Local permits & fees

Yuma County, AZ — Commercial Kitchen Permits

Yuma County Public Health Services District, Environmental Health Services Division · department site →

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

Restaurant / food-facility permit

Food Establishment Operating Permit

null - Yuma County food establishment permit fees are set by resolution of the Public Health Services District Board (per A.R.S. 11-251.08 and County Health Ordinance 07-04). The current fee-schedule resolution is only available as a scanned/access-restricted document and no fee amounts are published in any web-accessible form; contact Environmental Health Services at (928) 317-4584.

Each operator/applicant must also have food workers obtain a Yuma County food worker certificate. Application forms carry a blank 'Permit Fee' office-use field with no printed amount.

Plan review — required

null - a Plan Review Application is required for new/remodeled establishments but the plan review fee amount is not published online; the application is posted but lists no dollar figure.

Plan-review details & forms →

Food truck / mobile permit

Mobile Food Unit permit (Type I / Type II / Type III)

null - Yuma classifies mobile food units as Type I, II or III, but the mobile-unit fee amounts are set by Board resolution and are not published in any web-accessible document; contact (928) 317-4584.

Separate application packets exist for Mobile Food Unit Type I, II and III (English and Spanish).

How to apply

Forms & applications

Watch out for

Yuma County Public Health Services District (a special health district) administers food-establishment permitting through its Environmental Health Services Division at 2200 W. 28th St., Suite 222, Yuma.
Fees are adopted by Board resolution under A.R.S. 11-251.08; the posted resolution/fee schedule is a scanned or access-restricted document, so specific dollar amounts are not obtainable online.
Mobile units are classified Type I / II / III (mirroring the Arizona model).
Food handler / food worker card is $10 (cash only) at the Environmental Health office.

Other food-service permits in this jurisdiction

Category	Annual fee	Notes
Pushcart / mobile vending	null - Yuma classifies mobile food units as Type I, II or III, but the fee amounts are set by Public Health Services District Board resolution and are not published in any web-accessible document; contact (928) 317-4584.	Separate Type I / II / III mobile food unit application packets exist (English and Spanish).
Temporary / seasonal event	null - itinerant / temporary event food permit fee is not published online (set by Board resolution); an Itinerant application and guide are posted but carry no fee amount.	Yuma uses an 'Itinerant' permit class for temporary/mobile-type operations.

Arizona 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: www.yumacountyaz.gov · www.yumacountyaz.gov · www.yumacountyaz.gov · codelibrary.amlegal.com · observed 2026-08-07