Licenses & Permits

Food, Beverage, & Lodging: Hennepin County Environmental Health Food, Beverage, & Lodging information.
Hazardous Waste Licensing and Renewal: Explains the process for obtaining and renewing a hazardous waste license, including the necessary forms and due dates.
Retail Tobacco Sales: Information on applying for a Retail Tobacco Sales License and link to the ordinance.

Food, Beverage & Lodging

Food, Beverage, & Lodging: Hennepin County Environmental Health Food, Beverage, & Lodging information.
Food, Beverage, & Lodging Plan Review Fees: 2012 Hennepin County Environmental Health plan review fees and application.
HACCP Plan Application: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Application.
Itinerant Food Event License: The 2012 Hennepin County Environmental Health Itinerant food event license application.
Time as a Public Health Control Application: Time as a public health control is using only time, rather than time and temperature, to control growth of bacteria and keep food safe.
Vending Machine License: In collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Hennepin County licenses and inspects commissaries and vending machines within its jurisdiction.

Auctioneers License: Application for an auctioneer license in Hennepin County can only be made at the downtown Government Center service center location.
Body Art Program: Hennepin County provides sanitation and safety standards for the regulation of body art establishments and those individuals performing body art procedures.
Change of Ownership Form: Change of ownership form to be filled out by new food, beverage or lodging owner.
Family Child Care Licensing: Information about child care licensing, how to become a child care provider, subsidy issues, parent information, and other resources.
Gambling Permit: Information on applying for a gambling permit.
Hazardous Waste Licensing and Renewal: Explains the process for obtaining and renewing a hazardous waste license, including the necessary forms and due dates.
Ordinance #21 Retail Tobacco Sales Ordinance for Hennepin County: An ordinance relating to the sale, possession and use of tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco-related devices in Hennepin County.
Precious Metal Dealer's License: Application for Precious Metal Dealer's License.
Retail Tobacco Sales: Information on applying for a Retail Tobacco Sales License and link to the ordinance.
Transient Merchant License: Application for Transient Merchant License.

Cross-Country Ski Pass: Cross-country ski passes are available at the Downtown Government Center location only.
Dangerous Dog Registration: Hennepin County no longer registers dangerous dogs. Contact your animal control agency or local police department.
Individual Sewage Treatment System Program (ISTS): Provides septic inspection and an enforcement program to protect ground surface waters, provide consistent regulation across city boundaries, and prevent waterborne illness.

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