David Crabill
@david
active 3 hours, 33 minutes agoForum Replies Created
- Posts
Mobile food trucks have different rules… you should call the health dept about how to start your food truck business.
Have you spoken with the ag or health dept about your business plans? They might be able to point you in the direction of kitchens you could use.
You cannot do that using the cottage food law. If you are only selling commercially-prepackaged cookies and drinks, then there may be a special permit for that. Otherwise, you would need to use a commercial kitchen to run this business. You should contact your health dept for more specific info. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
I don’t think so. That would clash with zoning laws, which are meant to prevent people from running businesses in neighborhoods. Selling food at your home only works if people pick it up and consume it off the premises. But just to be clear, I’m not actually knowledgeable about how “you-pick-it” programs work… I am just assuming that they need to happen on a farm, outside a residential zone. You would need to call your ag dept and planning division for more info.
Yes, you need to use only your home kitchen.
First of all, since this is happening in a church, the cottage food laws aren’t applicable.
Honestly, I’m not sure what the rules are for a church. I know that many large churches are regularly inspected by the health dept. I don’t think you can serve hot food without some type of permit, and you should talk to the health dept for more info.
Sorry, I don’t know either. I would think that it would be allowed, but I can’t verify that. You will need to call your health dept for the answer.
Usually there are no ag dept licenses for selling your own produce, but when it comes to selling others’ produce, I simply don’t know. You should call your ag dept for more info.
Actually, the law does specify that a local health dept can’t regulate you, so they are not allowed to conduct an inspection without a customer complaint. They also shouldn’t be able to prevent you from advertising on Facebook, though the law does prohibit you from selling online.
There is some strange wording in the law about exempt areas in the state, citing places with over or under a certain population size — that part is honestly very confusing to me and I don’t know what it’s purpose is. It’s possible that that section is allowing Camden City to legally disregard the law.
You should be able to sell over county lines, but you do need to confirm that you have all the licenses necessary to sell there.
Making a nonperishable item, like a baked good, should be allowed under an exemption, but making hotdogs is probably not allowed. You don’t have to worry about the cottage food law, since this is for a nonprofit, but you should still call your ag dept to determine what is allowed under the exemption for donated food. http://forrager.com/faq/#nonprofit
