Indiana § 16-42-28-5 - License application; fees
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§ 16-42-28-5. License application; fees
Sec. 5. (a) In collaboration with the workgroup established under section 10 of this chapter, the state department shall:
(1) establish an application for an owner or operator to apply for and receive a statewide mobile retail food establishment license; and
(2) subject to subsection (b), establish a combined fee for an annual license and an inspection to be paid for:
(A) the issuance or renewal of a statewide mobile retail food establishment license; and
(B) any inspection of a mobile retail food establishment during the period when the license is in effect.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2027, a local health department may charge one (1) combined fee under subsection (a)(2) for an annual license and inspection in an amount equal to four hundred fifty dollars ($450). Of the combined fee collected by a local health department for each annual license and inspection, the following conditions apply:
(1) The local health department shall retain two hundred dollars ($200) of each combined fee, which must be used for costs incurred in conducting local inspections.
(2) The local health department shall distribute the remaining two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of each combined fee, on a monthly basis, to the state department.
As added by P.L.235-2025, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.154.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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