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Open a food business under the Bear River Health Department

Permit steps, plan review and contact details for Box Elder, Cache and Rich Counties, read from the department's own pages.

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Food permit steps

The permit steps,
in order.

  • Anyone serving food to the public needs a food permit; all employees serving, prepping or working in a food service kitchen need a food handler permit.
  • Use the Food Establishment Information Packet and All Food Applications portal (myhealthdepartment.com/brhdut).
  • Pay the plan review fee for the risk category, then the permit fee.
  • Mobile food: Mobile Food Information Packet, Commissary Agreement Form and Restroom Agreement Form.

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Plan review

Send your plans
before you build.

The department's fee list has plan review fees for permanent food places and for mobile food. Its Food Establishment Information Packet holds the written requirements, so read the packet before you build.

Forms and guides from the department

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Fees

What the department
has published.

As published on September 29, 2026 in brhdut.gov/services/environmental:

  • Plan review, Risk 1 / 2 / 3 / 4: 500 dollars / 600 dollars / 700 dollars / 800 dollars
  • Moderate plan review / change of ownership: 250 dollars
  • Permanent food permit, Risk 1 / 2 / 3 / 4: 250 dollars / 350 dollars / 450 dollars / 550 dollars
  • Additional catering permit: 200 dollars
  • Mobile food plan review: 800 dollars
  • Mobile food permit Tier 1 / Tier 2: 350 dollars / 500 dollars
  • Microenterprise kitchen, initial / annual renewal: 300 dollars / 100 dollars
  • Temporary event / multi-event permit: 70 dollars / 225 dollars (+75 dollars day-of-event late fee)

Fees change, and this list may not cover every case. For any fee not listed here, ask the department for the current fee, and read its food permit page.

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Trucks and home kitchens

Not a restaurant?
Ask first.

Food trucks and carts

This department posts mobile food forms: Mobile Food Information Packet. Mobile food businesses follow Utah Rule R392-102, not the restaurant rule, so ask the department for its food truck steps.

Home kitchens

Bear River lists a microenterprise home kitchen (MEHK) permit. Utah Code 26B-7-416 says a local health department "may grant" one, so confirm the steps with the department.

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Food handler permits

Every worker needs one
within 30 days.

Page links the state-approved online provider list (epi.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/foodHandler_list.pdf). Fee for the local permit not stated on the page.

Utah Code 26B-7-413: finish approved training within 14 days of starting, and get the food handler permit within 30 days.

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City business licenses

The city license
is a separate step.

Logan

The city says a business license usually takes up to 2 weeks after you submit. The Bear River Health Department Logan office is the food permit authority. City business license page (read September 29, 2026).

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Contact

Who to call,
and who they cover.

The Bear River Health Department covers Box Elder, Cache and Rich Counties.

  • Website: brhdut.gov
  • Food permit page: brhdut.gov/contact
  • Phone: (435) 792-6570 (Logan Environmental Health Building)
  • Address: 85 East 1800 North, Logan, Utah 84341

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Sources and access date

Where each fact
came from.

Every fact on this page was read from the pages below. Rules and fees change, so check the department's page before you act.

The final word

Your county health department
has the final word.

This page is information, not legal advice. Rules and fees change, and the Bear River Health Department decides what applies to your place. Call before you build or buy.

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Questions

Before you
start.

Do I need plan review before I build in Bear River?

The department's fee list has plan review fees for permanent food places and for mobile food. Its Food Establishment Information Packet holds the written requirements, so read the packet before you build.

Which counties does the Bear River Health Department cover?

The Bear River Health Department covers Box Elder, Cache and Rich Counties. Phone: (435) 792-6570 (Logan Environmental Health Building). Its food permit page is https://brhdut.gov/contact/.

How do I get a food handler permit in Bear River?

Page links the state-approved online provider list (https://epi.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/foodHandler_list.pdf). Fee for the local permit not stated on the page. Utah Code 26B-7-413 says to finish approved training within 14 days of starting and to get the food handler permit within 30 days.

What does a food permit cost in Bear River?

As published on September 29, 2026 at https://brhdut.gov/services/environmental/: Plan review, Risk 1 / 2 / 3 / 4, 500 dollars / 600 dollars / 700 dollars / 800 dollars; Moderate plan review / change of ownership, 250 dollars; Permanent food permit, Risk 1 / 2 / 3 / 4, 250 dollars / 350 dollars / 450 dollars / 550 dollars; Mobile food plan review, 800 dollars. Fees change, so ask the department for the current fee.

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