Minneapolis Environmental Health

• Investigates environmental health issues in certain types of businesses
• Verifies businesses meet City and State rules and ordinances

Businesses regulated by Environmental Health

• Food
• Liquor and beer
• Public pools
• Institutional, hotel, board and lodging
• Seasonal and Short Term food permits
• Tanning
• Body art
• Vermin infestation in licensed food businesses
• Mobile food stores
• Garbage and sanitation complaints in licensed food businesses
• Laundry/Dry cleaning
• Public Schools/The Nutrition Center

Food

Environmental Health inspects more than 4,000 businesses a year, including:

• Restaurants
• Food manufacturers
• Food distributors
• Caterers
• Meat markets
• Grocers
• Confectioneries

Read Minnesota Rule 4626: Food Code

Liquor and beer 

Environmental Health inspects food areas of businesses with on-sale liquor, off-sale liquor, wine and beer licenses.

• Chapter 360: In General
• Chapter 362: Liquor Licenses
• Chapter 363: Wine Licenses
• Chapter 364: Liquor Regulations
• Chapter 366: Beer Licenses
• Chapter 368: Beer Regulations
• Chapter 372: Bottle Clubs
• Chapter 374: Minneapolis Convention Center Liquor License

Public pools

Environmental Health inspects public pools in schools, apartment buildings, parks, office buildings and private clubs.

• Chapter 231: Public Swimming Pools

Institutional, hotel, board and lodging

Environmental Health inspects institutional, hotel, board, and lodging businesses.

• Chapter 244: Maintenance Code
• Chapter 244: Article X. Rooming Houses and Lodging Establishments

• Chapter 297: Hotels
• Chapter 297A: Bed and Breakfast Facilities

Read Minnesota Rule 4625: Lodging Establishments

Seasonal and short-term food permits

Environmental Health issues seasonal and short term permits for food and beverage vendors at both indoor and outdoor events. Environmental Health inspects farmers markets and seasonal and short term food vendors.

• Chapter 188: Administration and Licensing
• Chapter 202: Public Market

• Chapter 265: Special Permits for Specific Business and Uses
• Chapter 332: Solicitors, Peddlers and Transient Merchants

Tanning

Environmental Health inspects tanning businesses.

• Chapter 232: Sun tanning Facilities

Body art

Environmental Health inspects body art businesses.

• Chapter 339: Body Art Code

Vermin infestation

Environmental Health inspects vermin infestations in licensed food businesses to ensure food and beverages are not contaminated.

• Chapter 229: Pest and Vermin Control

• Chapter 244: Maintenance Code

Mobile food stores

• Chapter 295: Mobile Food Stores

Garbage

Environmental Health investigates garbage and sanitation complaints in licensed food businesses.

• Chapter 225: Garbage and Refuse

Laundry and dry cleaning

Environmental Health inspects laundry and dry cleaning businesses and pickup stations.

• Chapter 301: Laundries and Dry Cleaning Establishments

Public school nutrition centers

Environmental Health inspects and provides consultation to Minneapolis Public Schools on food safety. For more information about the Nutrition Center call 612-668-2820.