Merced County, CA · Merced County
Community Food Event Vendor Application
Food booth operators and vendors use this application to provide event, menu, equipment, and food-handling details for review by Merced County Environmental Health.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Merced County · Merced County, Merced County, California
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- countyofmerced.com
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
Each food booth operator or vendor must complete and sign this application to operate a temporary food facility at a community event. It asks for vendor and booth details, event information, menu items, food preparation and storage methods, equipment, and a booth sketch. The form also includes a kitchen-use section when food preparation or utensil washing will take place at an approved kitchen.
Who needs it
Each food booth operator or vendor at a community event must complete and sign an application for the event organizer to submit for review.
How to submit it
Return the signed and dated application to the event organizer. The organizer submits all applications to Merced County's Division of Environmental Health at least 2 weeks before the event; a single vendor is considered the organizer when the event has only one vendor.
About notarization
This application is signed without a notary; the operator signs and dates it, and the commercial or community kitchen operator also signs and dates the kitchen-use section when applicable.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Application
Download the Community Food Event Vendor Application.
- 2
Complete the Application
Provide vendor, booth, event, menu, food-handling, equipment, and sketch information, then sign and date the application.
- 3
Gather Any Needed Details
If food preparation or utensil washing will use an approved kitchen, have its operator complete and sign the kitchen-use section.
- 4
Return It to the Organizer
Give the signed application to the event organizer at least 2 weeks before the event so the organizer can submit it to the county health division.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Community Food Event Vendor Application?
- No. The application does not require notarization; the vendor signs and dates it. If applicable, the commercial or community kitchen operator also signs and dates the kitchen-use section.
- How do I submit the Community Food Event Vendor Application?
- Return the signed and dated application to the event organizer. The organizer submits applications to Merced County's Division of Environmental Health at least 2 weeks before the community event starts.
- What information does the vendor application ask for?
- It asks for vendor and booth information, event details, menu items, food preparation and storage methods, equipment, and a sketch of the booth setup.