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Local permits & fees

Lee County, AL — Commercial Kitchen Permits

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

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Food Service Establishment Permit (ADPH permit to operate)
null - Alabama food establishment permits are issued by the county health department under ADPH Rules Chapter 420-3-22, which specify no permit fee; no Lee County food-service permit fee schedule is published online. Contact Lee County Health Department (334) 745-5765.

A valid ADPH permit to operate is required for any establishment selling food; the state sanitation rules set permit requirements but do not establish a dollar fee. No county fee schedule is posted publicly.

Plan review — required

null - plan review of new/remodeled establishments is handled by the county Environmental office under ADPH rules; no published fee amount for Lee County.

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile food service establishment permit (ADPH)
null - no published Lee County mobile food permit fee; permit issued under ADPH Rules 420-3-22.

Mobile and pushcart operations require an ADPH permit; no county dollar fee is published online.

How to apply

Forms & applications

Watch out for

  • Alabama delegates food-establishment sanitation and permitting to county health departments under ADPH (state agency), not a standalone county EH department.
  • ADPH Rules Chapter 420-3-22 govern permits; the rules do not set a fee amount, and Lee County publishes no fee schedule online.
  • Temporary food-booth permits are required for public events; no published Lee County fee (a $50 figure exists for Baldwin County guidance but does not apply to Lee).

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

CategoryAnnual feeNotes
Temporary / seasonal eventnull - a temporary food-booth permit is required for public events under ADPH Rules 420-3-22, but no Lee County fee amount is published online.Alabama delegates permitting to county health departments under ADPH; Lee County posts no fee schedule. Contact Lee County Health Department (334) 745-5765.
Pushcart / mobile vendingnull - mobile/pushcart food operations require an ADPH permit; no published Lee County fee amount.Governed by ADPH Rules Chapter 420-3-22; no county fee schedule published online.
Alabama statewide rules
Who licenses you, reciprocity, and the state regime.
What equipment you need
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Permits & plan review, explained
The stack of approvals before you open.
Sources: www.alabamapublichealth.gov · www.alabamapublichealth.gov · www.alabamapublichealth.gov · www.law.cornell.edu · observed 2026-08-07