Apply for a seafood dealer permit

You must schedule an inspection as part of the application process for the following permit types:

• Retail Seafood Dealer Permit
• Retail Seafood Truck Dealer Permit (inspection from town or county Board of Health)
• Wholesale Seafood Dealer Permit
• Wholesale Seafood Truck Dealer Permit

  • Complete the Inspection Request for Wholesale/Retail Seafood Operations form (last page of Dealer Permit Application Packet). Send this form and a copy of your completed Dealer Permit Application to the Massachusetts Food Protection Program.

    • Note: You must send a copy of the permit application, and keep the original form.

  • Mail or fax your documents to:
    
    Food Protection Program
    305 South St
    Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
    
    Fax (617) 983- 6770

  • Once the inspection is complete, you will receive a health inspection report. Include the report in your completed application packet.

• Completed dealer application
• Completed Primary Buyer & Quota Managed Species form
• Copy of the health inspection report
• Check or money order made payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts.