Forms, Rules & Guidelines

Food Service Regulations

Restaurant Forms
If you plan to operate a new or previously licensed restaurant, a Restaurant License Application must be submitted to the Local Public Health Authority in your area. Facilities that are being constructed or remodeled must complete the plan review process locally prior to construction. The license and plan review fees may vary, so contact your Local Public Health Authority for details.

• Plan Review Application (pdf)
• Restaurant and Bed and Breakfast License Application (pdf)
• Restaurant and Bed and Breakfast Rules (pdf)
• Restaurant and Bed and Breakfast Rules - SPANISH (pdf)

Requesting a Variance to the Food Sanitation Rules
Restaurants must apply for a variance before starting any specialized processing, such as curing or vacuum-packaging foods as described in OAR 333-150-0000 Chapter 3-502.11. Please go to our Variance webpage for more information.

Mobile Unit Applications and Guidelines
If you plan to operate a new or previously licensed mobile unit, a Mobile Unit License Application must be submitted to the Local Public Health Authority in your area. Facilities that are being constructed or remodeled must complete the plan review process locally prior to construction. The license and plan review fees may vary, so contact your Local Public Health Authority for details.

• Mobile Unit Plan Review Application (pdf)
• Commissary/Warehouse Agreement Form (pdf)
• Restroom Usage Agreement Form (pdf)
• Waste Water Disposal Agreement Form (pdf)
• Mobile Unit License Application (pdf)
• Mobile Food Unit Operation Guide (pdf)

Temporary Restaurant Packet

If you plan to operate a food booth at a public event, a Temporary Restaurant License Application or Review and fee (if applicable) must be submitted to the Local Public Health Authority for the county you will be operating in.  

• Temporary Restaurant Application-Single Event (pdf)
• Temporary Restaurant Operational Review-Intermittent and Seasonal (pdf)
• Temporary Restaurant Renewal-Intermittent and Seasonal (pdf)
• Temporary Restaurant Operation Guide (pdf)
• Additional resources:
• Fact Sheet #16  Foods Exempt from Licensing by the Local Public Health Authority at Temporary Events
• Fact Sheet #32  Prohibiting Bare Hand Contact at Temporary Events for Exempt Operations
• Exempt Foods Agreement Form 

Farmer's Market Guidelines

• Farmer's Market Guidelines from Department of Agriculture
• Oregon Farmer's Market Association Website 

Benevolent Meal Site Guidelines
A Benevolent Meal Site is defined as a periodic food service operation run by a benevolent organization that provides food to the needy or indigent without charge and does not operate from a permanent kitchen facility.

• Benevolent Meal Site Information Guide (pdf)
  

More Food Service Rules
Most referenced rules and statutes for the Foodborne Illness Prevention Program are found in OAR Chapter 333 (Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division) and ORS Chapter 624.

• Oregon Revised Statute Chapter 624 - Laws Regulating Food Service Establishments
• Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333-150 (pdf) - Food Sanitation Rules
• Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333-012 - Standards for Local Public Health Authorities
• Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333-170 - Bed and Breakfast Rules
• Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333-162 - Mobile Food Unit Rules
• Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333-175 - Food Handler Program Rules
• Oregon Administrative Rule Chapter 333-039 - Outdoor Mass Gathering Rules