Environmental Health
License Renewals: Due December 31, 2025
It’s time to prepare for your annual license renewal! Please review the reminders below to ensure a smooth renewal process:
- Renew by December 31, 2025. All licenses expire at the end of the year — don’t wait until the last minute!
- Watch for the renewal email from the state coming soon! Check your junk mail if you don’t see it in your inbox.
- Review your invoice carefully and confirm that all contact details (email, phone, address) are correct before returning your renewal paperwork.
- Sign your invoice before submitting it with payment. Payments cannot be accepted by mail without an accompanying invoice.
- Return renewals to:
Deschutes County Environmental Health
2100 NE Wyatt Ct, Bend, OR 97701 - Important: All licenses held by the same owner must be paid in full at the same time. (Seasonal licenses are the only exception.)
- Licenses will be emailed as a PDF attachment from “healthspacecloudprint.” No paper copies will be mailed.
- Late fee alert: A $150 late fee per license will apply beginning January 2026 for unpaid renewals.
Environmental Health
Environmental Health programs & services benefit the entire community, including: county residents, tourists, visitors, and businesses. Anyone who eats food prepared in a restaurant, temporary food booth, or institutional setting (such as a cafeteria), or swims in a pool, benefits from the inspection process. Tourists can more safely enjoy the many outdoor festivals, restaurants, and travel accommodations in Deschutes County. Businesses also benefit from having a safe community that attracts visitors and encourages residents to use their services.
Environmental Health Programs and Services
The Deschutes County Environmental Health Department’s Indoor Air Quality Program was developed to improve the health of Deschutes County’s citizens by reducing exposure to indoor air contaminants.
Find forms for licensed food establishments, restaurant inspection scores, information about food service plan review, food truck plan review, temporary food licenses, the food protection program, links to OHA pages and resources, food handler training and certified food manager training classes.
Information about the Drinking Water Program, Public Pools and Spas, Drinking Water Awareness and Private Wells, and more.
Information on hotels, motels and tourist facilities, asbestos, hazardous waste disposal, housing and living conditions, lead, mold and mildew, pesticides, radon gas and more.
A "vector" is any organism capable of transmitting disease. Some examples are fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and rodents. Vectors are able to spread disease to humans by biting, burrowing into skin, or contaminating living spaces. Here, you can learn about Deschutes County's animal bite program and other local vectors of concern.
Blue-green algae, air pollution, climate change and emerging health hazards.
Report a Public Health Concern with our online application.
Deschutes County Environmental Health provides professional health, safety and sanitation inspections to Child Care Centers, Certified Family Child Care homes and residential treatment centers.
Oregon and Deschutes County strive to modernize the way public health interacts with the community. As a result, Deschutes County has hired new positions with an aim to bridge the gaps between communities and the resources they need. Through outreach and education, we hope to improve access to safe food, water, clean air, and resources to support disease prevention among vulnerable communities in our county.
