David Crabill
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Not that I know of, but you shouldn’t have your cat in the kitchen while you are working. Also, if your cat does climb on the counters, you definitely should sanitize all surfaces before using them. This is especially a concern for allergy reasons.
No, items with peppers are not allowed.
That’s all correct. You could still try contacting your health dept to see how complicated it would be to serve coffee… you might not need much more than a sellers permit. Montana has actually specifically allowed hot coffee and tea in addition to their cottage food items.
You would not be able to sell there, because of their policy.
The cottage food laws are only for items that are intended for consumption. I’m not sure what the rules are for selling lotions, but I believe it’s possible to do from home. I’d recommend calling your health dept to learn more.
Yeah this site is for cottage food laws, which are separate than those for mobile food trucks. I think you’re going to need to call your local health dept about this since you probably won’t be able to find the info online.
Taxes are different for everyone… it depends on the county you live in. In most states, CFOs are exempt from state tax, because they are selling goods that are consumed off their premises. You may have to still pay local sales taxes though. You need to check with whatever departments oversee sales taxes for your area.
You will need to file income and self-employment taxes at the end of the year.
No, cooked vegetables are not allowed as a cottage food.
Yup, income tax too.
That is correct… homemade food sales may be done at farmers markets, but obviously that is not conducive to a custom cake business. Technically, if you found a farmers market that was open most days, you could have your buyers pick up their custom cakes from there.
Other than that, the only legal workaround would be to try to initiate an amendment to the cottage food law in the next legislative session. If you are interested in jump-starting that, I can connect you with an organization that would probably be willing to help.
The other alternative would simply be to run your business illegally. There are probably already a lot of people in your area in Nebraska doing this, and I’m not sure if the government there cares much.
