Who needs an eating establishment license in Maine?
Issued by Maine DHHS Health Inspection Program (Maine CDC), or the city where it runs its own inspections, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops are all eating establishments under the state food code (10-144 C.M.R. chapter 200). The Health Inspection Program is at 207-287-5671.
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 Maine DHHS Health Inspection Program (Maine CDC), or the city where it runs its own inspections.
Sources and dates
Health Inspection Program eating and lodging application HHE-602 (revised June 2025) and fee schedule; 22 M.R.S. 2494; 10-144 C.M.R. chapter 201. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
Yes. Submit the application with the floor plan, the menu and the certified food protection manager certificate before opening, then pass the licensing inspection.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Maine it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Maine DHHS Health Inspection Program (Maine CDC), or the city where it runs its own inspections.
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.
Who needs an eating establishment license in Maine? | DoorWorthy
