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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%
97%
100%
94%

California

100%
84%
85%
91%

Colorado

71%
84%
57%
69%

Connecticut

71%
74%
40%
61%

Connecticut Residential Farm

29%
11%
20%
21%

Delaware On-Farm Home Processing

43%
53%
0%
 No data
51%

Florida

71%
73%
100%
82%

Georgia

100%
88%
100%
97%

Indiana

71%
88%
90%
82%

Kansas

71%
92%
100%
87%

Kentucky

71%
74%
50%
65%

Kentucky Microprocessor

43%
21%
2%
23%

Maine

100%
79%
90%
91%

Maryland

86%
57%
40%
63%

Massachusetts

100%
56%
85%
84%

Michigan

71%
69%
40%
60%

Mississippi

57%
66%
25%
48%

Missouri

29%
36%
90%
52%

Missouri Individual Stands

43%
83%
85%
68%

Montana Cottage Food

57%
70%
90%
72%

Nebraska

71%
100%
90%
86%

Nevada

71%
63%
90%
76%

Nevada Craft Food

71%
11%
100%
66%

New Mexico

71%
87%
90%
82%

New York

100%
59%
90%
86%

North Carolina

100%
96%
45%
80%

Ohio

86%
64%
90%
82%

Ohio Home Bakery

100%
28%
50%
65%

Oklahoma

86%
100%
75%
88%

Oregon

86%
73%
40%
66%

Oregon Domestic Kitchen

100%
100%
100%
100%

Oregon Farm Direct

71%
26%
20%
42%

Pennsylvania

100%
100%
50%
82%

Rhode Island

71%
27%
40%
49%

Rhode Island Farm Home Food Manufacture

57%
85%
20%
51%

South Carolina

86%
97%
90%
90%

South Dakota

71%
100%
85%
83%

Tennessee

86%
100%
90%
93%

Texas

100%
100%
90%
100%

Utah

43%
100%
90%
74%

Utah Cottage Food

86%
63%
90%
81%

Vermont

71%
34%
90%
69%

Virginia

57%
77%
90%
74%

Virginia Home Food Processing Operation

100%
100%
100%
100%

West Virginia

86%
82%
90%
86%

West Virginia Acidified Foods

29%
14%
10%
18%

Wisconsin

71%
32%
90%
68%

Wisconsin Pickle Bill

29%
17%
-5%
14%