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What a food truck permit costs in Kansas

The figures below come from Kansas's agency pages, each with the date it was read. Government fees only: commissary rent, insurance and the truck are private costs, and the profit calculator is where those go.

The main license

Not verified on the agency's page yet

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) issues or oversees the mobile food license in Kansas. We do not print a range we have not read on an official page; the steps below tell you what to ask for.

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Every step, with the fee where it is published

In filing order. A step without a published fee links the agency to ask.

  1. 1

    Form your entity and get your EINFederal

    the IRS

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  2. 2

    Register for Kansas sales taxState

    Kansas Department of Revenue

    Private cost or no fee
  3. 3

    Certify a food protection managerState

    an accredited food manager certification provider

    Private cost or no fee
  4. 4

    Sign your commissary agreementState

    Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) — Bureau of Community Health Systems

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  5. 5

    Apply for the Mobile Food Establishment LicenseState

    Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) — Bureau of Community Health Systems

    Fee not published here; ask the agency
  6. 6

    Clear the county and city layersCity

    your city and county

    Private cost or no fee
  7. 7

    Get general liability insurance and a certificate of insurance (COI)Private

    your insurer

    Private cost or no fee

Renewal timeline

  • KDHE Food Establishment License

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) — Bureau of Community Health Systems

  • City Business License

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) — Bureau of Community Health Systems

  • Fire Inspection

    Every year · start paperwork 30 days before · Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) — Bureau of Community Health Systems

  • General liability insurance (COI)

    Every year · start paperwork 21 days before · Your insurer

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