Issued by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program; inside the Municipality of Anchorage, the Anchorage Health Department, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops are all food establishments under the code, and a bar serving only drinks still holds a permit. Anchorage businesses apply to the Anchorage Health Department (907-343-4200), not the state. Ask the Food Safety and Sanitation Program, or the Anchorage Health Department inside Anchorage, for the current fee for your operation type.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program; inside the Municipality of Anchorage, the Anchorage Health Department.
Sources and dates
DEC opening a new food establishment pages; 18 AAC 31.030 and 31.050 (Alaska Food Code); Anchorage Municipal Code chapter 16.60. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list at least 30 days before construction, then pass the pre-opening inspection.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Alaska it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Food Safety and Sanitation Program; inside the Municipality of Anchorage, the Anchorage Health Department.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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