Permit and inspect all regulated food establishment.

Review plans for new and remodeled food establishments.

Help and answer any food related questions the public may have.

Investigate food complaints and take corrective action if needed.

Offer online training videos and a link to the Health and Welfare State Food Safety Test.

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) requires food establishments to receive approval of plans and specifications prior to obtaining a food license. The following establishments will be required to submit plans and specifications for approval prior to starting operations: new food establishment, remodeled establishment, or an establishment that is changing food operations (fast food to full service).

One full set of plans and specifications must be submitted to SIPH at a minimum of thirty (30) days before the date planned for opening (Idaho Food Code 8-302.11). Mobile food units must also comply with this requirement. Mobile food units that can establish that they were licensed by another Idaho Health District are exempt since the establishment had prior approval. The applicant for a license must be the legal owner or the agent of the legal owner of the food establishment.

SIPH prefers both the plan review and application for a food permit be submitted and all fees paid at the same time.

Information needed for Food Establishment License application:

Name and mailing address of the applicant

The type of food establishment planned (mobile unit, restaurant, retail store, etc.)

Name of the establishment

Mailing address and location of the establishment

The signatures of the individuals comprising the legal ownership or the agent of the legal owner

A copy of the menu

A copy of the establishment plans, including:

Floor plan

Plumbing schedule

Mechanical plans

Equipment list with the make and model specifications

Food Establishment Permit Applications

Processor

Temporary

Intermittent