Eligible counties
We license and inspect restaurants and grocery/convenience stores in the following counties:
Clear Creek
Dolores
Moffat
Ouray
Park
Pitkin (except the City of Aspen)
Rio Blanco
San Juan
If you are taking over ownership of a facility in a different jurisdiction, contact your local public health agency for assistance.
Change of ownership documents
Retail food licenses are associated to the current ownership and location, and are non-transferable.
If you are planning to purchase, or have already purchased, an existing food service operation and are not making any changes to the establishment, menu or equipment, we may consider your application for license without a plan review. Before you can apply for a retail food license, you need to get a sales tax license from the Department of Revenue.
If you already have a sales tax license, and are planning to completely change ownership (different taxpayer or employer ID number than what was originally listed), you need to get a new one that matches the new ownership.
Once the new sales tax license is obtained, you must apply for a new retail food establishment license under the new ownership.
To request a retail food establishment license application, call us and ask to speak with the environmental protection specialist for the city/county where you plan to operate:
303-692-3645
If you're planning on making changes to the establishment, menu, or equipment, you'll need to submit your plans to us before you can get a license.