Statewide FLAT annual permit fee - not tiered by seating or size. Permit fee is waived for establishments that provide food to consumers at no charge. Late renewal fee $175; reinspection penalty fee $500; variance application fee $400.
Mobile units require an approved servicing area/commissary; self-contained units, non-self-contained units and push carts each have specific requirements under 7.6.2.9 NMAC.
| Category | Annual fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Caterer | $200 annual permit fee (catering operations are permitted as food establishments), effective Oct 1, 2026 - source https://www.env.nm.gov/foodprogram/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/07/Amended-7.6.2-NMAC-7.25.25.pdf | New Mexico charges a single flat $200 food establishment permit fee; catering operations that provide food directly to consumers are permitted as food establishments (7.6.2 NMAC). |
| Commissary / central preparation kitchen | $200 annual permit fee (servicing areas/central preparation facilities are permitted as food establishments), effective Oct 1, 2026 - source https://www.env.nm.gov/foodprogram/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/07/Amended-7.6.2-NMAC-7.25.25.pdf | The $200 flat permit fee expressly covers food establishments, mobile food establishments, servicing areas and food processing plants (7.6.2.8 NMAC). |
| Bakery / food processing | Food processing plant $200 annual permit fee; plan review application $400 (0-1,000 sq ft) / $900 (1,001-2,000) / $1,400 (2,001+) of processing/storage/warewashing area, effective Oct 1, 2026 - source https://www.env.nm.gov/foodprogram/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/07/Amended-7.6.2-NMAC-7.25.25.pdf | Food processing plants pay the same $200 flat permit fee but a higher, square-footage-tiered plan review fee than food establishments. (Home-based food processing operations were previously $100; that separate fee was struck in the 2025 amendment.) |
| Temporary / seasonal event | $25 permit fee per single event or celebration, effective Oct 1, 2026 - source https://www.env.nm.gov/foodprogram/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/07/Amended-7.6.2-NMAC-7.25.25.pdf | Fee waived for temporary food establishments serving only non-TCS food, operating no more than two days in a calendar month, or providing food at no charge (7.6.2.8 NMAC). |
| Pushcart / mobile vending | $200 annual permit fee (mobile food establishments, including self-contained units, non-self-contained units and push carts), effective Oct 1, 2026 - source https://www.env.nm.gov/foodprogram/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/07/Amended-7.6.2-NMAC-7.25.25.pdf | Same flat $200 fee as fixed establishments; mobile units require an approved servicing area/commissary (7.6.2.9 NMAC). |