Cottage foods can be sold from a stand at your home property if your local zoning authority allows it (some do not allow it in a residential area). If the stand will be unattended, it is advised to consider the potential risks and how you might prevent those from happening - such as protection of the food from pests, weather, dust, contamination/tampering from people, handling money, camera, etc. - to ensure you are selling a safe, unadulterated food to the public, as required by law. All labeling and signage requirements still apply.
Cottage foods can be sold from a stand at your home property if your local zoning authority allows it (some do not allow it in a residential area). If the stand will be unattended, it is advised to consider the potential risks and how you might prevent those from happening - such as protection of the food from pests, weather, dust, contamination/tampering from people, handling money, camera, etc. - to ensure you are selling a safe, unadulterated food to the public, as required by law. All labeling and signage requirements still apply.
Since potentially hazardous foods like dairy products cannot be sold with a Cottage Food Producer registration, a food license is needed. A food license requires that the food either be prepared in a commercial kitchen, or in an approved and licensed food stand. No home food preparation or storage is allowed. The type of license needed will depend on where the food will be prepared, stored, and sold. In addition, a licensed food stand cannot also sell cottage foods, so the stands must be separate from each other. Separation of both foods and sales, with proper signage and labeling to identify the cottage foods.
Since potentially hazardous foods like dairy products cannot be sold with a Cottage Food Producer registration, a food license is needed. A food license requires that the food either be prepared in a commercial kitchen, or in an approved and licensed food stand. No home food preparation or storage is allowed. The type of license needed will depend on where the food will be prepared, stored, and sold. In addition, a licensed food stand cannot also sell cottage foods, so the stands must be separate from each other. Separation of both foods and sales, with proper signage and labeling to identify the cottage foods.
No, those foods are considered potentially hazardous, and are not allowed cottage foods. A food license is needed to make and sell them. They cannot be made and sold from a home kitchen.
No, those foods are considered potentially hazardous, and are not allowed cottage foods. A food license is needed to make and sell them. They cannot be made and sold from a home kitchen.
Establishment Information
- Enter the legal name of the business. If the actual business name is different, enter the name of what the business will be called. This is the DBA (doing business as).
Contact Information
- Provide your information and information for a secondary contact in case we cannot reach you. The secondary contact should have some knowledge of the project.
Type of Project
- New Construction means that you are building a new structure from the ground up.
- Remodeling a Licensed Facility means that you are currently operating a food establishment and want to make some changes.
- Conversion of an Existing Structure to a Food Establishment means that you want to start a business in a vacant space of building that already exists.
Type of Operation
- Check the box that best describes your food business. If none exists, check Other and write a short description.
- NOTE: Prepackaged food is a food that comes in from the supplier and is displayed in the same unopened packaged. If this box is checked, no other boxes apply.
Water & Sewer
- Check the boxes for Private Water or Private Sewer if you are on a private well or septic system.
- Check the boxes for Municipal Water and Municipal Sewer if you are using city water and sewer facilities.
Construction
- Enter the Start Date of your project.
- Enter the End Date when the projected will be completed.
- Enter the new construction or remodeled area in square feet (Square Footage).
Plan Review Fee
- Enter the Amount Due. This is the fee you must pay to have your plans reviewed. Follow the instructions for payment.
- Sign the application.
- Print your name below your signature.
