Food Service Fees

Permit

Fee

Note
Food Service
Classes III & IV- Full Service- Year Round - Caterers

 

$425

  
Classes III & IV- Full Service- Year Round - Caterers
one-half year or less

$215

 For new establishments or ownership transfers
-Class III & IV- Seasonal Establishments

$250

An establishment is seasonal if it operates for less than 6 months and more than two weeks a year.
Classes I & II

Retail Food Stores

$150

 One or two inspections per year, simple menu — gas stations, news stands, etc.
Re-inspection Fee

$150

 This fee is imposed on those establishments that require more than one re-inspection per permit year. The fee is $150 per extra inspection.

This fee is collected when the establishment renews it application each January.

Mobile Vendor

$250

 Difficult to find and inspect; range from summer ice cream trucks to year round mobile canteens
Temporary Food Events
Complex menu (class III or IV equivalent), single vendor

$150

 From a public health perspective, the menu (potentially hazardous foods) is much more important than the size, and requires more work from the WWHD staff.
Large, multi-vendor, per vendor

$150

Example:  Italian Festival
Simple Menu

$50

 Events serving soda, baked goods, etc.
Student-run Event

$1

 Fee abated for students (permit still required)
Inspection Fee

$100 per inspection day

Most events are not inspected (pre-event work with WWHD staff is usually sufficient to ensure a safe event). There are several of the larger, more complicated events that require inspection, and they alone should be required to cover the inspection costs.
Plan Review
Food Service Facility Plan Review new permittee

 $600

 Any establishment changing hands or opening de novo, must review its physical plant and menu with WWHD staff. Any renovations must be approved, and any existing physical deficiencies must be addressed before a permit to operate will to operate will be granted.
Food Service Facility Plan Review, existing permittee, renovation

 $140

 Any renovations to an existing establishment must be approved by WWHD prior to installation. This fee will be doubled if WWHD finds renovations at an establishment that were not approved by WWHD.