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Alabama
Venues
71%
Food
97%
Limits
90%
Overall
84%
Arizona
Venues
100%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
99%
Arkansas
Venues
86%
Food
97%
Limits
100%
Overall
94%
Connecticut
Venues
71%
Food
74%
Limits
40%
Overall
61%
Connecticut Residential Farm
Venues
29%
Food
11%
Limits
20%
Overall
21%
Delaware
Venues
43%
Food
41%
Limits
90%
Overall
59%
District of Columbia
Venues
86%
Food
74%
Limits
85%
Overall
83%
Florida
Venues
71%
Food
73%
Limits
100%
Overall
82%
Georgia
Venues
100%
Food
88%
Limits
100%
Overall
97%
Hawaii
Venues
57%
Food
78%
Limits
90%
Overall
74%
Illinois
Venues
71%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
87%
Kentucky
Venues
71%
Food
74%
Limits
50%
Overall
65%
Maryland
Venues
86%
Food
57%
Limits
40%
Overall
63%
Maryland On-Farm Home Processing
Venues
100%
Food
46%
Limits
8%
Overall
54%
Massachusetts
Venues
100%
Food
56%
Limits
85%
Overall
84%
Michigan
Venues
57%
Food
75%
Limits
15%
Overall
47%
Missouri
Venues
29%
Food
36%
Limits
90%
Overall
52%
Montana
Venues
71%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
87%
Montana Cottage Food
Venues
57%
Food
70%
Limits
90%
Overall
72%
Nebraska
Venues
71%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
86%
Nevada
Venues
71%
Food
63%
Limits
90%
Overall
76%
Nevada Craft Food
Venues
71%
Food
11%
Limits
100%
Overall
66%
New Hampshire
Venues
100%
Food
78%
Limits
90%
Overall
91%
New Hampshire Occasional Food
Venues
14%
Food
100%
Limits
-10%
Overall
28%
New Jersey
Venues
71%
Food
71%
Limits
40%
Overall
60%
New Mexico
Venues
71%
Food
87%
Limits
90%
Overall
82%
North Dakota
Venues
71%
Food
100%
Limits
100%
Overall
91%
Oklahoma
Venues
86%
Food
100%
Limits
75%
Overall
88%
South Carolina
Venues
86%
Food
97%
Limits
90%
Overall
90%
South Dakota
Venues
71%
Food
100%
Limits
85%
Overall
83%
Tennessee
Venues
86%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
93%
Texas
Venues
100%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
100%
Utah Cottage Food
Venues
86%
Food
63%
Limits
90%
Overall
81%
West Virginia
Venues
86%
Food
82%
Limits
90%
Overall
86%
Wisconsin
Venues
71%
Food
32%
Limits
90%
Overall
68%
Wisconsin Pickle Bill
Venues
29%
Food
17%
Limits
-5%
Overall
14%
Wyoming
Venues
100%
Food
100%
Limits
90%
Overall
100%
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