Arlington, TX Public Health Rules: Restaurant Grade Cards (2026)

Health Chapter Sec. 08, Posting of Food Establishment Letter Grade and Inspection Notice of Availability or Report, requires every permit holder or person in charge to conspicuously display, at all times and in public view, the most recent inspection letter grade issued for the establishment (Sec. A), and to conspicuously display a copy of the last routine food establishment inspection report, or a notice of its availability, upon request (Sec. B). This posting duty sits alongside Sec. 07, which separately requires every permit holder to conspicuously display the current, valid Food Establishment Permit, Temporary Food Establishment Permit, Central Preparation Facility Permit, or Feeding Program Permit.

Both duties flow from Sec. 02, which bars operating a Food Establishment, Temporary Food Establishment, Central Preparation Facility, Farmers Market Food Establishment, or Feeding Program in Arlington without a valid permit from the Administrator; nonprofit food establishments are exempt from the permit fee but not from state food-safety rules. Sec. 06 adds that Food Handler and Food Protection Manager certificates must likewise be available on-site or displayed. Food Establishment Permits issued under Sec. 02 run twelve months from issuance and can lapse for nonpayment of the annual fee, though a permit lapsed more than three months cannot be reinstated. Ordinance No. 25-063 was adopted as an emergency measure on August 26, 2025 by a 9-0 vote and took effect September 1, 2025.