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Business licenses and permits in Grayson County, Texas
Grayson County moved to a risk-based food permit on 1 September 2025, and the risk category decides how often you are inspected as well as what you pay: low risk is $250 and one inspection a year, medium $400 and two, high $550 and two. A multi-department establishment is capped at $773. The category turns on what you do rather than how big you are — a convenience store selling only prepackaged food is low risk, one with a hot dog roller or cut fruit is medium, and a full-service restaurant is high. Two rules matter more than the fee. Certified food managers must be registered with the county and one must be on duty during every shift. And only a transporter holding a Grayson County permit may pump a grease trap, at $50 per vehicle, so a restaurant cannot simply use its usual contractor from a neighbouring county.
What are you opening in Grayson County?
- RestaurantsFull-service restaurants carry the densest permit load of any small business: food, fire, occupancy, waste, and usually alcohol.See the full permit list
- Coffee shopsCafés are permitted as food service establishments even where no cooking happens, and the plan review step catches most operators by surprise.See the full permit list
- Retail storesRetail is the lightest common permit load, but the sales tax permit and the certificate of occupancy are non-negotiable in every jurisdiction.See the full permit list
- Food trucksMobile food is the one category with no certificate of occupancy — but it gains a commissary agreement, and the unit itself is inspected rather than the premises.See the full permit list
- Fitness studiosPrepaid memberships trigger state registration and often a surety bond, which catches operators who budgeted only for the fit-out.See the full permit list
- Childcare centresThe heaviest permit load of any small business: state agency licensing, per-person background checks, and a stricter fire standard than ordinary commercial use.See the full permit list
- Contractors and tradesLicensed at state board level rather than locally, and the only common category with no premises permits at all — the bond is usually the long pole.See the full permit list
- Auto repair shopsOrdinary commercial permitting plus an environmental layer: waste oil, solvents and stormwater are each registered separately.See the full permit list
Who issues business permits in Grayson County?
We hold records from one agency for Grayson County, alongside the state-level registrations every Texas business needs. Permitting here is split between local and state offices, so check which authority covers your address before you file.
Grayson County issuing agencies
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