Do I need to register my Food Handler card with the City of Austin?

No. As of the recent code updates, food handlers are no longer required to pay a separate fee to register their certificate with the City of Austin. Your ACE Food Handler card is valid immediately upon printing.

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Austin Food Handlers Card

Q: Is this card valid in Travis County?

Yes. This Texas DSHS-licensed course is valid in Austin, Travis County, and completely statewide.

All Austin Food Handlers Card Safety Course by ACE Food Handler is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Austin Food Handlers Card Course Details are as follows:

Food Handlers Certificates is valid for 2 years from the date of course completion
Online Course is approximately 1 hour long
Printable Austin Food Handler card available upon completion
English courses available
This course provides information on many topics related to safe food handling.
A Austin approved food handler certificate is provided upon successful completion of the online food handler training. Your city or county may require an additional fee and you must check with our local health department.

State of Texas Food Handler Card Approved Course

Frequently Asked Questions: Austin Food Handlers

Do I need to register my card with the City of Austin?

No. Great news! As of the recent updates to the Austin City Code, food handlers are no longer required to pay a separate registration fee or visit the Austin Public Health office to register their certificate. Your ACE Food Handler card is valid immediately upon printing and is fully accepted by Austin Public Health and throughout Travis County.

Is this card valid in Travis County?

Yes. Because ACE is licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS License #81), this certification is valid in the City of Austin, Travis County, and everywhere else in the state of Texas.

Can I take the Austin food handler test on my phone?

Yes. Our course is 100% mobile-friendly. You can watch the videos and take the final exam on any smartphone, tablet, or computer.

This Austin Food Handlers class is valid in all Texas cities and counties including:

The Austin Food Handlers Card Texas Cities

Houston, Austin, Austin, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano, Laredo, Lubbock, Garland, Irving, Amarillo, Grand Prairie, Brownsville, Pasadena, Austin, Austin, Austin, Austin, McAllen, Waco, Carrollton, Austin, Austin, Austin, Beaumont, Odessa, Round Rock, Wichita Falls, Richardson, Lewisville, Tyler, Pearland, College Station, San Angelo, Allen, League City, Sugar Land, Longview, Mission, Edinburg, Bryan, Baytown, Pharr, Temple, Missouri City, Flower Mound, North Richland Hills, Harlingen, Victoria,

New Braunfels, Conroe, Cedar Park, Mansfield, Rowlett, Georgetown, Port Arthur, San Marcos, Pflugerville, Euless, DeSoto, Grapevine, Galveston, Bedford, Cedar Hill, Austin City, Wylie, Haltom City, Keller, Rockwall, Burleson, Coppell, Huntsville, Duncanville, The Colony, Sherman, Hurst, Lancaster, Friendswood, Texarkana, Weslaco, Lufkin, Schertz, San Juan, Del Rio, La Porte, Nacogdoches, Deer Park, Rosenberg, Copperas Cove, Little Elm, Socorro, Kyle, Leander, Farmers Branch, Waxahachie, Cleburne, Southlake.

Texas Counties

Harris County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, Bexar County, Travis County, El Paso County, Collin County, Hidalgo County, Austin County, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, Williamson County, Cameron County, Nueces County, Brazoria County, Bell County, Galveston County, Lubbock County, Jefferson County, Webb County, McLennan County, Smith County, Brazos County, Hays County, Johnson County, Ellis County, Ector County, Austin County, Guadalupe County, Taylor County, Wichita County, Gregg County, Potter County, Grayson County, Randall County, Parker County, Tom Green County, Comal County, Kaufman County, Bowie County, Victoria County, Angelina County, Hunt County, Orange County, Henderson County, Bastrop County