Who needs a food establishment permit in New Mexico?
Issued by New Mexico Environment Department, Food Program; in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, the city or county Environmental 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 before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops are all food establishments under the rule. Albuquerque and Bernalillo County run their own food programs under the same state rule, and Doña Ana County inspects for the state under agreement.
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 New Mexico Environment Department, Food Program; in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, the city or county Environmental Health Department.
Sources and dates
7.6.2 NMAC (Food Service and Food Processing), permit fee section; Environment Department Food Program pages. 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 before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
Yes. Submit the plan review application with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the opening inspection and post the permit.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
New Mexico Environment Department, Food Program; in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, the city or county Environmental 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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