Residential Kitchen Permit Checklist

•Only non-potentially hazardous food can be made for retail sale in a home-based kitchen
•Retail sale only. No mail order or catalog sales allowed.
•List of items to be prepared must be submitted along with application to the Board of Health office.
•Label examples must also be submitted with the application.
•If home is served by a well, a water test must be submitted with application. Testing parameters must include coli form bacteria and chlorine levels.
•Attach to application a brief written description of what steps will be taken to prevent co-mingling of storage of food for public consumption with family food storage (refrigerated food as well as dry good storage).
•Submit appropriate fee with application made payable to the Town of Ware. (See Fee Schedule)