Local permits & fees

Henry County, GA — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Georgia DPH District 4 Public Health - Henry County Environmental Health (county board of health) · department site →
Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Food Service Establishment permit (Georgia Food Code, Ch. 511-6-1)
null - Georgia food service establishment permit fees are set by each County Board of Health (and approved by the County Commission), not by the state. The Henry County Board of Health adopts its own fee schedule, which is not published in an accessible online source. Contact Henry County Environmental Health / District 4 Public Health (Henry Co. govt: 770-288-6000).

Permits are valid for one year from date of issuance and 'fees shall be paid in accordance with the current fee schedule adopted by the Henry County Board of Health.' Statewide, GA county food-service permit fees typically run about $100-$500/yr, but the specific Henry County amount is not published online.

Plan review — required

null - plan review is required for new construction/remodeling under the Georgia Food Code, but the Henry County Board of Health plan-review fee is not published in an accessible online source.

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Food Service Unit permit (Georgia Food Code)
null - mobile food service units are permitted by the county health department with a permitted base of operation/commissary; the Henry County Board of Health mobile-unit fee is not published in an accessible online source.

Georgia mobile food units must operate from a permitted base of operation and are permitted like fixed food service establishments; the fee amount is set locally and not posted.

Watch out for

  • Administering authority: county board of health under Georgia DPH (District 4 Public Health serves 12 counties including Henry). Decatur-area note does not apply; county seat is McDonough, Atlanta metro.
  • Georgia sets food-safety RULES statewide (Ch. 511-6-1) but delegates FEE-SETTING to each county board of health; District 4 does not publish per-county fee schedules online.
  • No published Henry County dollar figures were found; all fees marked null accordingly.

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

CategoryAnnual feeNotes
Temporary / seasonal eventnull - Georgia breaks out a Temporary Food Service Establishment permit, but the fee is set by the Henry County Board of Health and is not published in an accessible online source.Contact Henry County Environmental Health / District 4 Public Health (Henry Co. govt 770-288-6000).
Pushcart / mobile vendingnull - mobile food units / carts are permitted by the county with a permitted base of operation, but the Henry County Board of Health fee is not published online.Georgia mobile food service units are permitted like fixed establishments; fee set locally and not posted.
Sources: www.district4health.org · www.garestaurants.org · dph.georgia.gov · observed 2026-08-07