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The following regulations were passed by the Board on 11/16/23

Consumer Food Safety Regulation Fees:

Payable to the Dent County Health Center

High Priority Est………………………………………….. $300

Medium Priority Est……………………………………… $200

Low Priority Est…………………………………$ 150

School Cafeteria…………………………………$ 100

Temporary Food Events…………………………$ 25

(Events with five or more vendors)

Plan Review…………………………………………………. $250

Complaint inspections-Justified……………………… $300

2nd Re-inspections……………………………………….. $300

Emergency Response Incidents…………………$ 100/hr.

Out of County Food Truck Yearly fee …………50% of Priority Fee

Replacement Placard…………………………………… $ 25.00

Permits are valid from July 1st through June 30th  and must be renewed each year. The permit is not transferrable from one person or another or from one type of operation to another. If permits are not renewed by June 30th, a late fee of $150 will be applied to the permit fee up to the end of July after which the establishment will be issued a close order on  August 1st.

Each permit includes one routine inspection, one priority re-inspection and one core re- inspection. If a second priority/core re-inspection is required a fee of $150.00 will apply for each subsequent re-inspection.

On-line Food Handler Training and Manager’s Training and Certification for Dent County Health Center is available via the website www.StateFoodSafety.com . Training includes a printable food certificate and card.