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Open a food business under the Weber-Morgan Health Department

Permit steps, plan review and contact details for Morgan and Weber Counties, read from the department's own pages.

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Food permit steps

The permit steps,
in order.

  • Get the forms from the department's Permits & Applications page (Food Service Establishment Permit, Mobile Food Business, Temporary, Seasonal, Intermittent, Food Safety Manager Certification).
  • Submit a food establishment plan review for a new establishment or extensive remodel (fee by risk category).
  • Pay the annual permit fee by risk category.
  • Every restaurant serving TCS foods needs a full-time Certified Food Safety Manager, who must submit a registration form and a copy of the certification to the department.
  • All food workers need a Utah Food Handler Permit.

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Plan review

Send your plans
before you build.

The fee schedule lists a plan review for a new food place or an extensive remodel. If construction is already under way, the plan review costs the normal fee plus 100 percent. If construction is finished, it costs the normal fee plus 200 percent. An on-site talk or a small remodel has its own lower fee, listed below.

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Fees

What the department
has published.

As published on September 29, 2026 in webermorganhealth.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2026/07/WMHD-2026-Fee-:

  • Restaurant permit, Risk Category 1 / 2 / 3 / 4: 200 dollars / 400 dollars / 575 dollars / 735 dollars
  • Food establishment plan review (new or extensive remodel), Risk Cat 1 / 2 / 3 / 4: 425 dollars / 675 dollars / 1,050 dollars / 1,200 dollars
  • Onsite consultation or small remodel: 100 dollars
  • Change of ownership: 230 dollars
  • Mobile food business permit: fewer than three TCS foods / three or more TCS foods: 350 dollars / 500 dollars
  • Microenterprise Kitchen permit: 300 dollars/yr
  • Food worker permit (state fee 15 dollars + training 10 dollars): 25 dollars
  • Duplicate food handler card: 5 dollars

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

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Ask first.

Food trucks and carts

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

Home kitchens

Weber-Morgan 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.

In-person class at 477 23rd St, 2nd Floor, Ogden: 1st Thursday 9:00 a.m. and 3rd Thursday 3:00 p.m.; Spanish class 3rd Wednesday 2:00 p.m.; register at webermorganhealth.appointy.com or call 801-399-7160. Morgan office classes by appointment (801-399-7155). Photo ID required; 75-minute training then exam. Online state-approved courses also accepted.

Permit fee: 25 dollars in person, as published on September 29, 2026.

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.

Ogden

Apply and renew through the city's online portal. The city's licensing page links to the Weber-Morgan Health Department and to Utah DHHS. City business license page (read September 29, 2026).

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Contact

Who to call,
and who they cover.

The Weber-Morgan Health Department covers Morgan and Weber Counties.

Your county health department has the final word.

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Local suppliers (for information only)

Local suppliers
for information only.

Listed for information. Not a recommendation, and not a partnership.

  • Legacy Pest Control, Ogden. Offers: pest control. (Read September 29, 2026.)
  • Kitchen Kneads, Ogden. Offers: kitchen and baking supply retail. (Read September 29, 2026.)

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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 Weber-Morgan 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 Weber-Morgan?

The fee schedule lists a plan review for a new food place or an extensive remodel. If construction is already under way, the plan review costs the normal fee plus 100 percent. If construction is finished, it costs the normal fee plus 200 percent. An on-site talk or a small remodel has its own lower fee, listed below.

Which counties does the Weber-Morgan Health Department cover?

The Weber-Morgan Health Department covers Morgan and Weber Counties. Phone: (801) 399-7160. Its food permit page is https://www.webermorganhealth.gov/services/environmental-health/food-services-protection/.

How do I get a food handler permit in Weber-Morgan?

In-person class at 477 23rd St, 2nd Floor, Ogden: 1st Thursday 9:00 a.m. and 3rd Thursday 3:00 p.m.; Spanish class 3rd Wednesday 2:00 p.m.; register at webermorganhealth.appointy.com or call 801-399-7160. Morgan office classes by appointment (801-399-7155). Photo ID required; 75-minute training then exam. Online state-approved courses also accepted. 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 Weber-Morgan?

As published on September 29, 2026 at https://www.webermorganhealth.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2026/07/WMHD-2026-Fee-Schedule.pdf: Restaurant permit, Risk Category 1 / 2 / 3 / 4, 200 dollars / 400 dollars / 575 dollars / 735 dollars; Food establishment plan review (new or extensive remodel), Risk Cat 1 / 2 / 3 / 4, 425 dollars / 675 dollars / 1,050 dollars / 1,200 dollars; Mobile food business permit: fewer than three TCS foods / three or more TCS foods, 350 dollars / 500 dollars. Fees change, so ask the department for the current fee.

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