Jennifer Lopez

Thanks for letting me know about the new law!

Often you are exempt from having to charge state sales tax, but you may need to charge local sales tax. It also depends on where you are selling (may have to charge it at a fair, for instance). http://forrager.com/faq/#sales-tax

It would not be allowed because of the type of food it is. You will need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial

Yes, you usually do. Here’s more info: http://forrager.com/faq/#home-address

Christine, this will not affect the sales cap on the HKO law.

This is a fantastic advancement to the cottage food law! Good work Rebecca and team. Hopefully the governor signs it soon.

Although this is a dramatic improvement to the current cottage food law, and it represents a breakthrough in a state that has consistently been stubborn, I don’t think this can be properly termed a food freedom initiative. I…[Read more]

The health dept could fine you, but I’m not sure if they will take immediate action. But once you go over the limit you are no longer operating as a home kitchen operation.

Here are some ideas for finding a commercial kitchen: http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial-kitchen

I don’t think you can sell from your retail store, but it wouldn’t hurt to ask the ag dept to see if they will allow it.

You need to contact your health or ag dept. The requirements are different in every area.

Yes, you can do that with the cottage food law. Here is some info about repackaging: http://forrager.com/faq/#repackaging

I don’t think many, if any, counties allow meringue powder. Other CFOs who are using it may be doing so illegally.

Rules are often different for B&Bs. I’m not an expert on those laws, though I’ve heard that laws usually only allow B&Bs to offer food to customers on their premises. Some states don’t allow B&Bs to sell food to their own customers (even though they can serve the same food to them onsite).

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You ultimately need to move production to a commercial kitchen. But I’d recommend focusing on getting it to take off before worrying about that.

The requirements are listed on this page: http://forrager.com/law/florida/
Please let me know if you have more questions.

There is no license from the health or ag dept, but there are allowances for selling cottage foods, as described on this page: http://forrager.com/law/south-dakota/