Local permits & fees

Riley County, KS — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Kansas Dept. of Agriculture (KDA), Food Safety & Lodging Program - STATE licenses retail food establishments statewide (KDA is headquartered in Manhattan, Riley County). The Riley County-Manhattan Health Department handles local public-health functions, not retail food licensing. · department site →

Fees change often — always confirm the current amount with the department before you budget.

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Food Establishment License (KDA, annual, size-tiered)

Statutory maximum annual retail food establishment license fees (K.S.A. 65-688), tiered by square footage: up to $250 (under 5,000 sq ft); up to $300 (5,000-10,000 sq ft); higher tiers up to $750 (50,000+ sq ft). One-time application fee not to exceed $350 per location.

Kansas licenses retail food establishments through KDA statewide; the figures above are the statutory not-to-exceed amounts in K.S.A. 65-688 (KDA's administrative fee schedule is set within these caps). Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/kansas/chapter-65/article-6/section-65-688/

Plan review — required

null - KDA requires plan review/pre-operational inspection for new or remodeled establishments but does not publish a separate plan-review dollar fee (application fee up to $350 covers new-license processing)

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Food Establishment License (KDA)

null - KDA licenses mobile food units as food establishments; the specific KDA mobile fee is set within the K.S.A. 65-688 caps and was not retrievable from an official published schedule (KDA site returned HTTP 403). The City of Manhattan has no separate general food-truck license.

Kansas is state-licensed; a mobile unit needs a KDA Food Establishment License and an approved servicing area/commissary.

How to apply

Apply / county portal →

Watch out for

STATE-administered: retail food establishments in Riley County (Manhattan) are licensed by the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture, not by the county.
KDA is headquartered in Manhattan, KS (1320 Research Park Dr.).
Fee amounts cited are statutory maximums from K.S.A. 65-688 (retail food establishment license tiered by square footage; application fee capped at $350).
Food processing plants: statutory max $200 (under 5,000 sq ft) / $400 (5,000+ sq ft).
The Riley County-Manhattan Health Department covers local public health, not retail food licensing.

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

Category	Annual fee	Notes
Bakery / food processing	Food Processing Plant license (K.S.A. 65-688): statutory maximum $200/yr (under 5,000 sq ft) or $400/yr (5,000+ sq ft); application fee up to $350	State-licensed by KDA; amounts are statutory not-to-exceed caps.
Grocery / market with deli	null - grocery/market is licensed by KDA as a retail food establishment; fee is the square-footage-tiered establishment fee (up to $250/$300/.../$750), not a distinct grocery fee	Statewide KDA licensing; deli operations included in the establishment license.
Pushcart / mobile vending	null - KDA licenses mobile food units as food establishments; the specific mobile fee (within K.S.A. 65-688 caps) was not retrievable from an official published schedule and the City of Manhattan has no separate food-truck license	State-administered by the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture; approved servicing area/commissary required.

Kansas statewide rules

Who licenses you, reciprocity, and the state regime.

What equipment you need

Build a tailored equipment checklist for your concept.

Permits & plan review, explained

The stack of approvals before you open.

Sources: law.justia.com · www.agriculture.ks.gov · ksrevisor.gov · observed 2026-08-07