David Crabill
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The cottage food law covers spices and seasonings, so yes, you can make those, and yes, you would be limited to less than $20,000 of sales. You need to get a sales tax certificate.
It’s worded in a confusing way, but basically, the bill language means that if you make “$20,000 or more”, then the cottage food law exemption no longer applies to you. In other words, at that point, you would have to use the standard food laws, which require you to prepare food for sale in a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
You do not need a license from the ag dept, though you might need a business license from your city, county, or state.
Because you are so specialized, you might want to consider moving your production into a commercial kitchen as soon as possible so that you can sell to other states.
My guess is that you won’t be able to do what you envision. If all you are doing is making pizza dough, baking it, and then selling baked pizza crusts (with nothing on them) for customers to pickup, then yes, I’d say this is possible. You can sell bread as a cottage food operation in MA. I’m not sure if you could use an outdoor oven to do that, though.
If you want to sell pizza, then you will need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
I think the only way you can sell homemade jams/jellies online and via retail stores is by getting a domestic kitchen license.
Most states do not allow hot sauces, but it depends on your state.
Although it may be common for New Yorkers to sell homemade food on Etsy, it is nevertheless illegal. Also, cordials wouldn’t be allowed under the cottage food law for in-person sales. You will need to use a commercial kitchen to produce the cordials. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
No, you cannot sell there even though it’s your shop. You would need to produce the items under a commercial license to sell from your store. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
I believe that you would need a commercial kitchen to sell either pizza or pasta. You can’t use the cottage food law. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
It is possible that you can sell them at private events and make them in your home kitchen, but it entirely depends on what state you live in. Where do you live?
No, I haven’t heard anything.
