Eggs Laws and Guidance

​Alabama

• Sale Of Eggs
• Sale Of Farm Raised Eggs At Farmers Markets 

Alaska 

• Fact Sheet Farm To Restaurant Division Of Agriculture July 2014 GO TO: Eggs
• Safe Egg Handling For Small Egg Laying Flocks And Operations
• Shell Egg Regulations​

Arizona 

• Egg Inspections
• Egg Law GO TO: Chapter 5
• Laws ​

Arkansas

• Egg Marketing Act
• Egg Regulations
• Poultry and Egg Program

California 

• Egg Safety And Quality Management Program  
• Unlawful Acts As Described In The California Food And Agriculture Code 
• Registration Form Instruction/Information Sheet For Egg Handler

Colorado 

• Eggs
• Egg Law

Connecticut 

• An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Egg Statutes  
• An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Egg Statutes And Requiring The Establishment Of A Standard Of Care For Animal Importers
• Chapter 423 Grading And Marketing Of Farm Products
• Voluntary Small Shell Egg Processing Plant Inspection Program

Delaware 

• Business First Steps
• Eggs 
• Egg Inspections

Florida 

• Classification And Sale Of Eggs And Poultry  
• Poultry and Egg Farms

Georgia 

• The Georgia Egg Law And Supporting Regulations  

Hawaii 

• Standards For Shell Eggs
• Sale Of Shell Eggs At Retail​

Idaho 

• Eggs
• Title 37 Food, Drugs, And Oil

Illinois 

• Egg Law​
• Egg and Egg Product Act
• Illinois Standards For Shell Eggs & General Information
• Selling Eggs 

Indiana ​

• Laws, Rules, And Regulations
• State Egg Board

​Iowa 

• Chapter 196 Egg Handlers
• Egg Quality
• Legislative Document 

Kansas 

• Egg Law
• Food Safety Fact Sheet Licensed Egg Producer 
• Food Safety Fact Sheet Selling Eggs Without A License 

Kentucky 

• ​Application For Wholesale Egg Handler License
• Farmers’ Market Manual And Resource Guide GO TO: Page 81
• Eggs Marketing And Licensing
• Small Producer’s Guidelines For Handling And Selling Eggs 

Louisiana 

• Food Safety For Eggs
• Poultry and Egg Program
• Title 7 Agriculture And Animals GO TO:  Page 43    Chapter 9.

Maine 

• Eggs (Chapter 3) 

Maryland 

• Eggs at Farmers Market
• Egg Inspection 
• Synopsis Of The Maryland Egg Law 

Massachusetts 

• Size of Eggs

Michigan 

• Becoming A Michigan Licensed Shell Egg Processor
• Shell Egg Law

Minnesota 

• Chapter 29. Poultry, Eggs 
• Chapter 1520, Poultry And Eggs
• Egg Handling and Sales
• Sale of Eggs

Mississippi 

• Egg Marketing Law Regulation
• Egg Vendor Checklist 
• Egg Statutes
• Egg Marketing Board

Missouri 

• Chapter 196 Food, Drugs And Tobacco; Food, Drugs And Cosmetics — Regulation And Inspection GO TO: Sale Of Eggs
• Egg Licensing And Inspection
• Weights, Measures And Consumer Protection A Division Of The Missouri Department Of Agriculture

Montana 

• Eggs
• Milk and Egg Bureau

Nebraska 

• Egg Food Safety
• Poultry & Egg

Nevada 

• Chapter 583 – Meat, Fish, Produce, Poultry And Eggs  GO TO:  Eggs
• Egg Brochure
• Revised Statutes For Sale, Labeling And Grading Of Eggs 
• Selling Farm Fresh Eggs In Nevada Frequently Asked Questions

New Hampshire 

• Eggs
• Poultry and Poultry Products
• Selling Shelled Eggs

New Jersey 

• Egg Production Guidance
• ​Minimum Food Safety Requirements For Product Sales Farm Markets And Community Farmers’ Markets 

​New Mexico 

• Egg Grading Act
• Egg Licensing Information 
• Standards & Consumer Services Statutes & Rules 

New York ​

• Farm Products Services ​GO TO:  Shell Egg Grading
• Poultry 
• Procedures For Safe Storage Of Eggs And Foods Made With Eggs

North Carolina 

• Egg Law
• Egg Regulations
• Egg Promotion Tax

North Dakota 

• Egg Regulations ​

Ohio 

• Production, Processing, Maintenance And Sale Of Shell Eggs Definitions 
• Small Egg Production

Oklahoma 

• Title 310. Oklahoma State Department Of Health Chapter 257. Food Service Establishments  GO TO: Page 36

Oregon 

• ​Egg Licensing 
• Rules And Regulations For The Oregon Shell Egg Retailer

Pennsylvania 

• Eggs From Small Flock Producers 
• Egg, Fruit & Vegetable Inspection
• Egg Refrigeration Requirements

Rhode Island 

• Rules And Regulations Relating To Shell Eggs (250-Ricr-40-20-7)

South Carolina 

• Title 39 – Trade And Commerce Chapter 39 Eggs And Baby Chicks

South Dakota 

• Application for License
• Eggs  

Tennessee 

• Eggs And Poultry

Texas 

• Egg Law
• Egg Quality Program  
• Retail Egg Replacement 
• Selling Yard Eggs

Utah 

• Application For A Poultry Hatchery License
• Egg Grading And Poultry 

Vermont

• Eggs 
• Egg Statutes

Virginia 

• Poultry And Egg Markets

Washington 

• Egg Handler/Dealer License+
• Egg Information
• Egg Laws and Rules

West Virginia ​

• Egg Distributor
• The West Virginia Egg Market Law Of 1998   
• West Virginia Code, Chp. 19 Agriculture 

Wisconsin 

• Administrative Code 
• Egg Grading
• Egg Sales & Licensing

Wyoming 

• Licensing And Standardization

Guam

• Egg Inspection Act