Who needs a food establishment license in Wyoming?

Issued by Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services; or the county health department in Laramie, Natrona, Teton, Sweetwater and Sublette counties and the City of Laramie, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

9 of the 20 kinds of business in Wyoming

Submit the plan review with the menu, the floor plan and the equipment list before building out or converting a space, then pass the opening inspection; the application comes from the local inspector rather than online (licensing 307-777-7321). The fee was $100 for two decades before the legislature raised it. Restaurants, bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops are all food establishments under the Wyoming Food Safety Rule; Cheyenne-Laramie County, Casper-Natrona County and Teton County run their own programs under the same rule.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Wyoming Department of Agriculture, Consumer Health Services; or the county health department in Laramie, Natrona, Teton, Sweetwater and Sublette counties and the City of Laramie.

Sources and dates

Department of Agriculture Consumer Health Services information page; W.S. 35-7-124 (license required and fees). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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