Kristi Bass

I think you need to get a business license from your county or town. The process for getting one would probably be different for each area. You can set yourself up as a sole-proprietorship, and you’d need to get a DBA (doing business as) if you want to operate under a fictitious name (not your personal name).

I know that you’d need to prepare the rabbits in an inspected facility, but I don’t know much more than that. You need to contact the ag dept for more info.

Kristin, my assumption is that bone broth would not be allowed, but you should check with the ag dept.

This question has come up a couple times:
http://forrager.com/groups/laws/forum/topic/total-number-of-cfos-nationwide/
http://forrager.com/groups/laws/forum/topic/licensed-kitchens-in-us/

Honestly, I still don’t think it would be possible to even generally ballpark the number. The correct answer is probably “more than you think”. If you include…[Read more]

As long as it doesn’t contain meat, I believe you could set yourself up as a home food processing operation: http://forrager.com/law/virginia-home-food-processing-operation/