§ 16-42-28-5 — License application; fees

(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 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.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.235-2025, SEC.6.