Who needs a person in charge; certified food protection manager where the city requires one in North Dakota?
Issued by Health and Human Services or your local public health unit (N.D.A.C. 33-33-04.1), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it. A person in charge must still be on duty at all hours and show food safety knowledge at every inspection. Some counties and local public health units require a certified manager by ordinance, so ask the unit that licenses you.
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 Health and Human Services or your local public health unit (N.D.A.C. 33-33-04.1).
Sources and dates
HHS memo on the North Dakota Food Code adoption (exclusion of Food Code 2-102.12); North Dakota Food Code guide for food handlers. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
Yes. North Dakota adopted the FDA Food Code without the rule that the person in charge be a certified food protection manager, so the state recommends the certificate but does not require it.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Health and Human Services or your local public health unit (N.D.A.C. 33-33-04.1).
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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