California Health Department
Madera County commercial kitchen compliance
Madera County Environmental Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Program is the authority. Here's the methodology, the thresholds, and the fire code overlay.
Authority chain
Madera County → Madera County Environmental Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Program → California Retail Food Code
Madera County applies the statutory framework of the California Retail Food Code. The health department oversees approximately 600 permitted food facilities. The county seat is Madera. City of Madera Fire: (559) 661-5460. CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit for unincorporated areas. City of Madera Fire Department is a separate authority having jurisdiction within city limits.
Standard 01
Food Safety
Authority
Madera County Environmental Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Program
- Phone
- (559) 675-7703
- Scoring type
- None
- Grading type
- None
- Permitted facilities
- ~600
- Office
- 200 W. 4th Street, Madera, California 93637
Methodology
Madera County operates a CalCode-only retail food safety program through the Environmental Health Division, which sits within the Community and Economic Development Department — an agency name framing that signals an explicit pro-business posture. No local placard ordinance, no letter grade system, no numeric scoring overlay, no rating tier, no public-facing inspection search portal. The Food Program page offers no online inspection results, search, or lookup — Madera sits at the records-request floor tier within the violations-list-only family. Authority statement: "Any person operating a retail food facility is required by law to apply for and obtain a valid health permit from our office per the California Retail Food Code (CalCode) and Madera County Ordinance." Enforcement teeth: "Facilities operating without a valid health permit will be subject to closure and penalized up to three times the cost of the permit fees." Annual permit cycle: January 1 through December 31. Five program elements: Routine Inspections, Permitting and Enforcement; Foodborne Illness Investigation; Complaint Investigation; Review Food Facility Construction Plan (NEW/REMODEL); Food Safety Education. Six food safety sub-programs distinctly enumerated: Food Facility, Mobile Food Facility, Community Event, Certified Farmer's Market, Swap Meet/Flea Market, and Cottage Food Operation (Class A REGISTRATION model and Class B PERMIT model).
Inspection results published by the agency are mirrored at Madera County on ScoreTable.
Primary source
https://www.maderacounty.com/government/community-economic-development-department/divisions/environmental-health-division/food-safety-consumer-protection-program/food-program — covers department parent (Community and Economic Development Department), 11 Environmental Health sub-programs in navigation, 6 food safety sub-programs with explicit category boundaries, Cottage Food Operation Class A vs Class B distinction (REGISTRATION vs PERMIT model), centralized mobile food facility annual permit renewal apparatus (900 N Gateway Dr December), CalCode + Madera County Ordinance authority, 3x permit fee enforcement teeth verbatim quote, annual permit cycle (Jan 1 - Dec 31), 5 program elements, CalCode Section 113755 Community Event definition, Assembly Bill 1616 California Homemade Food Act Cottage Food Operation basis, Granicus CMS attribution, main county center 200 W. 4th Street Madera California 93637 / (559) 675-7703, Ag Commissioner phone (559) 675-7876 for Certified Farmer's Market authority, mobile food facility plan review equipment manufacturer specification sheet requirement, no public-facing inspection portal.
Last verified by JIE: May 21, 2026
Published inspection data for Madera County is mirrored on ScoreTable, direct from the agency.
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Health department detail
What makes Madera County distinct
- Environmental Health within Community and Economic Development Department parent
- Agency parent department naming — 'Community and Economic Development Department' — is an explicit pro-business framing; other Environmental Health parent structures include Public Health, Community Development, and Planning & Building Services. The Environmental Health parent department name includes an explicit 'Economic Development' element.
- Centralized single-location single-month mobile food facility annual permit renewal at 900 N Gateway Dr in December
- Madera concentrates all annual mobile food facility permit renewal inspections at a single county yard location during one designated month (December). Operationally efficient model for rural-county mobile food facility oversight. Comparable to Stanislaus's office-based mobile food facility inspection model but more concentrated.
- 3x permit fee financial penalty for unpermitted operation
- Local enforcement teeth: 'Facilities operating without a valid health permit will be subject to closure and penalized up to three times the cost of the permit fees.' Different model than Imperial's misdemeanor/jail/fine framework — financial-only consequence, no criminal classification. Consistent with Community & Economic Development Department's pro-business framing.
- 6 distinct food safety sub-programs with explicit category boundaries
- Food Facility, Mobile Food Facility, Community Event, Certified Farmer's Market, Swap Meet/Flea Market, Cottage Food Operation — 6 distinct sub-programs with separate applications and operational requirements. Cottage Food Operation Class A vs Class B distinction explicit (REGISTRATION vs PERMIT model). Structurally articulated sub-program scope at small-county scale.
- Records-request floor tier transparency
- Madera sits at the records-request floor tier within the violations-list-only family despite 600 facilities under the health department. Suggests Environmental Health resource allocation toward owner engagement (applications, plan review, education) rather than public consumer-facing transparency.
- Yosemite National Park south entrance corridor + Chukchansi Casino + Madera American Viticultural Area wine country distinctive owner mix
- Madera's owner mix includes Yosemite south entrance gateway service (Oakhurst, Fish Camp, Wawona), Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, and Madera American Viticultural Area wine country (Madera Wine Trail). Distinctive mix combining park tourism gateway, casino food and beverage, and wine country tourism alongside Central Valley agriculture.
Standard 02
Fire Safety
Authority having jurisdiction
In Madera County, fire code authority rests with Madera County Fire Division / Madera County Fire Department.
- Phone
- (559) 675-7871
- Fire code edition
- 2025 California Fire Code
- NFPA 96 edition
- 2021
- Hood cleaning default
- Quarterly
- Permit type
- Operational Fire Permit — annual renewal, pass/fail
Hood cleaning frequencies
Frequencies enforced by Madera County Fire Division / Madera County Fire Department per NFPA 96 (2021).
| Cooking volume / type | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Solid-fuel cooking | Monthly |
| High-volume / 24-hour / charbroil / wok | Quarterly |
| Moderate-volume | Semiannually |
| Low-volume / seasonal / place of worship | Annually |
Hood cleaning enforcement
LOW
Reference
Frequently asked
- Who inspects commercial kitchens in Madera County?
- Madera County Environmental Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Program is the food safety authority for Madera County. Reach them at (559) 675-7703. California Retail Food Code provides the statutory base; the agency conducts inspections and documents findings through narrative violation reports.
- How are inspection results communicated in Madera County?
- Madera County Environmental Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Program documents inspections through narrative violation reports; no letter grade or numeric score is assigned. Results are available to the public through the agency's published portals.
- Who enforces fire and hood-cleaning rules in Madera County?
- In Madera County, fire code authority rests with Madera County Fire Division / Madera County Fire Department. Enforcement covers the 2025 California Fire Code and NFPA 96 (2021 edition) for commercial kitchen exhaust. Hood cleaning default frequency: quarterly.
- What fire code edition applies in Madera County?
- The 2025 California Fire Code is the adopted edition. NFPA 96 (2021) governs commercial kitchen exhaust systems. Ask Madera County Fire Division / Madera County Fire Department whether Madera County has adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code.
- Where can I verify Madera County inspection records?
- Primary source: https://www.maderacounty.com/government/community-economic-development-department/divisions/environmental-health-division. EvidLY ScoreTable mirrors the latest health-department-published results at https://www.getevidly.com/scoretable/california/madera.
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