Cottage food laws
Can you sell food from home? Cottage food laws by state
Every US state lets you sell certain foods made in your home kitchen — but the rules differ a lot. Pick your state for what's allowed, sales caps, permits, labeling, and shipping, with a link to the official source.
Reviewed June 2026. Informational only — not legal advice.
AlabamaModerateAlaskaPermissiveArizonaPermissiveArkansasPermissiveCaliforniaModerateColoradoModerateConnecticutRestrictiveDelawareRestrictiveFloridaPermissiveGeorgiaModerateHawaiiRestrictiveIdahoPermissiveIllinoisModerateIndianaPermissiveIowaModerateKansasPermissiveKentuckyModerateLouisianaModerateMainePermissiveMarylandModerateMassachusettsRestrictiveMichiganPermissiveMinnesotaPermissiveMississippiModerateMissouriPermissiveMontanaPermissiveNebraskaPermissiveNevadaModerateNew HampshirePermissiveNew JerseyModerateNew MexicoModerateNew YorkModerateNorth CarolinaModerateNorth DakotaPermissiveOhioPermissiveOklahomaModerateOregonPermissivePennsylvaniaModerateRhode IslandRestrictiveSouth CarolinaPermissiveSouth DakotaPermissiveTennesseePermissiveTexasPermissiveUtahPermissiveVermontPermissiveVirginiaPermissiveWashingtonModerateWashington DCModerateWest VirginiaPermissiveWisconsinModerateWyomingPermissive
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