What you need before the machine goes in
Permits and taxes for vending vary by state, by county health department and sometimes by city. These guides tell you which agencies to call and what they’ll ask for — written for someone about to place a machine, not for a search engine.
Vending permits by state
States where we hold signed inventory, ordered by how many locations are available.
Vending permits in California
19 openCalifornia Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). County environmental health department.
Vending permits in Ohio
16 openOhio Department of Taxation. Local health district.
Vending permits in New York
15 openNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance. Local county or NYC health department.
Vending permits in Texas
8 openTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Texas DSHS or local health authority.
Vending permits in Georgia
8 openGeorgia Department of Revenue. Georgia Dept. of Agriculture (food).
Vending permits in Wisconsin
8 openWisconsin Department of Revenue. Wisconsin DATCP (food).
Vending permits in Florida
7 openFlorida Department of Revenue. Florida DBPR / Dept. of Agriculture (food).
Vending permits in Mississippi
6 openMississippi Department of Revenue. Mississippi State Department of Health.
Vending permits in Massachusetts
5 openMassachusetts Department of Revenue. Local board of health.
Vending permits in New Jersey
5 openNew Jersey Division of Taxation. Local health department.
Vending permits in Kentucky
5 openKentucky Department of Revenue. Local health department.
Vending permits in Virginia
4 openVirginia Department of Taxation. Virginia Dept. of Health / VDACS (food).
Vending permits in Maryland
4 openComptroller of Maryland. Local health department.
Vending permits in Michigan
4 openMichigan Department of Treasury. Michigan Dept. of Agriculture & Rural Development.
Vending permits in North Carolina
4 openNorth Carolina Department of Revenue. NC Dept. of Agriculture (food).
Vending permits in Pennsylvania
4 openPennsylvania Department of Revenue. Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture (food).
Vending permits in Tennessee
4 openTennessee Department of Revenue. Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture (food).
Vending permits in Illinois
3 openIllinois Department of Revenue. Local health department.
Vending permits in Washington
3 openWashington Department of Revenue. Local health jurisdiction.
Vending permits in North Dakota
3 openNorth Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner. North Dakota Dept. of Health & Human Services.
Placement
What a placement costs
Deposit, venue share and licence fee — with a worked month.
How to find locations
The full playbook: where to place, what venues pay, how to pitch.
Starting a vending business
Costs, machines, licences and insurance — from idea to first machine.
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