In order to operate a food service facility, permanent or temporary, within Baltimore City, an application must be submitted to the Environmental Health office.

This includes:

• Opening a food facility
• Renew food license
• Food service facility in Child/daycare
• Food manager certification

Primary Department: Baltimore City Health Department

Download Application Form

Resources:

Plan Review Process
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plan
Food Facility Overview 
Regulations for the Certification of Food Service Managers

If you are intending to prepare and sell or give away food at a public event such as a fundraiser, carnival, bazaar, meeting or special event you will need to apply for a Temporary Food Service Facility License.

This temporary permit applies to events up to 14 days or less.

Primary Department: Baltimore City Health Department
 

Application Form:

Download Food Facility Application form 

Required documents
 

Resources:

Special Event checklist
Temporary Food Service fact sheet

Street Vendors are any person that sells, distributes, or offers to sell or distribute food products, other merchandise of any kind, or services from a motor vehicle, animal-drawn wagon, bikes, handcart, pushcart, or other vehicles on City right-of-ways.

Any cart, truck, and street vendor selling or distributing food in Baltimore City must also obtain a food license from the Baltimore City Health Department.

Primary Department: Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore City Department of Transportation

Application forms:

Street Vending License for 1st Time applicants
Street Vending Renewal application
BCRP Permit application for Food Vending at a park

Required documents

Resources:

Requirements for Carts and Street Vendors

Commercial Curbside is any area a business uses that is normally in the road within the Public’s right of way, and requires a permit.

Primary Department: Baltimore City Department of Transportation
 

Application Form:

Download Curbside Dining Application form

Required documents

Resources:

Site Plan template
Curbside Dining overview 
Curbside Dining policy