Minneapolis Short Term Food Permit
Instructions and Application
Terms and Denitions
Use the denitions below to help you complete this application. Keep this page for
future reference.
For reasonable accommodations or alternative
formats please contact the Minneapolis Health
Department at 612-673-3000.
People who are deaf or hard of hearing can use a
relay service to call 311 agents at 612-673-3000.
TTY users call 612-673-2157 or 612-673-2626.
Para asistencia 612-673-2700
Rau kev pab 612-673-2800
Hadii aad Caawimaad u baahantahay 612-673-3500
Vendor Types
1. Cottage Food Law exempt vendors
registered with the Minnesota
Department of Health. An individual
who prepares and sells home processed
food that are not time/temperature
control for safety food directly to the
consumer, and meets the requirements of
MN Stat 28A.152. Look up Cottage Food
Law exempt vendors at http://www2.
mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/default.jsp
2. Short Term Food Permit vendor.
Person(s) who plan to sell or give away
food or beverages at a public food event.
3. Licensed Minneapolis Mobile
Food Vehicle (food truck) vendors.
A food establishment preparing
and/or serving foods from a self-
contained vehicle, either motorized
or within a trailer on private property
or curbside on public streets.
4. Licensed Minneapolis Limited
Mobile Food vendors. An individual
who sells prepackaged items such
as ice cream, pop, candy, and/
or potato chips from a vehicle.
5. Pour-only vendors. Vendors serving
only non-time/temperature control
for safety beverages from a can,
bottle or keg with no ice or garnish
are pour-only vendors. Examples
include wine and beer sampling.
6. Product of the Farm exempt vendors.
A market vendor who sells products
that are grown, raised or harvested
on land owned or leased by grower,
with no o-farm ingredients, including
vegetables, fruits, eggs, meats, plants,
owers, honey, maple syrup etc. as
recognized by MN Stat 28A.15.
7. Vendors with a Minneapolis
Seasonal Food Permit. Vendors
who hold a current and approved
Minneapolis Seasonal Food Permit.
Food Safety
1. Cold holding. Cold food items
stored at or below 41°F.
2. Cook or bake. Food item that will be
cooked or baked before serving.
3. Cool. Cooked or baked food
items cooled before serving.
4. Cut or assemble. Food item requires
mixing, handling, assembly on a surface
and/or cutting before being served.
5. Hot holding. Hot food items
stored at or above 135°F.
6. Portion packaging. Food item
packaged or repackaged into dierent
container(s) before serving.
7. Time/temperature control for
safety (TCS) food. Any perishable food
that is capable of supporting rapid
and progressive growth of infectious
or toxigenic microorganisms. https://
www.health.state.mn.us/communities/
environment/food/docs/fs/tcsfoodfs.pdf
8. Reheat. Items previously cooked &
cooled at a licensed kitchen must be
reheated to 165°F for hot holding.
9. Safe temperatures. As applies to
time/temperature control for safety
foods, means Temperatures of 41°F
or below, or 135°F or above.
10. Storage. Food item that will
require storage after preparation
but before serving.
11. Thaw. Frozen food items that
require thawing before serving.
Other
1. Licensed commercial kitchen.
A retail or production food facility
currently licensed by the Department
of Health, Department of Agriculture
or local food licensing agency. Proof
of licensure or permission to use
the facility may be required.
2. Event Food Sponsor. Person(s)
named responsible on the Event
Food Sponsor permit for organizing
the public food event.
3. MDA. Minnesota Department
of Agriculture.
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