Local permits & fees

Albany County, NY — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Albany County Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health Services · department site →
Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Permit to Operate a Food Service Establishment (annual)
null - the standard food-service-establishment permit fee is not published in machine-readable form on the county site (Environmental Health forms/fee page returned HTTP 403 to automated fetch). NY county permits commonly run ~$150-$400/yr (UNVERIFIED for Albany). Confirm with Environmental Health at (518) 447-4580.

Regulated under NY State Sanitary Code. Establishments covered include restaurants, school/business cafeterias, caterers, senior-meal programs, bakeries, children's institutions, soup kitchens, park concessions, and street-fair booths. Uses NYSDOH permit application DOH-3915.

Plan review — required

null - plan-review fee not published on accessible county pages; plan/menu review required before construction/opening under NY Sanitary Code.

Turnaround: null - not published

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Permit to Operate a Mobile Food Service Establishment (NY Subpart 14-4)
$290 mobile-vendor fee due at inspection, plus $25 additional if a frozen-dessert permit is required (per Albany County mobile-vendor instructions; UNVERIFIED against a formal published fee schedule)

Regulated under NY Environmental Health Regs Subpart 14-4 (Mobile Food Service Establishments and Pushcarts). County handles mobile applications, vendor inspections, commissary documentation, and menu review. Commissary/base of operation required.

Watch out for

  • County Division of Environmental Health Services administers all food-service permitting for Albany County; general line (518) 447-4580.
  • Only the mobile-vendor fee ($290 + $25 frozen dessert) surfaced publicly; the fixed-establishment permit and plan-review fees are not published in accessible form.
Sources: www.albanycountyny.gov · www.albanycountyny.gov · www.health.ny.gov · www.health.ny.gov · observed 2026-08-07