Permit & License Applications

For step-by-step instructions to RENEW your existing permits, click here Version Options Permit & License Applications Headline

Body Work Therapist & Establishment Applications

• Body Work Establishment Permit Application
• Body Work Therapist Permit Application

Food & Retail Related Permits / Licenses

• Catering Permit Application
• Farmers Market
• Food Establishment Permit ApplicationNEW ESTABLISHMENTS!!! You must complete the Food Establishment Plan Review FIRST!!!
• Food Establishment Plan Review  (Complete this first for new establishment or new owner)
  • Food Establishment Checklist - you will need to submit these all documents for the review process
  • Fats, Oils and Grease Guidelines and Manual (PDF) (to be reviewed by applicant)
  • Grease Trap Variance Application
  • Allergen Awareness Guidance
  • Polystyrene Ban
• Frozen Dessert Permit Application
• Hookah and Tobacco Permit Application
  • Tobacco 21 Compliance Materials Available (signs, posters, stickers, calendar, etc.)
• Ice Cream Truck Application  
  • Restricted Areas
• Milk and OLEO Permit Application
• Mobile Food Vendor Permit Application
  • Restricted Areas
• Mobile Food Vendor Review   (Newly established or constructed)
• Residential Kitchen Application   (Retail Food Code Standards for Permitted Residential Kitchens)
• Retail Food Permit Application
• Retail Food Plan Review  (Complete this first for new establishment or new owner)
• Massachusetts Seafood Dealer Permit Application
  • If you wish to shuck oysters, you must have a State Wholesale Seafood Dealer Permit
• Temporary Food Permit Application 

Private Hauler Permit Application

• Private Hauler Permit Application

Septic & Well Installation Permits / Licenses

Installer and Hauler applications are for new applicants only. For renewal questions, please call 508-747-1620, ext. 10118

• Perc/Trench Permit Application
• Septic Hauler Application 
• Septic Installer Application  - New Applicants Only - (Plymouth does not offer installer exams. Towns of Duxbury, Pembroke, Plympton, Hanson, E Bridgewater, and Taunton do)
• Septic System Abandonment (PDF)
• Septic System Component Replacement
  • Pay Online
• Title 5 Inspection Report Submission
• Well Permit Application (not applicable to irrigation wells)

Tattoo / Body Art Permit / License Applications

(Tattoo, permanent makeup, microblading, piercing, etc.)

• Body Art Facility Permit Application
• Body Art Operator/Apprentice Permit Application 
  • Body Art Apprentice Task Log (PDF)

Other Permits & Applications

• Mobile Home Park Permit Application
• Motel / Hotel Permit Application
• Pre-Rental Housing Inspection Application (for long-term rentals and housing only.)
• Recreational Camp Permit Application
• Short Term Rental Registration
• Stable Permit
• Swimming Pool Permit Application
• Swimming Pool Review Application  (for construction of new public, semi-public, or special-use pools)
• Tanning Facility Permit Application

Related Information

All in-person payments must be by check or money order or use our online payment system.

View the Fee Schedule (PDF).