2026 guide
Cottage food laws by state.
Every US state allows some form of home-baked food sales — but the caps, labels, and shipping rules vary wildly. Pick your state for a plain-English breakdown of what you can sell in 2026.
- Alabama$20,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Alaska$25,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- ArizonaNo cap · PermitRead guide
- ArkansasNo cap · No permitRead guide
- California$75,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Colorado$10,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Connecticut$25,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Delaware$40,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Florida$250,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- GeorgiaNo cap · PermitRead guide
- HawaiiNo cap · PermitRead guide
- IdahoNo cap · No permitRead guide
- IllinoisNo cap · PermitRead guide
- IndianaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- IowaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- KansasNo cap · No permitRead guide
- Kentucky$60,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Louisiana$30,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- MaineNo cap · PermitRead guide
- Maryland$50,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- MassachusettsNo cap · PermitRead guide
- Michigan$25,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- Minnesota$78,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- Mississippi$35,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- MissouriNo cap · No permitRead guide
- MontanaNo cap · PermitRead guide
- NebraskaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- Nevada$35,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- New Hampshire$20,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- New Jersey$50,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- New MexicoNo cap · PermitRead guide
- New YorkNo cap · PermitRead guide
- North CarolinaNo cap · PermitRead guide
- North DakotaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- OhioNo cap · No permitRead guide
- Oklahoma$75,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- Oregon$20,000 cap · No permitRead guide
- PennsylvaniaNo cap · PermitRead guide
- Rhode IslandNo cap · PermitRead guide
- South CarolinaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- South DakotaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- TennesseeNo cap · No permitRead guide
- Texas$50,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- UtahNo cap · PermitRead guide
- Vermont$6,500 cap · No permitRead guide
- VirginiaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- Washington$35,000 cap · PermitRead guide
- West VirginiaNo cap · No permitRead guide
- WisconsinNo cap · No permitRead guide
- WyomingNo cap · No permitRead guide
Informational only — not legal advice. Verify with your state's Department of Agriculture or Health.