Requirements 

Markets must:

• Follow State and City regulations:
  • See Minnesota Food Code
  • See Minneapolis Food Code
• Record some employee illnesses:
  • Read about employee illness
  • See Sick and Safe Time resources for food businesses

Food safety

See City and State food safety resources:

• Minneapolis Food Safety
• Minnesota Food Business Safety 

Application

Farmers markets and other public markets in Minneapolis must be licensed. Get a license application from Minneapolis Business Licenses.

See Farmers Market Application

Fee

Find your license fee

Submit your application  

Submit your application to Business Licenses & Consumer Services

If you have questions, contact:

• 311
• Business Licenses

Market plan review

You need to submit a plan of your market layout to Environmental Health for review.

Your layout needs to show the market location and the placement of:

• Vendors
• Electric 
• Water
• Bathrooms

Contact Environmental Health for details

Green To Go

Minneapolis has rules about containers for prepared food. 

Food and beverages prepared to be:

• Eaten immediately off-site or
• Taken to-go

Must be in containers that are:  

• Reusable 
• Recyclable or
• Compostable

Read more about required containers

Read City code rules

More information

Complaints

Report a complaint about a food or restaurant business

Inspection

Your food handling methods determine how often the City will inspect your business.

Disclaimer 

The information on this page should serve as a guideline only.