Permits
Coffee and cart permits in New Mexico
To sell coffee in New Mexico, you work with your county health department for food and mobile vending permits, then add a business license and state tax registration. Pick your county below for the department that handles your area and the steps to open.
33 counties, 1 with a direct health department link on file so far.
Statewide rules in New Mexico
In New Mexico, the Environment Department Food Safety Program issues food service and mobile food unit permits statewide; Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque run their own food safety programs.
- Food & vending permits
- NMED Food Safety Program, food establishment permit applications
Official links, last verified July 14, 2026. Requirements vary by city and change over time.
Confirm the current steps and fees before you apply.
Counties in New Mexico
- Bernalillo CountyDept link
- Catron County
- Chaves County
- Cibola County
- Colfax County
- Curry County
- De Baca County
- Doña Ana County
- Eddy County
- Grant County
- Guadalupe County
- Harding County
- Hidalgo County
- Lea County
- Lincoln County
- Los Alamos County
- Luna County
- McKinley County
- Mora County
- Otero County
- Quay County
- Rio Arriba County
- Roosevelt County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sandoval County
- Santa Fe County
- Sierra County
- Socorro County
- Taos County
- Torrance County
- Union County
- Valencia County
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