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Cottage food laws by state

Every state lets you sell some food from your home kitchen, but the permit rules, sales caps, and online selling rules are different everywhere. This index tracks all 51jurisdictions from Koti's state rules database. Full step-by-step guides are live for California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Colorado, and more are on the way.

41 states have no annual sales cap, 42 allow online sales, and 5 have food freedom laws. Rules change, so always confirm the details with your county or state health department before you start selling.

Full guides

What you can sell, which permit you need, the sales cap, and how online orders work, state by state.

CaliforniaNow Available
$160,950 per year · Permit required
Read the Californiaguide →
TexasNow Available
$150,000 per year · Registration required
Read the Texasguide →
FloridaNow Available
$250,000 per year · No permit required
Read the Floridaguide →
ArizonaNow Available
No annual sales cap · Registration required
Read the Arizonaguide →
ColoradoNow Available
No annual sales cap · Registration required
Read the Coloradoguide →

Now Available (13)

Seller onboarding is open on Koti in these states.

AlaskaNow Available
No annual sales cap · No permit required
ArizonaNow Available
No annual sales cap · Registration required
Read the Arizonaguide →
CaliforniaNow Available
$160,950 per year · Permit required
Read the Californiaguide →
ColoradoNow Available
No annual sales cap · Registration required
Read the Coloradoguide →
FloridaNow Available
$250,000 per year · No permit required
Read the Floridaguide →
IndianaNow Available
No annual sales cap · No permit required
MississippiNow Available
$35,000 per year · No permit required
MontanaNow Available
No annual sales cap · Registration required
North DakotaNow Available
No annual sales cap · No permit required
OklahomaNow Available
No annual sales cap · Registration required
TexasNow Available
$150,000 per year · Registration required
Read the Texasguide →
UtahNow Available
No annual sales cap · No permit required
WyomingNow Available
No annual sales cap · No permit required

Coming Soon (29)

Cottage food is legal in these states. Koti onboarding opens soon.

AlabamaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
ArkansasComing Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
GeorgiaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
IdahoComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
IllinoisComing Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
IowaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
KansasComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
KentuckyComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
LouisianaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
MaineComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
MichiganComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
MinnesotaComing Soon
$78,000 per year · No permit required
MissouriComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
NebraskaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
NevadaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
New HampshireComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
New MexicoComing Soon
$60,000 per year · No permit required
North CarolinaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
OhioComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
OregonComing Soon
$50,000 per year · Registration required
South CarolinaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
South DakotaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
TennesseeComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
VermontComing Soon
$30,000 per year · Registration required
VirginiaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
WashingtonComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
Washington D.C.Coming Soon
No annual sales cap · Registration required
West VirginiaComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required
WisconsinComing Soon
No annual sales cap · No permit required

Limited (9)

Cottage food is legal in these states with tighter limits. Koti onboarding is limited while we finish support.

ConnecticutLimited
$25,000 per year · Registration required
DelawareLimited
No annual sales cap · Permit required
HawaiiLimited
No annual sales cap · Permit required
MarylandLimited
$25,000 per year · Permit required
MassachusettsLimited
No annual sales cap · Permit required
New JerseyLimited
No annual sales cap · Permit required
New YorkLimited
No annual sales cap · No permit required
PennsylvaniaLimited
No annual sales cap · No permit required
Rhode IslandLimited
No annual sales cap · Permit required
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Last updated from Koti's state rules database (reviewed March 2026). This page is general information about cottage food rules, not legal advice. Confirm your obligations with your county or state health department before selling.