Nevada Craft Food Can you legally sell food from home in Nevada?

Cottage Food Law

In 2015, Nevada passed a bill (SB 441) to allow “craft food operations”, which are businesses that can sell homemade acidified foods (e.g. pickles, salsas, etc).

This law allows acidified foods to be sold directly to consumers, and limits sales to $100k of acidified products per year.

Operators need to go through a fairly lengthy training and registration process to sell acidified foods from home.

Operators can sell other types of homemade foods through Nevada’s cottage food law.

Table of Contents

Selling Allowed Foods Limitations Business Labeling Resources Forum

Selling Where can you sell homemade food products?

Allowed Venues

Events Farmers markets Home Online Roadside stands

Allowed Services

Delivery Home Pickup

Prohibited Venues

Restaurants Retail stores

Prohibited Services

Catering Mail order Wholesale

You can take online or phone orders, but they must be fulfilled in-person.

Allowed Foods What food products can you sell from home?

Condiments

Ketchup Mustards Pickles Salsas Vinegars

Preserves

Acidified foods Applesauce

Prohibited Foods

Low-acid canned foods

There are probably more prohibited foods, but the ones above have been confirmed

You can sell other types of homemade foods (including jams, jellies, and preserves) through Nevada’s cottage food law.

Only "non-potentially hazardous" foods are allowed, but certain non-PHFs may not be allowed. Most foods that don't need to be refrigerated (foods without meat, cheese, etc.) are considered non-potentially hazardous. Learn more

Limitations How will your home food business be restricted?

Limitations

Commercial kitchen prohibited Direct sales only Home address required Perishable foods prohibited Sales limit Smoking restricted

There may be more limitations, but the ones above have been confirmed

Sales are limited to $100,000 per year

Business What do you need to do to sell food from home?

Application and Testing

To sell acidified foods items from home, you must submit an application and pass a safety exam on canning. The application fee is $50, and the exam fee is $30.

Once you pass, your permit will be valid for 3 years.

Food Safety Training

You must take a basic food safety training course, such as this one which costs about $10 and can be completed online in a couple of hours.

Canning course

You must take a canning course that is approved by the ag department.

Product Testing

You must test the pH of each batch of product and keep records of your production for 5 years including:

Name of food produced
Recipe of each food, including ingredients
Process used in the preparation
The results of the pH test for each batch

Here is an example of a production log.

Labeling How do you label cottage food products?

Label Requirements

Allergens Business address Business name Date produced Ingredients Net amount Phone number Product name Statement

Sample Label

Chocolate Chip Cookies

“MADE IN A CRAFT FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION”

Forrager Cookie Company

123 Chewy Way, Cookietown, NV 73531

Phone: (123) 456-7890

Ingredients: enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), butter (cream, salt), semi-sweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavors), brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract (vanilla bean extract, alcohol, sugar), baking soda, salt (salt, calcium silicate)

Contains: milk, eggs, wheat, soy

Produced on 12/5/2025

NET WT 2 lb 4 oz (1.02 kg)

See this labeling guide for more info.