Cottage Food Laws Directory

Complete Cottage Food Laws Directory

Find state-by-state cottage food law information in a cleaner, easier-to-scan layout designed to feel like the SweetTube homepage while keeping the directory content front and center.

Browse Directory Quick Reference
50 States + Territories
State-by-state guidance organized in a cleaner visual system.
Featured State Highlights
Spotlight cards for the most useful examples and comparisons.
Quick Lookup Flow
Find permit type, selling rules, and sales limits faster.
Laptop with bakery workspace
Better scanabilitySame directory purpose, updated with the softer homepage structure and cleaner card layout.
Coverage
50+
States and territories included in the directory.
Featured States
4
Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Hawaii remain highlighted.
Quick Reference
2
Compact alphabetized sections for faster lookup.
Goal
1
Help bakers find their state rules with less overwhelm.

Permit Status Key

The page keeps the status system up high so readers can understand what they are looking at before they start comparing state rules.

✓

No Permit

States where cottage food operations can begin without a permit requirement, though labeling and food rules still apply.

📝

Registration

States that require registration or a simpler filing process before legally selling from a home kitchen.

📄

Permit Required

States that require an application, approval, inspection, training, or another formal compliance step.

🚫

No Program

Areas where a formal cottage food pathway is not currently available, often requiring commercial kitchen use.

Featured States

These featured highlights stay near the top of the page and use the homepage card style instead of a long uninterrupted information block.

Florida

No Permit

Sales Limit: $250,000 per year

Highlights: Direct-to-consumer model with online ordering and in-state delivery flexibility.

Texas

No Permit

Sales Limit: No specific cap

Highlights: Often seen as one of the more favorable states for home bakers.

Michigan

No Permit

Sales Limit: State cap applies

Highlights: Popular comparison state for bakers evaluating income limits and food types.

Hawaii

No Program

Sales Limit: Not applicable

Highlights: Helpful contrast state showing where cottage food pathways are limited.

What This Directory Helps With

Readers can compare permit requirements, selling rules, sales caps, and basic legal access by state without digging through cluttered text blocks.

What Still Matters

Even with a simplified design, the page still needs the reminder that laws change and users should verify details with the proper state source before relying on them.

Complete Directory

Every state and territory from your current directory is kept on the page, simply reorganized into a cleaner homepage-style layout.

All States + TerritoriesPermit TypeSales LimitsContact Information
Important: Laws change frequently. Always verify requirements with your state's official cottage food program before starting your business.

Alabama

Permit

Sales Limit: $20K

Contact: (334) 206-5375

Alaska

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: fsspermits@alaska.gov

Arizona

Registration

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (602) 364-3118

Arkansas

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (501) 661-2171

California

Class A/B

Sales Limit: $50K / $150K

Contact: fdbinfo@cdph.ca.gov

Colorado

No Permit

Sales Limit: $10K / product

Contact: (303) 692-3645

Connecticut

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: dcp.foodandstandards@ct.gov

Delaware

Permit

Sales Limit: $40K

Contact: (302) 698-4500

D.C.

Permit

Sales Limit: $25K

Contact: (202) 535-2180

Florida

No Permit

Sales Limit: $250K

Contact: (850) 410-3800

Georgia

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (404) 656-3627

Hawaii

No Program

Sales Limit: N/A

Contact: (808) 586-8000

Idaho

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (208) 334-5936

Illinois

Permit

Sales Limit: $36K

Contact: (217) 785-2439

Indiana

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (317) 234-8569

Iowa

Varies

Sales Limit: $20K / $1K

Contact: (515) 281-6538

Kansas

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (785) 564-6767

Kentucky

Processor/Micro

Sales Limit: $35K

Contact: (502) 564-7181

Louisiana

No Permit

Sales Limit: $20K

Contact: (225) 342-7533

Maine

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (207) 287-3841

Maryland

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (410) 767-8400

Massachusetts

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (617) 624-6000

Michigan

No Permit

Sales Limit: $25K

Contact: (800) 292-3939

Minnesota

Registration

Sales Limit: $18K

Contact: (651) 201-6000

Mississippi

Permit

Sales Limit: $35K

Contact: (601) 576-7689

Missouri

No Permit

Sales Limit: $50K

Contact: (573) 751-6090

Montana

Registration

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (406) 444-2837

Nebraska

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (402) 471-2358

Nevada

Registration

Sales Limit: $35K

Contact: (775) 684-4200

New Hampshire

Varies

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (603) 271-4589

New Jersey

Permit

Sales Limit: $50K

Contact: CFO@doh.nj.gov

New Mexico

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (505) 827-0006

New York

Registration

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (518) 457-5389

North Carolina

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (919) 707-3000

North Dakota

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (701) 328-2372

Ohio

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (614) 728-6250

Oklahoma

No Permit

Sales Limit: $20K

Contact: (405) 522-6158

Oregon

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (503) 986-4720

Pennsylvania

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (717) 787-4315

Puerto Rico

Permit

Sales Limit: $50K

Contact: (787) 724-2525

Rhode Island

Registration

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (401) 222-2750

South Carolina

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (803) 896-0640

South Dakota

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (605) 773-3361

Tennessee

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (615) 837-5103

Texas

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (512) 834-6626

Utah

Registration

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (801) 982-2200

Vermont

Permit

Sales Limit: $76K

Contact: (802) 828-2430

Virginia

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (804) 786-3520

Washington

Permit

Sales Limit: $25K

Contact: cottagefoods@agr.wa.gov

West Virginia

Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (304) 558-2981

Wisconsin

No Permit

Sales Limit: $5K / product

Contact: (608) 224-5012

Wyoming

No Permit

Sales Limit: No Limit

Contact: (307) 777-7321

American Samoa

No Program

Sales Limit: N/A

Notes: No cottage food program

Guam

No Program

Sales Limit: N/A

Notes: No cottage food program

Northern Mariana Islands

No Program

Sales Limit: N/A

Notes: No cottage food program

U.S. Virgin Islands

No Program

Sales Limit: N/A

Notes: No cottage food program

Complete Quick Reference

A fast-glance version of the same directory data for quick lookups.

A–M

Alabama: Permit • $20K • (334) 206-5375
Alaska: No Permit • No Limit • fsspermits@alaska.gov
Arizona: Registration • No Limit • (602) 364-3118
Arkansas: No Permit • No Limit • (501) 661-2171
California: Class A/B • $50K/$150K • fdbinfo@cdph.ca.gov
Colorado: No Permit • $10K/product • (303) 692-3645
Connecticut: Permit • No Limit • dcp.foodandstandards@ct.gov
Delaware: Permit • $40K • (302) 698-4500
D.C.: Permit • $25K • (202) 535-2180
Florida: No Permit • $250K • (850) 410-3800
Georgia: Permit • No Limit • (404) 656-3627
Hawaii: No Program • (808) 586-8000
Idaho: No Permit • No Limit • (208) 334-5936
Illinois: Permit • $36K • (217) 785-2439
Indiana: No Permit • No Limit • (317) 234-8569
Iowa: Varies • $20K/$1K • (515) 281-6538
Kansas: No Permit • No Limit • (785) 564-6767
Kentucky: Processor/Micro • $35K • (502) 564-7181
Louisiana: No Permit • $20K • (225) 342-7533
Maine: Permit • No Limit • (207) 287-3841
Maryland: Permit • No Limit • (410) 767-8400
Massachusetts: Permit • No Limit • (617) 624-6000
Michigan: No Permit • $25K • (800) 292-3939
Minnesota: Registration • $18K • (651) 201-6000
Mississippi: Permit • $35K • (601) 576-7689
Missouri: No Permit • $50K • (573) 751-6090
Montana: Registration • No Limit • (406) 444-2837

N–Z + Territories

Nebraska: No Permit • No Limit • (402) 471-2358
Nevada: Registration • $35K • (775) 684-4200
New Hampshire: Varies • No Limit • (603) 271-4589
New Jersey: Permit • $50K • CFO@doh.nj.gov
New Mexico: Permit • No Limit • (505) 827-0006
New York: Registration • No Limit • (518) 457-5389
North Carolina: Permit • No Limit • (919) 707-3000
North Dakota: No Permit • No Limit • (701) 328-2372
Ohio: No Permit • No Limit • (614) 728-6250
Oklahoma: No Permit • $20K • (405) 522-6158
Oregon: Permit • No Limit • (503) 986-4720
Pennsylvania: Permit • No Limit • (717) 787-4315
Puerto Rico: Permit • $50K • (787) 724-2525
Rhode Island: Registration • No Limit • (401) 222-2750
South Carolina: No Permit • No Limit • (803) 896-0640
South Dakota: No Permit • No Limit • (605) 773-3361
Tennessee: Permit • No Limit • (615) 837-5103
Texas: No Permit • No Limit • (512) 834-6626
Utah: Registration • No Limit • (801) 982-2200
Vermont: Permit • $76K • (802) 828-2430
Virginia: Permit • No Limit • (804) 786-3520
Washington: Permit • $25K • cottagefoods@agr.wa.gov
West Virginia: Permit • No Limit • (304) 558-2981
Wisconsin: No Permit • $5K/product • (608) 224-5012
Wyoming: No Permit • No Limit • (307) 777-7321
American Samoa: No cottage food program
Guam: No cottage food program
Northern Mariana Islands: No cottage food program
U.S. Virgin Islands: No cottage food program

Territories, Legal Notes, and Final Reminder

Territory notes and the legal disclaimer remain on the page, just presented in a more polished closing section. Always verify state laws before starting your cottage food business.