2025 Cottage Food Bills

Would have allowed the sale of perishable foods.

Would have allowed producers to sell their products at any farm store or cafe within a 20-mile radius of their home.

Syntactic changes that further clarify (but do not change) the cottage food law.

Allows indirect sales of products at retail stores and restaurants. Allows all nonperishable foods and drinks. Allows interstate sales. Removes the requirement to get a cottage food license, get a kitchen inspection, and take a food safety course. Allows a producer to avoid putting their home address on labels. Amends labeling requirements. Allows producers to… [read more]

Would have allowed many types of perishable products to be sold. Would have increased the annual sales limit to $1,500,000. Would have simplified labeling requirements.

Would have prevented local governments from imposing restrictions on home-based processors.

Would have allowed home-based processors to sell roasted coffee beans.

Would have allowed refrigerated baked goods (e.g. cheesecakes).

Would add a new law to allow producers to sell nonperishable products directly to consumers within the state, without needing a license or permit from the health department. Would allow in-state shipping. Would prevent local governments from imposing restrictions on cottage food businesses.

Would add a new law to allow producers to sell nonperishable products directly to consumers within the state. Would allow in-state shipping. Would allow fermented products.

Would create a new law to allow “home kitchen operations” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food.

Would allow online sales and in-state shipping, if certain requirements are met. Would increase the sales limit from $25,000 to $50,000 per year. Would increase the annual sales limit to $75,000 for producers of high-priced items ($250+/item). Would increase the sales limit each year to account for inflation. Would allow a producer to use a… [read more]

Syntactic changes that would not change the cottage food law.

Will allow shipping within the state, starting in August 2027. Will reduce the annual registration fee from $50 to $30. Will remove the registration exemption for small sellers. Will increase the sales limit every two years to keep up with inflation.

Would allow shipping within the state.

Would allow all direct sales at local venues (currently limited to farmers markets and community events). Would allow shipping within the state. Would increase the sales limit from $78,000 to $85,000 per year. Would increase the exemption limit for sales from $5,000 to $8,500 per year.

Would allow “microenterprise home kitchens” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food.

Would have allowed the sale of fried pies and most types of acidified foods (e.g. salsas, sauces, etc). Would also have allowed homemade wine in certain cases. Would have increased the sales limit from $35,000 to $59,000 per year. Would have required cottage food operators to take a food safety training course. Would have added… [read more]

Increases the sales limit to $100,000 per year for both cottage food and craft food operations. Allows online and phone sales for both cottage food and craft food operations. Allows in-state shipping or third-party delivery for cottage food products. Allows cottage food operations to sell dried vegetables. Requires producers to get a craft food permit… [read more]

Allows homestead food operations to use commercial kitchen equipment. 

Creates a committee to review the approval process for recipes used in a homestead food operation.

Allows producers to use an email address on labels instead of a physical address. Allows producers to simplify labels in certain situations by using a QR code.

Allows producers to use other parts of their home for food production (not just their home kitchen).

Allows “occasional food service establishments” to offer pickup for products once per week, without needing a license.

Allows licensed producers to sell freeze dried foods from home, at their own farm stand, or at retail stores.

Would exempt certain types of sales from licensing if the producer sells less than $12,500 of non-perishable products per year. Would allow sales of acidified foods (e.g. pickles, salsas, etc) and fermented foods.

Allows online sales and interstate shipping.

A new law that would allow “microenterprise home kitchen operations” to sell many types of perishable foods.

Would have raised the sales limit from $75,000 to $300,000 per year.  Would have allowed unpasteurized milk to be sold, if certain requirements were met.

Would have removed the annual sales limit (currently $75,000). Would have allowed indirect sales of perishable foods, if certain requirements were met.

Would have added a provision for indirect sales. Would have clarified certain labeling and sales requirements.

Allows direct sales of some types of perishable foods.

Although it didn’t pass, it is very similar to SB 541, which did pass. Would have increased the sales limit from $50,000 to $100,000 per year, and would have continued increasing it to keep up with inflation. Would have enabled all types of allowed products to be sold indirectly, provided that certain requirements were met…. [read more]

Would have prevented homeowners’ associations from prohibiting cottage food operations.

Would have removed the annual sales limit.

Would have increased the sales limit from $50,000 to $150,000 per year. This bill was no longer necessary once SB 541 passed.

Increases the sales limit from $50,000 to $150,000 per year. Allows indirect sales of non-perishable foods, provided that certain requirements are met. Allows many types of perishable foods (e.g. cheesecakes, vegetable soups, casseroles, etc), as long as the producer adheres to certain requirements. Allows producers to exclude their home address on labels, as long as… [read more]

Would create a new law to allow “microenterprise home kitchen operations” (AKA micro-restaurants) to sell ready-to-eat meals and food.

Allows products with meat raised by the producer, if certain requirements are met.