Local permits & fees

Monroe County, IN — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Monroe County Health Department, Environmental Health Division. Fees are set by Monroe County Code Section 310 (as amended by Ordinance 2025-48). Retail food service establishments are licensed annually with fees tiered by number of employees. · department site →
Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Retail Food Service Establishment License (annual)
By number of employees: 1-5 employees $165; 6-10 $330; 11-20 $495; 21+ $600. Change of ownership $165.

Partial-year establishments opening 1-3 months prior to the licensing year pay 50% of the annual fee. Renewal due by Feb 28/29; late fees (as of 2025 ordinance) run high - late-fee policy revised to 100% of the license for the first month, then additional monthly amounts.

Plan review — required

$100 one-time plan review / new establishment construction fee.

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Retail Food Establishment License
$150 (motorized Mobile Food Service Establishment); $25 (non-motorized mobile establishment selling prepackaged ice cream and novelties only).

Mobile food establishment one-time new-establishment fee listed at $165 in the code fee table; plan review $100.

Watch out for

  • Retail food annual fees are tiered by employee count ($165 / $330 / $495 / $600).
  • Seasonal Retail Food Establishments operating up to 9 months/year: $100.
  • Multi-Market Retail Food Establishments: 1-3 locations $100; 4-6 locations $200.
  • Temporary Retail Food Establishment: $50 per event.
  • Vending Machines of potentially hazardous foods: $100 (first ten machines), additional fee per machine over ten.
  • Prepackaged food establishment only: $150 (one-time new-establishment fee).
  • Fee source: Monroe County Code Section 310 PDF (secure.in.gov/counties/monroe/files/MC_Code_310.pdf).
  • MCHD, 119 W 7th St, Bloomington, IN 47404; (812) 349-2543 opt. 4; [email protected].

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

CategoryAnnual feeNotes
Grocery / market with deliRetail Food Service Establishment annual fee by employees: 1-5 $165; 6-10 $330; 11-20 $495; 21+ $600. Multi-Market: 1-3 locations $100; 4-6 locations $200.Grocery/markets are licensed as retail food service establishments under Monroe County Code Section 310.
Bakery / food processing$150 (prepackaged food establishment only)One-time new-establishment fee for prepackaged-only operations per MC Code 310.
Temporary / seasonal event$50 per event (Temporary Retail Food); $100 (Seasonal, operating up to 9 months/year)Partial-year establishments (open 1-3 months prior to licensing year) pay 50% of the annual fee.
Pushcart / mobile vending$150 (motorized Mobile Food Service Establishment); $25 (non-motorized, prepackaged ice cream & novelties only); Vending machines of PHF $100 (first ten machines) + per-machine fee over tenMobile food establishment one-time new-establishment fee $165 in the code fee table.
Sources: secure.in.gov · www.in.gov · www.idsnews.com · observed 2026-08-07