Who issues your food permit depends on where you are in Bell County

A food trailer in Harker Heights and a cafe a few miles away can both sit in Bell County. They may still answer to different permit desks. Bell County Public Health District issues county retail food permits. Its fee page leaves out food places inside Harker Heights and Killeen because those cities issue their own permits.

The same line matters for a central prep facility. That is the approved kitchen a mobile food unit uses as home base. If the kitchen is in Killeen or Harker Heights, that city handles the permit. In the rest of Bell County, the health district is the place to start.

Map the city-limit line early, while the lease, trailer wrap, and equipment choices are still flexible. A corner near Killeen, Harker Heights, or a steady event route can change the form, fee sheet, and inspector tied to the business.