Retail food sales establishments include the following license types:
- Retail bakery: commercially processed and packaged baked goods; may be standalone or part of a grocery store.
- Retail food store: commercially processed and packaged time and temperature control for safety (TCS) food products or non-TCS foods processed and packaged for sale to the end consumer by the license holder; may be standalone or part of a grocery store.
- Retail meat market: federal or state-inspected meat products that are commercially processed and packaged; may be standalone or part of a grocery store.
Licensing
- Submit the license application and plan review documents at least 30 days prior to operating or beginning construction. Following payment, allow up to 30 calendar days for review.
- Request an application by contacting our office.
- Statewide Licensed Retail Food Establishments (Excel) - Updated July 2026.
- Statewide Dually Licensed Meat Processors and Retail Meat Establishments (Excel) - Updated July 2026.
- Meat processors, state or federal, are regulated by the North Dakota Department of Agriculture or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, respectively. Requirements differ for theses establishments depending on if they slaughter livestock or process meat products under regulated inspection. Products contain the state or federal mark of inspection and are eligible to be wholesaled within North Dakota. Some establishments also provide custom-exempt slaughter and/or processing services. A complete list of North Dakota Meat Processors are available online.
- Retail Meat Establishments, state or local, are regulated by the North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services Food and Lodging or a local public health unit, respectively. State laws require retail food sales including meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy to comply with state licensing and inspection requirements, hence are licensed separately. The areas of regulatory jurisdiction of retail meat establishments is available online.
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