Restaurant (Fixed Food Service) License
A license for a food service establishment such as a restaurant, bar, brew pub, coffee shop, cafeteria, sandwich shop, catering kitchen, rental hall, or commissary in which food or drink is prepared for public consumption.
Fixed Food Service Application
Mobile Food Establishment License
For a food establishment operating from a vehicle, watercraft, tent, cart, that returns to a licensed commissary at least once every 24 hours. An example of a mobile food establishment is a hot dog pushcart that leaves from a commissary in the morning and comes back at the end of the same day. A mobile food establishment requires one inspection per licensed year.
Mobile Food Establishment Application
Special Transitory Food Unit (STFU) License
A license for a self-contained food establishment that can be set up anywhere such as at a park or festival site. An example of a STFU is a food wagon commonly seen at county fairs and festivals. An STFU with a Michigan license can go anywhere in the state and requires two inspections per licensed year.
STFU Application
Seasonal Food Service License
For food establishments operating in Ionia County nine months or less.
Seasonal Food Service Application
Temporary Food Service License
A license for a temporary food business operating at a fixed location for not more than fourteen (14) consecutive days.
Temporary Food Service Application
