State rules
Cottage food laws by state
Each state sets its own rules for food made in a home kitchen. Compare the sales limits and label rules, then pick your state for the full checklist.
A cottage food law lets you make some foods at home and sell them. Each state writes its own law. The law says which foods you can sell, how much you can sell in a year, and what the label must show. Find your state in the table below. For the full label checklist, read our guide to cottage food label requirements, and see if you need a cottage food license.
| State | Sales limit | Disclaimer text | Nutrition panel | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | None. ADPH states the annual income limit was removed. | None set | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Arizona | No sales cap. A.R.S. 36-932 sets no limit on gross sales. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Arkansas | No sales cap appears in the Food Freedom Act. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| California | $75,000 in verifiable gross annual sales for a Class A operation. $150,000 for a Class B operation. Health and Safety Code section 113758. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Colorado | $10,000 in net revenue per calendar year from the sale of each eligible food product. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Florida | $250,000 in gross annual sales of cottage food products, counting all locations. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Georgia | No cap. The law sets no limit on cottage food sales. | Required | Not confirmed | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Hawaii | None. HAR Chapter 11-50 sets no gross sales limit for homemade food products. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Idaho | None. The statute sets no sales limit. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Illinois | No cap. Section 4 sets no limit on sales. | Required | Not confirmed | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Indiana | None. IC 16-42-5.3 sets no limit on sales. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Iowa | No sales cap. Iowa Code section 137F.20 sets no limit on gross sales. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Kansas | Not confirmed | None set | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Kentucky | No sales cap appears in KRS 217.136 or 902 KAR 45:090. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Louisiana | The exemption ends at $30,000 in gross annual sales. A preparer at or above that figure must meet the full sanitary code. | None set | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Maryland | $50,000 in annual revenue from the sale of cottage food products (memory, unverified; the statute page could not be read). | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Michigan | $50,000.00 in gross annual sales until October 1, 2026. The cap is $75,000.00 a year if the operation sells its products at $250.00 or more per unit. MDARD may adjust both amounts for inflation each October 1 after that. Gross sales are counted per person at a particular domestic residence. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Minnesota | $78,000 in gross receipts from exempt food sales in a calendar year. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Mississippi | $35,000 in gross annual sales of cottage food products. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Missouri | None. The $50,000 annual gross income cap was removed on August 28, 2022. | None set | Not required | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| New Jersey | $50,000 in gross annual sales, counted before any deduction for taxes and operating expenses. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| North Carolina | No dollar cap appears in the NCDA&CS home processing program materials. Not confirmed against a statute. | None set | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Ohio | No sales cap appears in Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 901:3-20 or in Ohio Revised Code section 3715.023. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Oklahoma | $75,000 in sales each year, per the ODAFF page. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Oregon | $50,000 in annual gross sales in the statute, adjusted each year for inflation. The ODA page lists the current limit as $52,700. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Pennsylvania | None. Neither the PDA page nor the application packet sets a sales limit. | None set | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| South Carolina | No cap. The section does not apply to an operation with net earnings under $1,500 a year. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Tennessee | None. The act text read for this page sets no sales cap. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Texas | Check the current figure in Chapter 437. The DSHS page does not state one. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Utah | None. Neither the statute nor the UDAF page sets a sales limit. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Virginia | No cap on the candy, dry goods, and baked goods list. Pickles and other acidified vegetables are capped at $9,000 in gross sales in a calendar year. Honey is capped at less than 250 gallons a year. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-12 |
| Washington | $35,000 in gross sales of cottage food products per calendar year, counted per residence and not per person. WSDA reviews the cap every four years. | Required | Only with a nutrient claim | Verified 2026-09-15 |
| Wisconsin | Pickle bill sales must stay under $5,000 per year. The home baked goods court orders set no dollar cap. | Required | Not required | Verified 2026-09-12 |
We have pages for 33 states. A draft page has not been checked against the current statute yet. Every page links to its sources.