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Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will inspect and license food vendors at many fairs. However, some local health departments manage inspections.
Local health departments will inspect and license food vendors at fairs in the following 38 counties in place of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:
Allegan, Baraga, Barry, Bay, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Gogebic, Gratiot, Houghton, Huron, Ingham, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Livingston, Manistee, Mason, Marquette, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Monroe, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Ontonagon, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, Tuscola, Washtenaw, Wayne, Wexford
Applicants for temporary food licenses at any fair in these counties during the 2025 fair season MUST apply for a license directly with the local health department with jurisdiction in that county. Contact information is provided below.
For a fair in these counties, do not contact or pay MDARD.
Transitory Food Units (TFUs) operating at these fairs are required to submit a notice of intent to operate (Word/PDF) to each local health department, as usual, and may request a paid TFU inspection from the local health department.
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Local Health Department |
Contact |
Email Address |
Phone Number |
Fair Name |
2025 Fair Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Allegan County Health Department |
Eric Menke |
269-686-4517 |
Allegan County Fair |
September 5-13, 2025 |
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Barry-Eaton District Health Department |
Jodi Pessell |
Main: BEDHD-EH@BEDHD.ORG |
517-541-2615 269-798-4149 |
Eaton County Fair Barry County Fair |
July 7-12, 2025 July 14-19, 2025 |
|
Bay County Health Department |
Joel Kwiatkowski |
989-895-4107 |
Bay County Fair and Youth Expo |
July 29-August 2, 2025 |
|
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Berrien County Health Department |
Brian Murphy |
269-927-5623 |
Berrien County Youth Fair |
August 11-16, 2025 |
|
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Branch/Hillsdale/St. Joseph Community Health Agency |
Joe Frazier |
517-279-9561 |
Branch County Fair (ONLY) Other fairs in these counties are inspected by MDARD. |
August 3-9, 2025 |
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Calhoun County Public Health Department |
Kevin Green |
Main: eh@calhouncountymi.gov |
269-969-6341 |
Calhoun County Fair |
August 10-16, 2025 |
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District Health Department #10 |
Lori Simon |
231-305-8660 |
Kalkaska County Fair Manistee County Fair Mecosta County Free Fair Missaukee Agricultural Youth Show Newaygo County Agricultural Fair Northern District Fair Oceana County Fair Western Michigan Fair |
July 27-August 2, 2025 August 12-16, 2025 July 7-12, 2025 July 25-August 1, 2025 August 2-9, 2025 August 11-16, 2025 August 18-25, 2025 August 5-9, 2025 |
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Huron County Health Department |
Tip MacGuire |
Main: ehfood@hchd.us |
989-269-9721 |
Huron Community Fair |
July 27-August 2, 2025 |
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Ingham County Health Department |
Rod McNeill |
517-887-4312 |
Ingham County Fair |
July 28-August 2, 2025 |
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|
Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services |
Chris Kujawa |
Main: ehfood@kalcounty.com |
269-373-5210 |
Kalamazoo County Fair |
No fair scheduled for 2025 |
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Kent County Health Department |
Sara Simmonds |
616-632-6900 |
Kent County Youth Fair |
July 16-19, 2025 |
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Livingston County Health Department |
Amy Aumock |
517-552-6869 |
Fowlerville Family Fair |
July 21-26, 2025 |
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Marquette County Health Department |
Patrick Jacuzzo |
906-475-4195 |
Marquette County Fair |
August 7-9, 2025 |
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Midland County Health Department |
Greg Price |
989-832-6679 |
Midland County Fair |
August 10-16, 2025 |
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Mid-Michigan District Health Department |
Charity Wood |
Main: ehgm@mmdhd.org |
989-831-3607 |
Clinton County 4H and Youth Fair Gratiot Agricultural Society Gratiot County Fair for Youth Montcalm County 4H Fair |
July 26-31, 2025 June 18-22, 2025 July 12-19, 2025 June 22-28, 2025 |
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Monroe County Health Department |
Chris Westover |
734-240-7900 |
Monroe County Fair |
July 27-August 2, 2025 |
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Ottawa County Department of Public Health |
Adam Zantello |
Main: |
616-393-5645 |
Berlin Fair Hudsonville Community Fair Ottawa County Fair |
June 16-21, 2025 August 18-23, 2025 July 21-26, 2025 |
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Public Health Muskegon County |
Michael Eslick |
231-724-1253 |
Muskegon County Fair |
July 21-26, 2025 |
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Saginaw County Health Department |
Chris Klawuhn |
Main: EH@saginawcounty.com |
989-758-3800 |
Saginaw County Fair |
July 29-August 2, 2025 |
|
St. Clair County Health Department |
Steve Demick |
Main: |
810-987-5306 |
St. Clair County 4H and Youth Fair |
July 14-19, 2025 |
|
Tuscola County Health Department |
Kent Singer |
989-673-1708 |
Tuscola County Fair |
July 19-26, 2025 |
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Washtenaw County Health Department |
Dainna Raye |
734-222-3800 |
Chelsea Community Fair Manchester Community Fair Saline Community Fair Washtenaw County 4H Youth Show |
August19-23, 2025 August 5-9, 2025 August 27-31, 2025 July 20-25, 2025 |
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Wayne County Department of Public Health |
Theresa Brestovansky |
734-727-7400 |
Wayne County Fair |
July 28-August 2, 2025 |
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Western UP District Health Department |
Pete Baril |
Main: EHsecretary@wuph.org |
906-482-7382 |
Gogebic County Fair Houghton County Fair Ontonagon County Fair Baraga County Fair |
August 7-10, 2025 August 21-24, 2025 July 25-27, 2025 August 1-3, 2025 |
Directory of Michigan Local Health Departments: Michigan Association for Local Public Health