Linda
David replied to the topic Insurance in the forum Florida 11 years, 2 months ago
Nita, you are not required to get insurance, but many cottage food businesses do get some to protect themselves, just in case anything goes wrong. In Florida, you’re not allowed to do indirect sales like selling to a store so they can resell your products.
David replied to the topic Can I take orders via email? in the forum Florida 11 years, 2 months ago
You need to be meeting the buyer, face-to-face, and transferring the product and money in-person. As long as you’re doing that, you’re good! So yes, you can take an order agreement by email as long as you meet them.
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Sandra started the topic Can I take orders via email? in the forum Florida 11 years, 3 months ago
Hi everyone! What a great resource! From what I’ve read, Florida Cottage Food law prohibits one from internet sales, phone, and mail order. I already have drafted my Facebook Page, flyer, and labeling stating to email me to place an order. Can I receive orders for my product via email?
Thank you in advance.
Sandra
Sandra posted an update in the group Florida 11 years, 3 months ago
Hi everyone! What a great resource. From what I’ve read, Florida Cottage law prohibits sales via the internet, phone, and mail order. Does this mean that I can not receive orders via my personal email? I have a prepared a Facebook page, flyer, and label stating to email me with an order. Is email an acceptable way to receive an order for my product?
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David replied to the topic license for farmer's market in the forum Florida 11 years, 4 months ago
Nicole, you are not required to get a license from the health department to sell your food, but it’s very reasonable for your farmers market to require a business license. It’s the same basic license any business of any type would get, and it’s usually pretty easy — you would apply with your city or county. It’s also relatively inexpensive……[Read more]
David replied to the topic Sales Tax in the forum Florida 11 years, 4 months ago
April, I’m not the ultimate guru on this but I did a little research for Florida (I’m more familiar with California’s tax laws, but Florida’s look similar). The bottom line is that it doesn’t look like you need to charge sales tax.
One important factor for charging sales tax is whether the product is intended to be consumed on the seller’s…[Read more]
David replied to the topic veggies/eggs in the forum Florida 11 years, 4 months ago
Leslie, I’ll try to tackle your questions. Keep them coming!
This site is really dedicated to cottage foods, or value-added homemade foods. If you want to sell uncut fruits and vegetables, then you should be able to do that without any kind of permit. Eggs and milk are a little different… the eggs will probably be okay, though some states have…[Read more]
David Crabill created the group Florida 11 years, 4 months ago
I’d say that you can receive a pre-order like that as long as the transaction is happening in-person.