Who needs a food establishment license in Oklahoma?
Issued by Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service; inspected by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department in Oklahoma County and the Tulsa Health Department in Tulsa County, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH. One state license covers restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops; the two county departments run the inspections and plan reviews in their counties under the same state code.
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 Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service; inspected by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department in Oklahoma County and the Tulsa Health Department in Tulsa County.
Sources and dates
OAC 310:250-3-1 (fee schedule); OAC 310:257 (food establishment rules); OSDH food licensing page; Tulsa Health Department how to open a food establishment. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
Yes. Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out, then pass the pre-opening inspection and pay the license fee to OSDH.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Oklahoma it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Oklahoma State Department of Health, Consumer Health Service; inspected by the Oklahoma City-County Health Department in Oklahoma County and the Tulsa Health Department in Tulsa County.
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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