How to file the Jersey City retail food establishment license (Jersey City)
New licenses are in person by appointment only (201-547-5285 or 201-547-5173) at 1 Jackson Square (364 MLK Drive). Bring the documents for the pre-operational inspection; once they're approved the inspection is booked, and the license follows a satisfactory one. Renewals are online.
- Agency
- Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental Health
- Where it applies
- Jersey City
- How it's filed
- Filed in person
- Fee
- VariesRestaurants $400 (20 seats or fewer), $800 (21 to 80) or $1,000 (more than 80); a bakery $350; a $75 pre-operational inspection (fees since August 1, 2025).
Official links
Checked against the agency's own page.
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