A farmers market, temporary food establishment or mobile food unit license is required for vendors at farmers markets who handle, prepare or serve:
- Meats (Product must also be USDA or Missouri Department of Agriculture certified, properly labeled and packaged, safely transported and held at required temperatures)
- Fish and fowl must be properly labeled, have all required state or federal permits and be transported and held at proper temperatures
- Open food products (cut fruits or vegetables, unpackaged foods, etc.)
The above item list is not all-inclusive, because it would be impossible to imagine all the items that a vendor may wish to serve. Vendors unsure of whether or not serving their goods at a Farmers Market may require a food license should call 636-949-1800 for assistance.
Please note that, any person engaged in the business of operating a food establishment without a license as required by the St. Charles County Food Code shall be subjected to a fine of $500 for each offense. Section 8-601.11.
A license is not required for vendors who serve:
- Whole, uncut produce (fruits and vegetables)
- Prepackaged foods that are not considered potentially hazardous
- Nuts in the shell
- Jams, jellies, apple butter and honey (as long as they’re properly labeled)
- Baked goods (as long as they do not include potentially hazardous products, are properly labeled and are sold by the person or farm that baked them)
- Whole eggs (must have a Missouri Department of Agriculture Egg Permit and hold eggs at 41 degrees F or less)