The Harrison County Health Department offers a number of environmental health services to protect the community from a number of environmental health hazards.
We achieve these outcomes by conducting inspections, performing investigations and issuing permits. Our trained staff routinely:
- conducts sanitary inspections for local food service establishments, retail food establishments, food processing establishments, temporary food events, schools, senior centers, child care facilities and lodging establishments
- issues permits for on-site wastewater treatment disposal systems on residential lots that are less than three (3) acres
- investigates complaints related to the sanitation of all food establishments, child care facilities, lodging establishments and on-site wastewater treatment disposal systems
- responds to emergencies (such as tornadoes, floods, fires, transportation accidents, etc.) in which food and food-related items are affected
- responds and investigates incidents of food-borne illness
Missouri Food Code
Harrison County food safety follows the Missouri state standards outlined in the 2013 Missouri Food Code and is held to the regulations of the State of Missouri.
- Prior approval and inspections are required for new food establishments and mobile food vendors will need to complete and submit a Temporary Food Permit.
- Caterers are also required to have a commercially inspected kitchen if preparing food from their residence.
- Food banks, public and private school cafeterias, senior centers, and all other food establishments require routine safety inspections.
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Non-profit food vendors do not need to have prior approval to serve food in Harrison County. Currently, there are no local food ordinances or permits/fees in place for Harrison County as we follow the State of Missouri food code.
