Food Vendor Launch Kit · 2026 Edition
West Virginia
One PDF for West Virginia: every state-level licence, fee and agency you need to start a food truck, trailer, cart or food stall at a farmers market — with a direct link to the official page behind every number, so you can confirm it yourself instead of taking our word for it. Local permits are set county by county, so the biggest counties are priced in full and every kit carries the directory to find the office that covers you.
Get the West Virginia kit — $39The kit is $39, which is the cheapest line item in your launch. The expensive part was never a fee: it is applying for a permit in the wrong order and losing six weeks. Every figure was checked against an official West Virginia government source, and when West Virginia changes a rule you get the corrected kit at no extra cost.
Instant PDF download · checked against primary West Virginia sources
This is a food business kit. If you sell crafts, art or other non-food goods, most of it will not apply to you.
Look inside
Two real pages from the West Virginia kit.
Not a mock-up and not a sample chapter. This is the page that carries the direct links, and the West Virginia at-a-glance page.
Why this exists
The information is public. It’s also scattered and often wrong.
Every figure in this kit was checked against an official West Virginia government source, and that source link sits beside the number. Two things it turned up:
West Virginia — mobile food permit
Five things, and the first is a genuine trap. (1) The permit is valid 'for the fiscal year in which the permit is issued' — not twelve months from issue. West Virginia's fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30, so a permit bought in April may expire on June 30 and need renewing weeks later.
West Virginia — business entity
The LLC filing is NOT your business licence. Every person engaging in business activity in West Virginia must ALSO hold a Business Registration Certificate from the State Tax Division — a separate $30 application (Form WV/BUS-APP, or the same One Stop pass) that must be in hand before you commence business.
What’s covered
West Virginia food permits, completely — and nothing you’ll never use.
- Entity filing. West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division — the fee, the recurring cost, and the direct filing link.
- Mobile food permit. Which office issues it, what it charges, and the application page.
- Cottage food. W — the cap, what registration it takes, and the statute itself.
- Sales tax registration plus the commissary, market, and insurance question lists.
Free guide vs kit
What the kit adds.
| Free guide | Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| The rules, fees and agencies for West Virginia | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct link to every form, portal and fee schedule | — | ✓ |
| The official source printed beside every number | — | ✓ |
| Printable checklist in dependency order | — | ✓ |
| Startup cost worksheet (PDF + spreadsheet) | — | ✓ |
| Commissary, market and insurance question lists | — | ✓ |
Skip the twelve government websites
Every West Virginia fee sourced, every form one click away, in the order you need them.
Get it — $39