What permits do you need to open a food truck in Jackson County Mo?

Temporary Food Permit Late Fee

Schedule I of Chapter 40 sets a Temporary Food Permit Late Fee of $30 for an application submitted less than 48 hours before the event. The same $30 figure appears in the Late Filing Fee line of the county's Fees at a Glance page, which states the late charge for a temporary food establishment permit is applied when the application is not filed within 48 hours before the event date. The fee is added to the $55 temporary food establishment permit recorded separately. It is charged once per late application.

Mobile Unit and Push Cart Food Permit

The Mobile Unit/Push Cart permit is $205 a year in the Current column of Schedule I of Chapter 40, and the county's Fees at a Glance page lists the same $205 figure. The Environmental Health page states that the office issues food permits and inspects mobile food establishments in the unincorporated area of the county and in the incorporated cities its scope statement lists. The schedule's history cites Ord. 5901, effective 12/16/24. A mobile food unit is a separate permit from the temporary food and seasonal permits, which are recorded as their own records.

Temporary Food Establishment Permit (14 Days or Less)

The Temporary Food Establishment Permit is $55 per permit in every column of Schedule I of Chapter 40, and the county's Environmental Health page states the same $55 for an event of 14 days or less. The Fees at a Glance page lists the same figure. A temporary food permit covers one event, and a permit application submitted less than 48 hours before the event is subject to the late fee recorded separately. A Non-Profit Temporary Food Permit is a different permit in Schedule I and is not recorded on this page.

Re-inspection Fee, Food Establishment

The Re-inspection Fee in the Current column of Schedule I of Chapter 40 is $105 per re-inspection, and the county's Fees at a Glance page states '$105 (per re-inspection).' Chapter 40 provides that fees apply to all follow-up inspections, and the Fees at a Glance page lists the same $105 per re-inspection. The 2021 and 2023 columns of Schedule I, which show $105 and $110, are not used for the current figure.

Food Handler Card (local, not state)

No state fee, because Missouri runs no statewide food handler card or certification system — the same local public health agencies that issue the establishment permit are the ones that decide, at their own discretion, whether individual workers need a card at all. Jackson County requires one for anyone handling food at an establishment in the county, priced from about $22 for a classroom or on-site session to $24.95 online, but its own guidance sends an applicant inside Kansas City or Independence to those cities' own separate programmes instead — three different food handler regimes inside a single county. Confirm the rule with the specific local health department rather than assuming a statewide requirement, because none exists.

Shared with other businesses in Jackson County Mo

• Plan Review and Pre-Opening Fee, Food Establishment — Jackson County Environmental Health, $310 one-time, plan review for a new establishment, change of ownership or remodel (Current column), one-time. Also required for restaurants, coffee shops and retail stores; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.
• Food Handler Permit — Jackson County Environmental Health, $22–$24.95 per person: $24.95 for the online course through TAP Series, paid by card, or $22 for the classroom option or on-site training, not stated in the cited source; section 4028.1 sets the duration by the standards of the issuing authority. Also required for restaurants, coffee shops and retail stores; what it involves is set out on the retail stores page.
• Seasonal Food Permit (Operating Six Months or Less) — Jackson County Environmental Health, $105 per seasonal permit, for an operation of six months or less (all columns of Schedule I), seasonal, for an operation of six months or less. Also required for restaurants; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.
• Catering Operation Permit — Jackson County Environmental Health, $385 a year, Catering Operation permit (Current column), annual, renewed each year. Also required for restaurants; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.
• Food Permit Late Filing Fee — Jackson County Environmental Health, $55 per late filing of a food establishment permit application (Current column), per late application. Also required for restaurants, coffee shops and retail stores; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.
• Food Service Permit Coverage, County Scope — Jackson County Environmental Health, No fee, not applicable; a scope statement, not a permit. Also required for restaurants, coffee shops and retail stores; what it involves is set out on the retail stores page.
• Food Establishment Permit (local, not state) — Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Environmental Health Services, $130–$775 a year, set entirely by whichever of Missouri's 115 local public health agencies covers the address, set locally. Also required for restaurants and coffee shops; what it involves is set out on the restaurants page.