Cottage Food Laws and Guidance

Alabama 

• Basic Rules and Regulations
• FAQ​
• HOME PROCESSED PRODUCTS & COTTAGE FOOD LA

Alaska 

• New Cottage Foods Exemptions “Understanding Alaska’s Cottage Food Exemptions
• New Cottage Food Regulations

Arizona 

• Cottage food home
• Production Guidelines 

Arkansas 

• Arkansas’ Cottage Food Law: What the Law Allows
• Legislation
• What are cottage foods

California 

• Assembly Bill No. 1616
• Cottage Food Operations

Colorado 

• Cottage Foods Act
• Cottage Foods Act Fact Sheet
• Cottage Foods Foods that can be sold under the Act
• Cottage Foods – Selling

Connecticut 

• AN ACT CONCERNING COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTION
• Cottage Food in Connecticut a guide for cottage food operators
• Cottage Food Law 
• Cottage Food Operator 
• Connecticut’s New Cottage Food License
• Food Safety Classes for Cottage Food Operators

Delaware 

• Application for On-Farm Home Processing of Non-Potentially Hazardous Foods
• Cottage food application
• Cottage food businesses
• Cottage food establishments
• Cottage food regulations
• On-Farm Kitchens

Florida 

• Cottage Foods
• Cottage Food Operations 

Georgia 

• Cottage Food Programs
• License application

Hawaii

• Cottage food legislation
• STARTING A HOMEMADE FOOD OPERATION

​ Idaho 

• Cottage Foods Frequently Asked Questions ​

Illinois 

• The Road to a Cottage Food Business
• Guide to Illinois Laws Governing Direct Farm Marketing FOR FARMERS AND OTHER FOOD ENTREPRENEURS GO TO:  PAGE 6
• Public act

Indiana 

• FREQUENTLY ASKED FOOD SAFETY QUESTIONS​

Iowa 

• Regulations and Licensing

Kansas 

• Frequently Asked Questions: Food Safety Go to: Can I make food products in my home to sell to the consumer?
• Licensing Guide

Kentucky 

• Kentucky Farmers’ Market Manual and Resource Guide GO TO: PAGE 71

Louisiana 

• An Act 307
• Act 542

Maine 

• Food Laws & Rules  GO TO: Food Regulations
• Home food manufacturing

Maryland 

• Farmer’s Market, Bake Sales, and Cottage Food Business
• Memo providing Guidance of Cottage Food Businesses

Massachusetts 

• Residential Kitchen Questions and Answers
• Standards Specific to Cottage Food Operations
• STATE SANITARY CODE CHAPTER X – MINIMUM SANITATION STANDARDS FOR FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS 

Michigan 

• Cottage food checklist
• Michigan Cottage Foods Information​​

Minnesota 

• COTTAGE FOOD LAW GUIDANCE
• Producer registration

Mississippi 

• Cottage Food Operation: Frequently Asked Questions
• Cottage Food Operations
• Permit Requirements for Farmers Market Vendors GO TO:     Baked Goods/Processed Foods 

Missouri 

• Cottage Food Regulations 
• A guide to creating and managing farmers’ markets and the laws and regulations that govern them GO TO: PAGE 22​
• Senate Bill No. 525

Montana 

• Montana Cottage Food

Nebraska 

• Cottage food registration
• Food Safety and Regulation Requirements for Farmers’ Markets and Craft Shows
• Legislation

Nevada 

• COTTAGE FOODS PROGRAM REGISTRATION
• Cottage food legislation

New Hampshire 

• Homestead Food Products: Frequently Asked Questions
• Homestead Food Operator

New Jersey

• Cottage Food Operators

New York ​

• NEW YORK STATE HOME PROCESSOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION SHEET
• Regulations & Permit Requirements

North Carolina 

• Food Program – Starting a home-based food business 
• Home Processor Handout

North Dakota

• Cottage Foods
• Production and Sales

Ohio

• Cottage Foods
• Cottage Food Regulations
• Labels for cottage food production operation, processor, or beekeeper 
• Licenses

Oklahoma 

• An Act 
• Cottage Food Law
• Home Baking

Oregon 

• Home (Domestic) Kitchen Licensing
• License exemptions

Pennsylvania 

• Limited Food Establishments

Rhode Island

• Registration and Instructions for Food Business

South Carolina 

• Cottage food checklist
• Home based food operations
• South Carolina Home-based Food Production Law Guidance
• South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated GO TO:     SECTION 44-1-143. Requirements for home-based food production operations

South Dakota 

• Cottage Food Bill​
• Farmers Market 

Tennessee 

• Changes to the Domestic Kitchen Laws Regulating
• Tennessee’s Cottage Food Industry
• New Law Brings Changes to the State’s Domestic Kitchen Program

Texas

• Cottage Food FAQ
• Cottage Food Production Operations 

Utah

• Cottage Food Applicant
• Cottage Food Production
• Regulations and Inspections

Vermont 

• LICENSING A HOME-BASED FOOD ESTABLISHMENT

Virginia 

• Farmer’s Market Guides
• HOME & COMMERCIAL KITCHEN-BASED BUSINESSES​

Washington

• Cottage Food Permit
• Cottage Food Laws and Rules

West Virginia

• Code of Sate Rules
• Cottage Food Legislation

Wisconsin 

• Home-Canned Foods
• Licensing Exemption for Home Bakers
• Selling Home Canned Foods

Wyoming 

• Food Safety Training: Cottage Food Law
• Marketing homemade Food

Guam 

• Cottage Food Legislation