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Local permits & fees

Kings County, CA — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Kings County Department of Public Health - Environmental Health Services (EHS) · department site →
Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Food Vending Facility Permit (CalCode)
null - Kings County DPH lists permit applications online but does not publish a food-facility fee schedule on its website; no dollar figure available from a published source.

CalCode retail food program covering restaurants, bars, markets, school cafeterias, bakeries, produce stands and vending. Contact EHS (559) 584-1401 for current fees.

Plan review — required

null - a Plan Check application is required but no plan check fee is published on the county site.

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Food Vending Permit
null - mobile food vending permit application is provided but fee amount is not published online.

Separate Commissary permit application also required for mobile operators.

How to apply

Forms & applications

Watch out for

  • CalCode jurisdiction administered by Kings County DPH Environmental Health Services in Hanford.
  • Website enumerates permit types (Food Vending Facility, Non-Profit/School, Plan Check, Temporary Event, Mobile Food Vending, Commissary, Cottage Food) but publishes no fee amounts.
  • City of Hanford separately regulates mobile food vendors (Municipal Code Ch. 5.64), which requires a valid Kings County DPH food vending permit.

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

CategoryAnnual feeNotes
Commissary / central preparation kitchennull - Commissary permit application provided by Kings County DPH but no fee published online.Required for mobile food vendors.
Temporary / seasonal eventnull - Temporary Events Food Vendor and Coordinator applications provided but fees not published online.Separate vendor and event-coordinator permits.
Pushcart / mobile vendingnull - Mobile Food Vending permit application provided but fee not published online.CalCode mobile food facility.
California statewide rules
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What equipment you need
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Permits & plan review, explained
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Sources: www.kcdph.com · www.kcdph.com · ecode360.com · observed 2026-08-07