Charitable Organizations
Food License Requirements
The following factors help determine the type of license required, if any, for charitable, non-profit, or religious organizations:
- Type of establishment,
- Depth/type of food operations, and
- Personnel/employees.
Use the licensing matrix to determine what type of license, if any, is required for your operations. In addition, it is recommended to contact your local county health department inspector to assist you through this process. You may also submit your question via email to CHSLicensing@health.ok.gov.
Key Citations Used When Determining if a License is Necessary
A kitchen in a private home if only food that does not require time and temperature control for safety is prepared for sale or service at a function such as a nonprofit civic, charitable or religious organization's bake sale;
A nonprofit civic, charitable or religious organization using unpaid individuals to prepare or serve food on its behalf, for occasional fund-raising events sponsored and conducted by the organization. For the purposes of this paragraph, an "occasional fund-raising event" shall be defined as an event that occurs four times a year or less;
A nonprofit civic, charitable or religious organization using unpaid individuals to prepare or serve food on its behalf, for occasional fund-raising events sponsored and conducted by the organization. For the purposes of this paragraph, an "occasional fund-raising event" shall be defined as an event that occurs four times a year or less;
A nonprofit civic, charitable or religious organization using unpaid individuals to prepare or serve food on its behalf, for occasional fund-raising events sponsored and conducted by the organization. For the purposes of this paragraph, an "occasional fund-raising event" shall be defined as an event that occurs four times a year or less;
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Consumer Health Service
P.O. Box 268815
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-8815
Physical Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
Phone: (405) 426-8250
Fax: (405) 900-7557
Email: CHSLicensing@health.ok.gov
