing permit expires.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia Beach
- Phone
- (757) 518-2700
- Website
- www.vdh.virginia.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.
- Code of Ordinances table of contents, confirming Chapter 13, 'Food and Food Establishments,' as the governing chapterCity of Virginia Beach, via Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Virginia Beach Health District — Food Plan Review Application PacketVirginia Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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