Requirements for Temporary/Special Event Food Vendors
A Temporary/Special Event is a single event or celebration that operates at a fixed location for not more that 14 days. In Fremont County examples would include the Blossom Festival, Florence Pioneer Day, Penrose Apple Day and other similar events.
If an organization or individual would like to have a food booth at one of the Temporary/Special Events in Fremont County, aColorado Retail Food Establishment License (RFE License) is required and the operation must comply with the COLORADO RETAIL 
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. Charitable and non-profit organizations located in Fremont County are exempt from licensing requirements; charitable and non-profit organizations from outside of Fremont County require a license.
In order to obtain a Colorado Retail Food Establishment License, you must already have a single or multiple event license issued by the Colorado Department of Revenue. Even if you have an existing license from the Colorado Department of Revenue, for example a sales tax license for a restaurant that you own, you are still required to have this separate license from the Department of Revenue. If you have a current sales tax account with the Department of Revenue, there is no charge for the single or multiple event license, but it does take time to get this issued especially if you apply online or by mail (up to 6 weeks), so if time is a factor, you should consider going to the closest Department of Revenue office and applying in person. The form is a DR0589 and is available at www.revenue.state.co.us
The single or multiple event licenses will typically be a 27-00000-0000 number. Once you have your single or multiple event license issued, you can apply to Fremont County Environmental Health for your Temporary/Special Event License to serve food at the event. Once you have been inspected and your Temporary/Special Event License has been issued, that license will be valid for the remainder of the calendar year for the state of Colorado (with the exception of the City and County of Denver), however you will still be required to contact the event coordinator for events that you plan to participate in and you are always subject to an inspection by the local health department.
Currently (subject to change) a Temporary/Special Event License is $255.00 if you are preparing and serving food, or $115.00 for pre-packaged food items. Certain pre-packaged, non-perishable food items may not require a license.
The Temporary/Special Events in Fremont County will have an event organizer or event coordinator and typically that’s the person you should initially contact for information about participating in that event.
You can print copies of the VENDOR APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY FOOD EVENTS, the EVENT COORDINATOR APPLICATION, and COLORADO Guidelines for Temporary Food Establishments from the Fremont County website. If you are a food vendor, you must complete a VENDOR APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY FOOD EVENTS for each Fremont County event; if there will be no menu or equipment changes for subsequent events, you can complete 1 original application and submit copies for the other events.
Please contact Fremont County Environmental Health at (719) 276-7460 if you have any questions.