Marion county does not provide online food handler training. If you got your food handler card through an online class, you will need to contact the online provider to obtain a replacement card. If you were issued a food handler card after taking an exam or attending a class provided by Marion County Environmental Health, a replacement card can be obtained at our office for a fee of $5. Call our office at 503-588-5346 for more information.

If you think you got sick from eating at a restaurant Marion County call us at 503-588-5346 to file a complaint. Be prepared to provide us with information about specific foods eaten, symptoms you experienced and a history of food consumed several days prior to onset of symptoms. More information about foodborne illness can be found here .

Before a new restaurant can be licensed in Marion County a formal plan review must be done. A Restaurant Plan Review Packet and Pre-opening Checklist can be found here . Complete the plan review worksheets and return them to Marion County Environmental Health with a copy of your floor plan. Once plan review approval has been granted, an annual restaurant license can be obtained.

New mobile units and mobile units that have not been licensed for over a year are required to go through plan review. A mobile unit plan review packet can be downloaded from our forms page. General information about Mobile Food Units in Marion County can be found here.

A Mobile Unit is defined as: any vehicle that is self-propelled, or can be pulled or pushed down a sidewalk, street, highway or waterway, on which food is prepared, processed or converted or which is used in selling and dispensing food to the ultimate consumer. A mobile unit cannot be used as a base of operations for catering.

A temporary restaurant license is required. More information about temporary restaurant licensing can be found here.

A fee schedule can be downloaded from our forms page.

Home canned or home processed foods are not permitted, except privately donated bread, rolls, pies, cakes, doughnuts or other pastries not having perishable fillings, icings, toppings or glazes may be used in temporary restaurants operated by benevolent organizations. A notice shall be posted in public view that says, “Food served at this location may not have been inspected by the health department.”

Information about dog bites and quarantine can be found here . Rabies information from the CDC can be found here .

If you suspect chemical or bacterial contamination of your drinking water, you need to contact your water supplier. Public water systems are required to notify users of any test results that do not meet federal drinking water standards. If it is a private well, the owner is responsible for all testing. Annual sampling for Nitrate and Bacteria is recommended. Look under water analysis in the phone book for local water testing labs. Marion County can collect samples from your private well and have them analyzed at a local lab for a fee. Contact 503-588-5346 for more information on water testing or to report a suspected waterborne illness

Information about household mold and mildews can be found here

The first thing to do is eliminate any possible rodent food sources around your home and yard. More information can be found on our rodent control page.

For complaints within the city of Salem, you can contact Code Enforcement-Nuisance Abatement at 503-588-6471. If outside the city limits but within Marion County, call Environmental Services at 503-588-5169.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), businesses and organizations that serve the public must allow people with disabilities to bring their service animals into all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. This federal law applies to all businesses open to the public, including restaurants, hotels, taxis and shuttles, grocery and department stores, hospitals and medical offices, theaters, health clubs, parks, and zoos. More information can be found here.

A caterer is required to have a zero seat food facility license in which the food will be prepared, the food would then be transported for service and consumption at some other location (OAR 333-150-1-201.10 "Food establishment regulated by the Oregon Health Authority”). A private home kitchen will not be approved as a food facility for catering. You would need a designated kitchen area complete with dishwashing to qualify as a food facility for catering.

No license is required to be a personal chef; a personal chef would do all the food preparation and cooking in the clients home.

Call the Oregon Department of Agriculture at 503-986-4720.

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