Locally administered - the Richmond County Board of Health (through the East Central Health District) issues the permit under state DPH rules; establishments are risk-categorized and a Certified Food Safety Manager is required.
A mobile food service unit must be based at, and report daily to, a permitted commissary/base of operations; operating in another county generally requires that county's approval. A City of Augusta / Augusta-Richmond County business license and any vending rules also apply.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Caterer | null - a caterer is permitted as a food service establishment by Richmond County Environmental Health; the fee is set by the county board of health and is not published online. Confirm at 706-667-4234. | County-administered under GA Ch. 511-6-1; amount unpublished. |
| Bakery / food processing | null - retail bakeries, groceries and food processing/food sales are regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, not the county health district; fees vary by category. Confirm with GA Dept of Agriculture. | Authority is GA Dept of Agriculture (retail food/food sales), not the East Central Health District. |
| Grocery / market with deli | null - grocery/market retail food sales are regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture; an in-store deli/prepared-food service may fall to county Environmental Health. Fees unpublished/vary. Confirm with GA Dept of Agriculture and Richmond County EH (706-667-4234). | Split authority: retail food = GA Dept of Agriculture; prepared-food service = county EH. |
| Temporary / seasonal event | null - Richmond County Environmental Health issues a Temporary Food Service Establishment permit; the fee is set by the county board of health and is not published online. Confirm at 706-667-4234. | County-administered under GA Ch. 511-6-1; amount unpublished. |
| Pushcart / mobile vending | null - the Mobile Food Service Unit permit fee is set by the county board of health and is not published for Richmond County; secondary guides cite roughly $200-$600/yr statewide. Confirm at 706-667-4234. | Mobile units must be based at a permitted commissary; a City of Augusta business license also applies. |