Food

You have indicated interest in obtaining a Food Establishment License. To be eligible for a Food Establishment License, you must:

• Reach out to the local county health department to determine if your establishment is required to submit a plan review prior to completing a license application.
  • If required, submit plans and plan review fee of $425.00.
  • Receive confirmation from local county health department that plans demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Get a classification number from the county health department (all applicants).
• Submit a correctly completed license application to the appropriate county health department.
• Submit license application fee online (this is a separate fee from plan review).
• Demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements during pre-licensure inspection.
• All applicants are required to provide an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with their application.

You have expressed interest in acquiring a Food Manufacturing License. To be eligible for a Food Manufacturing Establishment License, you must:

• Contact Consumer Health Services at CHSLicensing@health.ok.gov to determine whether plan review is required.
  • If required, submit the food establishment plans to CHSLicensing@health.ok.gov and the $425.00 required plan review fee to the health department (this is a separate fee from the license application fee).
  • Receive confirmation from Consumer Health Services that submitted plans demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Upon receipt of notification that plan review is not required or that submitted plans demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements, submit a correctly completed license application to CHSLicensing@health.ok.gov.
• Submit the required license application fee online.
• Demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements during pre-licensure inspection.
• All applicants are required to provide an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with their application.

You have indicated interest in obtaining a Temporary Food Establishment License. To be eligible for a Temporary Food Establishment License, you must:

• Reach out to the local county health department.
• Submit license fee:
  • Temporary Retail food establishment - $50.00 for the 1st day and $25.00 for each day after with a maximum of 14 days
  • Farmers Market - $50.00 per day with a maximum of 3 days
  • County Fair - $50.00 per day with a maximum of 3 days
• Demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements during the licensure inspection.
• All applicants are required to provide an Affidavit of Lawful Presence with their application.

• Plan review (if applicable)
• Submission of correctly completed license application and applicable fee
• Demonstration of compliance with regulatory requirements during pre-licensure inspection

Please contact your local county health department for guidance on plan review. In addition to helping you identify whether a plan review is required, the local county health department will provide you with a classification number, which you will need for your license application.

No, plan review is different from a license application. Both may be required. The local county health department can provide guidance on whether plan review is required. If required, plan review must be completed prior to the submission of a license application.

• Plan review identifies whether an establishment will be constructed according to current regulatory requirements, if submitted plans are followed. 
• A plan review is required before construction of a food establishment, conversion of an existing structure for use as a food establishment or operation, remodeling of a food establishment or change of food establishment type and must be completed prior to the licensure application process. 
• Potential licensees initiate the plan review process through the local county health department. 
• If a plan review is required, plan review fees are paid to the county health department prior to completion of a plan review.

• A license application is submitted to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, along with the required application fee. 
• A pre-licensure inspection may be completed when the following have occurred: 
  • Plan review fees paid
  • Plan review phase completed
  • License application and fee submitted
  • All application requirements have been met