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Cottage Food Laws

Law Status: Freedom Great Good Okay Poor

Alabama

71%
97%
90%
84%

Alaska

86%
100%
90%
94%

Arkansas

86%
96%
100%
93%

California

100%
85%
85%
91%

Colorado

71%
69%
57%
66%

Connecticut

71%
61%
40%
58%

Connecticut Residential Farm

29%
11%
20%
21%

Delaware On-Farm Home Processing

43%
53%
0%
 No data
51%

Florida

71%
62%
100%
79%

Georgia

71%
66%
90%
76%

Hawaii

57%
78%
90%
74%

Indiana

71%
89%
90%
82%

Kansas

71%
93%
100%
87%

Kentucky

71%
68%
50%
63%

Kentucky Microprocessor

43%
21%
2%
23%

Maine

100%
73%
100%
93%

Maryland

86%
51%
40%
61%

Massachusetts

100%
48%
85%
82%

Michigan

57%
72%
25%
50%

Mississippi

57%
56%
25%
46%

Missouri

29%
34%
90%
51%

Missouri Individual Stands

43%
83%
85%
68%

Montana Cottage Food

57%
71%
90%
72%

Nebraska

71%
100%
100%
89%

Nevada

57%
53%
35%
48%

Nevada Craft Food Operation

57%
5%
35%
36%

New Hampshire

100%
78%
100%
95%

New Mexico

71%
88%
90%
82%

New York

100%
58%
90%
86%

North Carolina

100%
96%
50%
82%

Ohio

86%
57%
90%
80%

Ohio Home Bakery

100%
28%
50%
65%

Oklahoma

86%
100%
75%
88%

Oregon

86%
73%
50%
70%

Oregon Domestic Kitchen

100%
100%
100%
100%

Oregon Farm Direct

71%
26%
20%
42%

Pennsylvania

100%
99%
50%
82%

Rhode Island

71%
27%
40%
49%

Rhode Island Farm Home Food Manufacture

57%
85%
20%
51%

South Carolina

86%
97%
100%
94%

South Dakota

71%
100%
95%
87%

Tennessee

100%
95%
90%
95%

Texas

71%
88%
40%
65%

Utah

43%
98%
90%
73%

Utah Cottage Food

86%
59%
90%
81%

Vermont

71%
28%
100%
71%

Virginia

57%
76%
90%
73%

Virginia Home Food Processing Operation

100%
100%
100%
100%

West Virginia

100%
75%
90%
90%

West Virginia Acidified Foods

29%
14%
10%
18%

Wisconsin

71%
32%
90%
68%

Wisconsin Pickle Bill

29%
17%
-5%
14%