137F.6  License fees.

The regulatory authority shall collect the following annual license fees:

1.  For a mobile food unit or pushcart, twenty dollars.

2.  For a temporary food establishment per fixed location, twenty-five dollars.

3.  For a vending machine, twenty dollars for the first machine and five dollars for each additional machine.

4.  For a food establishment which prepares or serves food for individual portion service intended for consumption on- the-premises, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales of the food establishment, as follows:

a.  Annual gross sales of under fifty thousand dollars, fifty dollars.

b.  Annual gross sales of at least fifty thousand dollars but less than one hundred thousand dollars, eighty-five dollars.

c.  Annual gross sales of at least one hundred thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred seventy-five dollars.

d.  Annual gross sales of two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, two hundred dollars.

e.  Annual gross sales of five hundred thousand dollars or more, two hundred twenty-five dollars.

5.  For a food establishment which sells food or food products to consumer customers intended for preparation or consumption off-the-premises, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales of the food establishment, as follows:

a.  Annual gross sales of under ten thousand dollars, thirty dollars.

b.  Annual gross sales of at least ten thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, seventy-five dollars.

c.  Annual gross sales of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, one hundred fifteen dollars.

d.  Annual gross sales of at least five hundred thousand dollars but less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred fifty dollars.

e.  Annual gross sales of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars or more, two hundred twenty-five dollars.

6.  For a food processing plant, the annual license fee shall correspond to the annual gross food and beverage sales of the food processing plant, as follows:

a.  Annual gross sales of under fifty thousand dollars, fifty dollars.

b.  Annual gross sales of at least fifty thousand dollars but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars, one hundred dollars.

c.  Annual gross sales of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars but less than five hundred thousand dollars, one hundred fifty dollars.

d.  Annual gross sales of five hundred thousand dollars or more, two hundred fifty dollars.

A food establishment covered by subsections 4 and 5 shall be assessed license fees not to exceed seventy-five percent of the total fees applicable under both subsections.

Fees collected by the department shall be deposited in the general fund of the state. Fees collected by a municipal corporation shall be retained by the municipal corporation for regulation of food establishments and food processing plants licensed under this chapter.

Each vending machine licensed under this chapter shall bear a readily visible identification tag or decal provided by the licensee, containing the licensee's business address and phone number, and a company license number assigned by the regulatory authority.

Section History: Recent form

  98 Acts, ch 1162, §11, 30


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