A bakery or ice cream shop selling only at its own counter needs the retail food permit, not this. Supplying other stores, cafes or online orders shipped out makes you a manufacturer. Frozen desserts: retail shops are exempt from the frozen dessert manufacturer license (Health and Safety Code chapter 440).
Checked Oct 15, 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 Texas DSHS.
Sources and dates
Texas DSHS food manufacturer application EF23-10853 and FY2025 fee resource manual. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
Yes. A bakery or ice cream shop selling only at its own counter needs the retail food permit, not this.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
Yes. A bakery or ice cream shop selling only at its own counter needs the retail food permit, not this.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Texas it is listed for bakeries and ice cream shops.
Texas DSHS.
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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