One-Stop Licensing
Food Purveyor License
Click here to go to the Food and Consumer Safety, Dept. of Health & Human Services
Food Purveyor
$60 license fee per location and owner for any food establishment with 2 or fewer employees working at any one time.
$90 license fee per location and owner for any food establishment with more than 2 employees working at any one time.
Required of any person or commercial establishment that is in the business of purchasing and selling perishable food to the public. Perishable food includes potentially hazardous foods which consist in whole or part of milk, milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or other ingredients capable of supporting infectious or toxigenic micro-organisms.
An inspection by the county sanitarian with approval for all of the requested endorsements must be completed prior to license approval.
When applying for a Food Purveyor's license on the Master Application, you must indicate the type of food endorsements you are requesting (you may check one or more). You may choose from
| 1) | Food Service Establishment | 7) | Mobile Food Service |
| 2) | Tavern or Bar | 8) | Water Hauler |
| 3) | Meat market (Onsite retail) | 9) | Perishable Food Dealer (Retail) |
| 4) | Bakery | 10) | Food Service / Catering (Retail) |
| 5) | N/A | 11) | Food Service / Delicatessen (Onsite Retail) |
| 6) | Food Manufacturer (Onsite retail) | 12) | Produce (Onsite retail only) |
Click here for the Montana Code Annotated page.
Click here for the Administrative Rules of Montana for food purveyors.
Penalty: $25.00
