Any person or facility doing the following:
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Operating a food establishment (an operation that stores,
prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human
consumption) |
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Operating a retail grocery or convenience store (an
operation that sells or offers to sell food to consumers for off-premises
consumption, not including take-out food intended for immediate consumption) |
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Charitable organizations or private citizens serving food to
the public |
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A new owner of a food service establishment.
A food service license is not transferable to a new owner or
new location. |
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Fixed – Annual, Seasonal, and Limited |
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Temporary |
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Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU) |
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Mobile |
| Vending |
The
license year is from May 1 – April 30th of the following year for all
licenses, except temporary licenses. Temporary
licenses are good for 14 consecutive days at a single location.
Please contact the Environmental Health Division for additional
information on temporary license requirements or for information on obtaining a
license in the middle of a licensing year at (269) 945-9516, Option 5 in Barry
County and at (517) 541-2615 in Eaton County.
The
license applications and additional information can be found on the Michigan
Department of Agriculture (MDA) web page. Please
read the Temporary
Food Checklist prior to submitting a temporary food license application.
The following links will provide additional licensing information:
STFU
Guidance Information (see page 50)
Food Service Plan Review (click here to learn whether plan review will be necessary prior to licensure)
