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Cottage Food Laws by State in the USA
The complete 2026 guide to cottage food and small-scale bakery regulations in the United States. Find your state's sales limits, licensing requirements, allowed products, and labeling rules.
All 50 States
Alabama
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Alaska
permissiveSales limit: No state sales limit (Alaska homemade food exemption, 18 AAC 31.012)
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Arizona
permissiveSales limit: No annual sales cap
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Arkansas
permissiveSales limit: No limit (Act 1040 of 2021, Food Freedom Act)
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
California
permissiveSales limit: $75,000 / $150,000 (tiered — Class A / Class B)
License required: Yes
Online sales: Allowed
Colorado
permissiveSales limit: No annual sales cap
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Connecticut
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Delaware
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
Florida
permissiveSales limit: $250,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Georgia
permissiveSales limit: No statutory annual cap (HB 398, effective July 1, 2025)
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Hawaii
moderateSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Idaho
permissiveSales limit: No annual sales cap
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Illinois
moderateSales limit: $50,000 per year (Home Kitchen: $50k; Cottage Food: $75k with additional requirements)
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Indiana
moderateSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Iowa
permissiveSales limit: No sales limit for unlicensed cottage food. Home Food Processing Establishment (HFPE) license required above $50,000.
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Kansas
moderateSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Kentucky
moderateSales limit: $60,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Louisiana
moderateSales limit: $30,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Maine
moderateSales limit: No state cap on Home Food License sales. Food Sovereignty ordinances may further exempt direct producer-to-consumer sales in participating municipalities.
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
Maryland
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Massachusetts
restrictiveSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
Michigan
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year (Cottage Food) / $75,000 per year (with license)
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Minnesota
moderateSales limit: $78,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Mississippi
moderateSales limit: $35,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Missouri
permissiveSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Montana
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Nebraska
moderateSales limit: $75,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Allowed
Nevada
moderateSales limit: $35,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
New Hampshire
permissiveSales limit: $35,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Allowed
New Jersey
restrictiveSales limit: $50,000 per year (gross)
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
New Mexico
permissiveSales limit: No statutory annual cap (Homemade Food Act, effective July 1, 2021)
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
New York
moderateSales limit: No statewide cap (varies by county)
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
North Carolina
restrictiveSales limit: No statutory annual cap
License required: Yes
Online sales: Allowed
North Dakota
permissiveSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Ohio
moderateSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Oklahoma
permissiveSales limit: No annual sales cap
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Oregon
moderateSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Pennsylvania
moderateSales limit: No statutory annual cap (Limited Food Establishment program)
License required: Yes
Online sales: Allowed
Rhode Island
restrictiveSales limit: $5,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
South Carolina
permissiveSales limit: No statutory annual cap
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
South Dakota
permissiveSales limit: No annual sales cap
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Tennessee
moderateSales limit: $75,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Texas
permissiveSales limit: $150,000 per year (SB 541, effective September 1, 2025)
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Utah
moderateSales limit: No statutory annual cap
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
Vermont
moderateSales limit: $10,000 per year (Tier 1); higher with Tier 2 registration
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Virginia
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Restricted
Washington
moderateSales limit: $35,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
West Virginia
permissiveSales limit: $50,000 per year
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Wisconsin
moderateSales limit: $25,000 per year
License required: Yes
Online sales: Restricted
Wyoming
permissiveSales limit: No annual sales cap
License required: No
Online sales: Allowed
Cottage food laws change frequently. See an error or outdated information? Let us know.
State data last verified: April 2026 – May 2026
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