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Cottage Food Laws

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Alabama

57%
28%
50%
44%

Alaska

57%
35%
100%
58%

Arizona

100%
100%
48%
90%

Arkansas

43%
100%
51%
67%

California

100%
69%
87%
85%

California Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation

29%
69%
97%
59%

Colorado

71%
67%
84%
72%

Connecticut

71%
35%
73%
57%

Connecticut Residential Farm

29%
100%
13%
54%

Delaware

57%
35%
33%
43%

Delaware On-Farm Home Processing

43%
56%
45%
48%

District of Columbia

29%
35%
52%
36%

Florida

71%
69%
69%
70%

Georgia

71%
100%
62%
81%

Hawaii

57%
100%
84%
80%

Idaho

71%
100%
80%
85%

Illinois

14%
100%
100%
68%

Illinois Home Kitchen Operation

57%
17%
24%
34%

Indiana

43%
100%
65%
70%

Iowa

29%
100%
74%
66%

Iowa Home Food Establishment

100%
28%
35%
58%

Kansas

43%
100%
69%
71%

Kentucky

71%
100%
49%
78%

Kentucky Microprocessor

43%
49%
23%
41%

Louisiana

100%
28%
55%
62%

Maine

100%
100%
88%
98%

Maryland

86%
35%
61%
60%

Maryland On-Farm Home Processing

100%
56%
53%
73%

Massachusetts

100%
100%
58%
92%

Michigan

57%
35%
58%
48%

Minnesota

57%
25%
85%
50%

Mississippi

57%
49%
62%
55%

Missouri

57%
69%
21%
55%

Montana

57%
100%
66%
76%

Nebraska

57%
100%
72%
77%

Nevada

57%
49%
65%
55%

New Hampshire

43%
28%
62%
41%

New Hampshire Homestead

100%
100%
59%
92%

New Jersey

0%
 No data
0%
 No data
0%
 No data
0%
 No data

New Mexico

43%
100%
43%
66%

New York

71%
100%
60%
81%

North Carolina

100%
100%
58%
92%

North Dakota

57%
100%
100%
86%

Ohio

86%
100%
69%
88%

Ohio Home Bakery

100%
100%
35%
87%

Oklahoma

43%
28%
34%
35%

Oklahoma Honey

57%
0%
 No data
3%
39%

Oregon

57%
28%
45%
43%

Oregon Domestic Kitchen

100%
100%
98%
100%

Oregon Farm Direct

71%
28%
30%
46%

Pennsylvania

100%
100%
85%
97%

Rhode Island

71%
100%
25%
73%

South Carolina

57%
21%
46%
40%

South Dakota

57%
100%
52%
73%

South Dakota Home Sales

29%
7%
36%
21%

Tennessee

43%
100%
62%
70%

Tennessee Domestic Kitchen

100%
0%
 No data
61%
87%

Texas

71%
69%
100%
77%

Utah

43%
100%
100%
79%

Utah Cottage Food

86%
100%
66%
88%

Vermont

71%
100%
26%
74%

Virginia

29%
100%
62%
64%

Virginia Home Food Processing Operation

100%
100%
100%
100%

Washington

71%
35%
51%
53%

West Virginia

100%
100%
89%
98%

West Virginia Acidified Foods

29%
100%
16%
55%

Wisconsin

71%
100%
26%
74%

Wisconsin Pickle Bill

29%
7%
18%
18%

Wyoming

100%
100%
100%
100%
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