Hi there,

If you're anything like me, you've had a busy summer. But I guess that's to be expected when I have a 6yo and 4yo to keep track of. :)

So now I am in a bit of catch up mode. The "news" I am sharing today actually happened a month and a half ago, but it certainly deserves its own newsletter.*

Arguably it's the most important bill of 2025, though I do think Texans would take issue with that hot take.

In fact, the bill itself is not super notable compared to some of the landmark bills we've seen in recent years. But what makes this bill notable is the state it is for.

And the state I'm talking about is Nevada.

Congrats to Nevada for passing AB 352, which vastly improves their cottage food law!

For many years, Nevada's cottage food law has been one of the few remaining states holding the lowest "poor" ranking on Forrager's map.**

Nevada's new law boosts them right into the middle of the pack, now holding a "good" ranking. Their bill made a few key improvements:

• Increases the sales limit from $35k to $100k per year
• Allows online sales
• Allows shipping and third-party delivery of cottage food products

Their law still doesn't allow wholesale, and doesn't even allow all non-perishable products to be sold, but even still, these changes will be HUGE for Nevadans using their law.

Nevada actually has a two-tier system: "cottage food operations" that can sell most types of non-perishable foods, and "craft food operations" that can sell acidified foods (like pickles and salsas). This bill improved both laws, so technically speaking, a producer could sell up to $200k of homemade products per year: $100k of acidified foods, and $100k of other products.

And what's even better, is that this law is already in effect! However, it appears there may be a stipulation that the health department needs to create rules for it, so it might not be usable until they do that. The health department hasn't clarified that yet.

But overall, this is a great bill, and it's the first time Nevada's cottage food law has been improved in a dozen years! It's good to see one of the seemingly ignored states get a big win this year.


Forraging ahead,

David


* There are other updates that have happened in the past couple months -- you'll hear about those in an upcoming newsletter.

** Now there are only 3 states left with a "poor" status: Michigan, Mississippi, and Rhode Island.