warebycottage food sales caps by state
how much you can sell from home each year, state by state.
32 states have no yearly cap on cottage food sales. the rest cap you somewhere between $10,000 and $250,000 a year, by our october 2026 count.
cottage food sales caps by state, compared
| state | sales cap | register? | online orders |
|---|---|---|---|
| florida | $250,000 | no | yes |
| wyoming | $250,000 | no | yes |
| texas | $150,000 | yessometimes | yes |
| louisiana | $100,000 | no | yes |
| maryland | $100,000 | yessometimes | yes |
| nevada | $100,000 | yes | limited |
| california | $88,878 | yes | yes |
| minnesota | $78,000 | yes | yes |
| oklahoma | $75,000 | no | yes |
| kentucky | $60,000 | yes | yes |
| oregon | $52,700 | no | yes |
| connecticut | $50,000 | yes | yes |
| michigan | $50,000 | no | yes |
| new jersey | $50,000 | yespermit | yes |
| rhode island | $50,000 | yes | yes |
| mississippi | $35,000 | no | no |
| washington | $35,000 | yespermit | limited |
| vermont | $30,000 | yes | yes |
| colorado | $10,000 per product | no | yes |
| alabama | none | yes | yes |
| alaska | none | no | yes |
| arizona | none | yes | yes |
| arkansas | none | no | yes |
| delaware | none | yespermit | no |
| georgia | none | no | yes |
| hawaii | none | no | yes |
| idaho | none | no | yes |
| illinois | none | yes | yes |
| indiana | none | no | yes |
| iowa | none | no | yes |
| kansas | none | no | yes |
| maine | none | yespermit | yes |
| massachusetts | none | yespermit | yes |
| missouri | none | no | yes |
| montana | none | yessometimes | limited |
| nebraska | none | yes | yes |
| new hampshire | none | yessometimes | limited |
| new mexico | none | no | yes |
| new york | none | yes | yes |
| north carolina | none | yespermit | yes |
| north dakota | none | no | yes |
| ohio | none | yessometimes | unclear |
| pennsylvania | none | yespermit | yes |
| south carolina | none | no | yes |
| south dakota | none | no | no |
| tennessee | none | no | yes |
| utah | none | yessometimes | unclear |
| virginia | none | no | yes |
| washington, d.c. | none | yes | yes |
| west virginia | none | yessometimes | yes |
| wisconsin | none | no | yes |
questions people ask
which states have no cottage food sales cap?
alabama, alaska, arizona, arkansas, delaware, georgia, hawaii, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, maine, massachusetts, missouri, montana, nebraska, new hampshire, new mexico, new york, north carolina, north dakota, ohio, pennsylvania, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, utah, virginia, washington, d.c., west virginia, wisconsin.
what happens if i go over the cap?
you’d need to move to a licensed kitchen, or the license your state requires above the cap. check your state’s page.
sources
each state’s page lists the laws and agency pages behind it.
general information, not legal advice. checked october 14, 2026 against each state’s own pages. laws change, so confirm with your state before you sell.
we sold cinnamon rolls from home as minnesota cottage food producers before we opened a licensed kitchen and built wareby. our story
sell your baking to your own town.
on wareby, neighbors within 25 miles find your shop, order ahead and pick up from you, or get it delivered by you. free to open in about 10 minutes.