Baltimore County, MD Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)

Under Baltimore County Code § 21-8-104, an applicant for a food truck license must submit contact and vehicle information, insurance proof, and evidence that the County Health Department has inspected the truck. Subsection (a)(4) specifically requires the name and contact information of the certified food service manager Level I who will be on duty at all times the food truck is in operation, and subsection (a)(5) requires the food service facility permit the Health Department issues separately. The County Administrative Officer sets the license fee under subsection (b).

Because the certified manager requirement sits inside the license application itself, a truck can't legally operate under § 21-8-103 without naming that person, and dropping the certified manager from the roster without updating the county is treated as a change in application information that must be reported within 14 days under § 21-8-107(3). Failing to report the change, or operating without a certified manager on duty, gives the Department grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke the license under § 21-8-107. The Department of Health separately enforces the food service regulations and Article 3, Title 6 of the Code covering the underlying health permit, while the Department of Permits, Approvals and Inspections enforces the licensing title itself, per § 21-8-110(c).