The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts. A person in charge who can show food safety knowledge must be on the premises whenever the establishment is open.
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 Vermont Department of Health, Food and Lodging Program.
Sources and dates
Department of Health retail food application and Food and Lodging Program guidance; Vermont Health Regulations chapter 5, subchapter 2. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
Yes. The license application asks for the name and certificate of the establishment’s certified food protection manager, and the Department lists the ANAB accredited programs it accepts.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
No. In Vermont it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars and 3 more.
Vermont Department of Health, Food and Lodging Program.
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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