Retail Food Service

Retail Food service establishments include these license types:

• Restaurants or Catering: food service, dining, café, catering, or fast food.
• Limited Restaurant: food service which is restricted to a limited menu such as heat and serve only.
• Bar/Tavern: beverage and liquor sales only; no food service.

Retail Food Service Licensing

• SFN 19382 Food Establishment License Application (PDF)
• Statewide Licensed Food Service Establishments (PDF)

Regulatory Code

• North Dakota Food Code: A Guide for Food Handlers - English Version (PDF)
• North Dakota Food Code: A Guide For Food Handlers - Spanish Version (PDF)
• North Dakota Food Code: North Dakota Century Code 33-33-04.1 (PDF)
  • Effective January 1, 2024.
  • Adoption of the United States Food and Drug Administration 2017 Food Code by reference.
• FDA Food Code 2017 Information
  • Complete copy of the FDA Food Code 2017 (PDF)
  • Supplement to the Food Code 2017 (PDF)
• MEMO: North Dakota Food Code Changes (PDF)
  • Effective January 1, 2024.
• Food Establishments: North Dakota Century Code 23-09 (PDF)
• Food Establishment License Fees: North Dakota Administrative Code 33-33-08 (PDF)
• North Dakota Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: North Dakota Century Code 19-02.1 (PDF)

Additional Information

• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
• Food Employee Food Safety Training
• Food Safety Resources
• Service Animals