Food service establishments include the following license types:
- Restaurants or Catering (food service, dining, café, catering, or fast food)
- Limited Restaurant (food service which is restricted to a limited menu such as heat and serve only)
- Bar/Tavern (beverage and liquor sales only; no food service)
- Child Care Food Service Establishment
- School (K-12) Food Service Establishment
Food Service Licensing
- SFN 19382 Food Establishment License Application
- Statewide Licensed Food Service Establishments
- Statewide Licensed Child Care Food Service Establishments
- Statewide Licensed School Food Service Establishments
Regulatory Code
- North Dakota Food Code: A Guide for Food Handlers
- North Dakota Food Code: A Guide For Food Handlers Spanish
- North Dakota Food Code (North Dakota Century Code 33-33-04.1) - Effective January 1, 2024 (Adoption of the United States Food and Drug Administration 2017 Food Code by reference)
- FDA Food Code 2017 (Click the link “Food Code 2017” and the link “Supplement to the Food Code 2017” at the bottom of the page for a complete copy of the FDA Food Code 2017)
- MEMO: North Dakota Food Code Changes - Effective January 1, 2024
- North Dakota Century Code 23-09 – Pertaining to Food Establishments
- North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-08 – Food Establishment License Fees
- North Dakota Century Code 19-02.1 – North Dakota Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Additional Information
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- Guidance for Special Processing Methods
- Food Employee Food Safety Training
- Clean-Up and Disinfection for Diarrheal and Vomiting Events (8.5x11 poster, black and white)
- Clean-Up and Disinfection for Diarrheal and Vomiting Events (8.5x11 poster, color)
- Labeling Requirements
- Illness in Food Service - Responsibilities of the Person in Charge
- Handwashing Poster (English)
- Handwashing Poster (Spanish)
- Manual Dishwashing Procedures Poster (English)
- Manual Dishwashing Procedures Poster (Spanish)
- Notice of Inspection Poster
- Service Animals