How to file the Montgomery County food service facility license (MOCO)
A license is needed before opening: apply and pay on the county's CivicGov portal, or mail or fax the application to Licensure & Regulatory Services in Wheaton. The county answers in 10 to 14 business days and mails the license.
- Agency
- Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure & Regulatory Services
- Where it applies
- MOCO
- How it's filed
- Paper form, mailed
- Fee
- VariesSet by the county's license fee schedule.
The form, line by line
| Line | What goes there |
|---|---|
| Application | Application forNew / Change of Owner / Name Change / Renewal |
| Application | Mail the license toFacility / Owner |
| Application | Number of seats (or square footage if there are no seats) |
| Application | Does the facility provide catering?Yes / No |
| Facility | Name of facility |
| Facility | Address of facility: street, city, MD ZIP (the suite goes on the next line) |
| Facility | Suite number, or None |
| Facility | Former name of the facility, or None |
| Owner | Name of owner |
| Owner | Telephone number |
| Owner | Federal tax ID number (EIN) |
| Owner | Email address |
| Hours | Hours when they are the same every day: 'opening; closing' (e.g. '11:00 AM; 9:00 PM'), or 'Varies' |
| Owner | Owner or corporation name |
| Owner | Address of the owner or corporation: street, city, ST ZIP |
| Owner | Owner's suite number, or None |
| Page 2 | Water supplyPublic: WSSC / Public: City of Rockville / Public: Poolesville / On-site well |
| Page 2 | SewagePublic / On-site septic system |
| Page 2 | Workers' compensation insurance company, or None (sole proprietor with no employees) |
| Page 2 | Workers' compensation policy or binder number, or None |
| Page 2 | Is it a sole proprietorship with no employees?No / Yes |
| Page 2 | Emergency contact: 'name, telephone (not the facility's), email' |
| Page 2 | Applicant signing: 'name, title' |
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