Apply By Mail or In Person

Get a permit for your temporary food establishment.

1. Review fee schedule and requirements to operate. Determine your permit category.
   • Also available in Spanish: Fee Schedule | Requirements to Operate.
2. Complete the application. Print and sign.
3. Submit your application and pay permit fee:
   • By mail to 3629 S. D St., Tacoma, WA 98418. Enclose business check or money order.
   • In person at 3629 S. D St. in Tacoma. Pay with cash, business check, money order, Visa or MasterCard.
4. When you get your permit, post it in your temporary food establishment.

Notes

• You will get a late fee when it’s less than 14 days before the event.
• You will complete a “Courtesy Application“ when this is your permit category. You can email it to food@tpchd.org or mail or bring it in to the Health Department.

Questions?

Call (253) 649-1703 or email food@tpchd.org.

Resources

• Fruit and vegetable rinsing requirements.
• School event permit guidelines.
• Food Worker Card information.