Food Establishments
For additional information, contact the Gallatin City-County Health Department, Environmental Health Services at (406) 582-3120 or ehs@gallatin.mt.gov
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The purpose of the food service program is to educate and assist food service professionals in preventing conditions and practices in food service establishments that endanger public health.
"Food Service Establishment" is defined in Montana regulations, and includes an operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends or otherwise provides food for human consumption in a mobile, stationary, temporary, semi-permanent facility or location; where consumption is on or off the premises and regardless of whether there is a charge for the food.
Gallatin City-County Health Department (GCCHD) inspects food service establishments for compliance with health and safety regulations.
Food safety is the cornerstone of any food service operation. The GCCHD offers a 4-hour ServSafe course for the food service employee. Click here for the Schedule.
Local Health Code requires a licensed establishment (Food Large) to have a minimum of one person on duty at all times of operation who has completed a managers food safety training program. A nationally recognized program with a minimum eight (8) hours of classroom training and approved by GCCHD will qualify.
8 Hour ServSafe training available please contact:
Jeff Hainline MT Restaurant Assoc. (406) 546-5306 |
Mike Callaghan Food Services of America (800) 829-4045 |
Ryan Trostad SYSCO (406) 247-1342 |
Licenses are owner and site specific. Contact Environmental Health Services for an ownership or location change.
A licensing plan review may be required for a new facility or the remodel/expansion of an existing facility.
*Complete and submit a plan review packet
with appropriate fees
*Upon approval of plans schedule a
pre-opening inspection
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