Selling food made at home in Nebraska

Q: What may I not make at home in Nebraska?

NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “No. This is referring to meat, lard, tallow, bone broth, bone meal, etc. The food being sold cannot contain meat ingredients.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “So raw milk could not be used to make cheese, ice cream, etc. to sell.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “Can I sell my hermetically sealed BBQ sauce as a cottage food? No.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “If products are not pre-made at a private home, you cannot operate under the cottage food exemption. LB 262 of 2024 now clearly provides that all cottage food products must be prepared in a private home.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “(2) Such producer shall only provide food that is not adulterated and is not any of the following types of time/temperature control for safety food: (a) Any part of an animal, vertebrate or invertebrate, or animal by-product; (b) Fluid milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in the Nebraska Milk Act; (c) Raw eggs; (d) Unpasteurized juice; (e) Infused oils or honey; (f) Sprouts; (g) Low-acid canned food and hermetically sealed acidified food; (h) Tofu, tempeh, or similar meat substitutes; or (i) Kimchi, kombucha, or similar fermented foods.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). ShelfStep's summary of the rules and their sources, read October 24, 2026; not legal advice.

Q: What must a home-made label say in Nebraska?

NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “What does the sign need to read at an event? This food was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by the regulatory authority and may contain allergens.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “(5)(a) The producer shall inform the consumer by a clearly visible notification that the food: (i) Was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by a regulatory authority; and (ii) May contain allergens.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “(b) For sales conducted at a farmers market, fair, festival, craft show, or other public event, such notification shall be provided at the sale location. (c) For sales conducted for pickup or delivery, such notification shall be provided at the producer's private home, on the producer's website, if such website exists, and in any print, radio, television, or Internet advertisement for such sales.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “The producer shall label the food so that the name and address of the producer is provided to the consumer on the package or container label. Food that is time/temperature control for safety food shall also have labeling that includes ingredients in descending order of predominance.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). ShelfStep's summary of the rules and their sources, read October 24, 2026; not legal advice.

Q: Where may I sell food made at home in Nebraska?

NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “(7) A private home where a producer of food that meets the requirements of section 81-2,280 is prepared for sale directly to the consumer including, but not limited to, at a farmers market, fair, festival, craft show, or other public event or for pick up at or delivery from such private home;” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “My friend owns a coffee shop and really wants to sell my cottage food items. Can she sell them? No. Cottage food must be sold directly to the customer.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “Food that is not time/temperature control for safety food may be delivered by United States mail or a commercial mail delivery service.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “Food that is time/temperature control for safety food shall be delivered only by the producer to the consumer in person. When transported, such food shall be maintained at a temperature in accordance with the Nebraska Pure Food Act and not be transported for longer than two hours.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). ShelfStep's summary of the rules and their sources, read October 24, 2026; not legal advice.

Q: What do I do before I start in Nebraska?

NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says: “Registration can only be completed if a food safety course is shown; You can confirm registration by viewing the list of registered cottage food producers online – please note it can take up to 10 days for your registration to be added.” (NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “(3) Prior to conducting any food sales, the producer, other than a producer selling food that is not time/temperature control for safety food directly to the consumer at a farmers market, shall successfully complete: (a) A nationally accredited food safety and handling education course that covers topics such as food safety issues, regulations, and techniques to maintain a food-safe environment; (b) A certified food safety and handling training course offered at a culinary school or as required by a county, city, or village to obtain a food handler permit; or (c) A food safety and handling education course approved by the department.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says: “(4) The producer shall register with the department prior to conducting any sales of food. The registration shall be made on forms prescribed by the department and include (a) the name, address, and telephone number of the producer, (b) the type of food safety and handling education or training course taken pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and the date of its successful completion, and (c) proof of private well water testing for contamination by nitrate or bacteria if the producer uses private well water. This subsection shall not apply to a producer of food that is not time/temperature control for safety food selling directly to the consumer at a farmers market.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280, read October 24, 2026). ShelfStep's summary of the rules and their sources, read October 24, 2026; not legal advice.

Q: What happens when I outgrow Nebraska's home-kitchen rules?

Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,270 says: “(1) No person shall operate without a valid permit: (a) A food establishment conducting those food handling activities authorized by such permit; (b) A food processing plant; or (c) A salvage operation.” (Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,270, read October 24, 2026). Beyond a home kitchen, ShelfStep's plan lays out the path a commercial kitchen or a co-packer takes, step by step, for each kind of product. 21 CFR 1.227 says: “Facility means any establishment, structure, or structures under one ownership at one general physical location, or, in the case of a mobile facility, traveling to multiple locations, that manufactures/processes, packs, or holds food for consumption in the United States. ... The private residence of an individual is not a facility.” (21 CFR 1.227, read October 8, 2026). 21 CFR 108.25(i) says: “Wherever the Commissioner finds that any State regulates the commercial processing of acidified foods under effective regulations specifying at least the requirements of part 114 of this chapter, the Commissioner shall issue a notice stating that compliance with such State regulations shall constitute compliance with this section, if the State through its regulatory agency or each processor of acidified foods in the State files with the Food and Drug Administration the registration information and the processing information prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section.” (21 CFR 108.25(i), read September 20, 2026). ShelfStep's summary of the rules and their sources, read October 24, 2026; not legal advice.

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Sources last read Oct 24, 2026

What Nebraska lets you make and sell from a home kitchen, in the state's own words with a link to each, and what changes when a store wants to stock you.

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General information, not advice. This is written for small food makers and cites its sources, but it is not legal, regulatory or food-safety advice, and it cannot account for your product, your state or your facility. Rules change and thresholds are adjusted yearly. Confirm anything you are about to act on with your state agency, a Process Authority, or the FDA.

Who regulates food made at home in Nebraska?

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Its own page for the Cottage Food Program:

NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration

What may I make at home in Nebraska?

Each sentence below is quoted from Nebraska's own pages as ShelfStep read them on October 24, 2026, with a link to where it is written.

Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“Can jams and jellies be sold as cottage food? Traditional jams and jellies can be sold, as long as they are made using pectin.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“You can sell ice cream, cheese, cheesecake, pudding, and other items using approved sources. These products are considered time temperature for safety and would require refrigeration or freezing.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“Products can contain milk and milk products as ingredients as long as the milk products you use in your finished product are from an approved source (purchased from a licensed entity such as a grocery store).”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“Can chocolate covered strawberries be sold as cottage food? Yes, this would be allowed.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026

What may I not make at home in Nebraska?

Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may not be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“No. This is referring to meat, lard, tallow, bone broth, bone meal, etc. The food being sold cannot contain meat ingredients.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may not be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“So raw milk could not be used to make cheese, ice cream, etc. to sell.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may not be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“Can I sell my hermetically sealed BBQ sauce as a cottage food? No.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may not be made at homeNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“If products are not pre-made at a private home, you cannot operate under the cottage food exemption. LB 262 of 2024 now clearly provides that all cottage food products must be prepared in a private home.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what may not be made at homeNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“(2) Such producer shall only provide food that is not adulterated and is not any of the following types of time/temperature control for safety food: (a) Any part of an animal, vertebrate or invertebrate, or animal by-product; (b) Fluid milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance adopted by reference in the Nebraska Milk Act; (c) Raw eggs; (d) Unpasteurized juice; (e) Infused oils or honey; (f) Sprouts; (g) Low-acid canned food and hermetically sealed acidified food; (h) Tofu, tempeh, or similar meat substitutes; or (i) Kimchi, kombucha, or similar fermented foods.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026

What must a home-made label say in Nebraska?

Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: the home-made labelNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“What does the sign need to read at an event? This food was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by the regulatory authority and may contain allergens.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: the home-made labelNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“(5)(a) The producer shall inform the consumer by a clearly visible notification that the food: (i) Was prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by a regulatory authority; and (ii) May contain allergens.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: the home-made labelNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“(b) For sales conducted at a farmers market, fair, festival, craft show, or other public event, such notification shall be provided at the sale location. (c) For sales conducted for pickup or delivery, such notification shall be provided at the producer's private home, on the producer's website, if such website exists, and in any print, radio, television, or Internet advertisement for such sales.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: the home-made labelNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“The producer shall label the food so that the name and address of the producer is provided to the consumer on the package or container label. Food that is time/temperature control for safety food shall also have labeling that includes ingredients in descending order of predominance.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026

Where may I sell food made at home in Nebraska?

Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: where it may be soldNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“(7) A private home where a producer of food that meets the requirements of section 81-2,280 is prepared for sale directly to the consumer including, but not limited to, at a farmers market, fair, festival, craft show, or other public event or for pick up at or delivery from such private home;”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: where it may be soldNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“My friend owns a coffee shop and really wants to sell my cottage food items. Can she sell them? No. Cottage food must be sold directly to the customer.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: where it may be soldNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“Food that is not time/temperature control for safety food may be delivered by United States mail or a commercial mail delivery service.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: where it may be soldNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“Food that is time/temperature control for safety food shall be delivered only by the producer to the consumer in person. When transported, such food shall be maintained at a temperature in accordance with the Nebraska Pure Food Act and not be transported for longer than two hours.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026

What do I do before I start in Nebraska?

Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what comes before the first saleNDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration says:“Registration can only be completed if a food safety course is shown; You can confirm registration by viewing the list of registered cottage food producers online – please note it can take up to 10 days for your registration to be added.”NDA, Nebraska Cottage Food Registration · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what comes before the first saleNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“(3) Prior to conducting any food sales, the producer, other than a producer selling food that is not time/temperature control for safety food directly to the consumer at a farmers market, shall successfully complete: (a) A nationally accredited food safety and handling education course that covers topics such as food safety issues, regulations, and techniques to maintain a food-safe environment; (b) A certified food safety and handling training course offered at a culinary school or as required by a county, city, or village to obtain a food handler permit; or (c) A food safety and handling education course approved by the department.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what comes before the first saleNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 says:“(4) The producer shall register with the department prior to conducting any sales of food. The registration shall be made on forms prescribed by the department and include (a) the name, address, and telephone number of the producer, (b) the type of food safety and handling education or training course taken pursuant to subsection (3) of this section and the date of its successful completion, and (c) proof of private well water testing for contamination by nitrate or bacteria if the producer uses private well water. This subsection shall not apply to a producer of food that is not time/temperature control for safety food selling directly to the consumer at a farmers market.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,280 · Read Oct 24, 2026

What happens when I outgrow Nebraska's home-kitchen rules?

Nebraska's Cottage Food Program rules: what applies beyond the home-kitchen rulesNebraska Revised Statute 81-2,270 says:“(1) No person shall operate without a valid permit: (a) A food establishment conducting those food handling activities authorized by such permit; (b) A food processing plant; or (c) A salvage operation.”Nebraska Revised Statute 81-2,270 · Read Oct 24, 2026

Beyond a home kitchen, ShelfStep's plan lays out the path a commercial kitchen or a co-packer takes, step by step, for each kind of product.

Source to check: FDA food facility registration

FDA's definition of a food facility21 CFR 1.227 says:“Facility means any establishment, structure, or structures under one ownership at one general physical location, or, in the case of a mobile facility, traveling to multiple locations, that manufactures/processes, packs, or holds food for consumption in the United States. ... The private residence of an individual is not a facility.”21 CFR 1.227 · Read Oct 8, 2026

Source to check: Acidified foods under a state's own rules

A state’s own rules for acidified foods21 CFR 108.25(i) says:“Wherever the Commissioner finds that any State regulates the commercial processing of acidified foods under effective regulations specifying at least the requirements of part 114 of this chapter, the Commissioner shall issue a notice stating that compliance with such State regulations shall constitute compliance with this section, if the State through its regulatory agency or each processor of acidified foods in the State files with the Food and Drug Administration the registration information and the processing information prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section.”21 CFR 108.25(i) · Read Sep 20, 2026

Where does the path start, whatever you make in Nebraska?

Whatever the product, ShelfStep's standard plan opens with the same six steps, and the third is the one this page is about: where you are allowed to make it. Each step's reason is the app's own.

1.
Write the recipe down with exact amounts
Cost, price, nutrition and the label are all worked out from this. Write it in the units you actually use; ShelfStep converts for the label. What matters is that someone else could make the same batch from what is written.
2.
Decide how it is kept: on a shelf, in the fridge or frozen
The planned storage helps the reviewer assess the process, shelf life and packaging.
In the plan: It decides which rules you follow.
3.
Find out where you are allowed to make it for sale
This finds out whether the state’s rules allow making this in a home kitchen or point to a commercial one — and that changes the cost and the timeline of everything after it. It is much cheaper to find out now than after buying packaging.
In the plan: Your state's home-kitchen rules, in its own words. Whether they cover your product is for your state's agency to say.
4.
Have the pH and water activity of a finished batch measured
These measurements give your reviewer information about the batch; they do not establish safety or storage conditions on their own.
In the plan: The two numbers the acidified-food rules name. Measured on the finished product, once it has settled.
5.
Get a Process Authority's letter on how it is made safe
Ask a qualified reviewer which process and storage conditions your product needs. This is where you ask someone qualified, a Process Authority, to put in writing how the product is made safe. Buyers, insurers and inspectors may ask for that document, and it cannot be obtained after the fact for product you have already sold.
In the plan: Needs the pH first. Their letter sets out the process they ask you to hold to, and the storage line for your label.
6.
Look into FDA registration
Registration is how FDA knows your facility exists; the plan is what an inspector or a buyer’s audit asks to see. Both are far easier to do now than during either.
In the plan: Look into registration with FDA. Any filing your Process Authority letter names belongs here too.

How much do other states let a home kitchen sell in a year?

Not every state sets a yearly ceiling on home-kitchen sales, and those that do set very different ones. What the written-up states other than Nebraska say, each in its own words:

California's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingCDPH, Adjusted Gross Annual Sales Limit 2026 says:“January 1, 2026 2024-2025 3.1 $88,878 $177,756”CDPH, Adjusted Gross Annual Sales Limit 2026 · Read Sep 25, 2026

Colorado's Cottage Foods Act rules: a yearly sales ceilingCDPHE, Cottage Foods Act says:“Net revenue allowance If I produce muffins, does the Act allow me to earn up to $10,000 for each type (blueberry, banana, chocolate chip)? Yes.”CDPHE, Cottage Foods Act · Read Oct 24, 2026

Connecticut's Cottage Food Operator rules: a yearly sales ceilingDCP, Sales and Doing Business in Connecticut says:“Yes, there is a yearly gross sales limit of $50,000. You must maintain records of all sales.”DCP, Sales and Doing Business in Connecticut · Read Oct 24, 2026

Florida's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingFlorida Statutes §500.80 says:“(1)(a) A cottage food operation must comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter but is exempt from the permitting requirements of s. 500.12 if the cottage food operation complies with this section and has annual gross sales of cottage food products that do not exceed $250,000. (b) For purposes of this subsection, a cottage food operation’s annual gross sales include all sales of cottage food products at any location, regardless of the types of products sold or the number of persons involved in the operation.”Florida Statutes §500.80 · Read Oct 8, 2026

Indiana, home-based vendors: a yearly sales ceilingIDOH, Homestead and Small Farm Food Processor Guidance says:“No annual gross income restrictions”IDOH, Homestead and Small Farm Food Processor Guidance · Read Sep 25, 2026
Indiana, homestead vendors: a yearly sales ceilingIndiana Code, 2026 edition (IC 16-42-5.3 and 16-42-5.4) says:“Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "homestead vendor" means a person that prepares and sells food products or meat products from: (1) property or at a farmers market; and (2) which the person does not receive more than one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in gross sales from food products or meat products in a single year.”Indiana Code, 2026 edition (IC 16-42-5.3 and 16-42-5.4) · Read Sep 25, 2026

Kentucky's Home-Based Processor rules: a yearly sales ceilingKRS 217.015 (Kentucky General Assembly) says:“and who has a gross income of no more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) annually from the sale of the products;”KRS 217.015 (Kentucky General Assembly) · Read Oct 24, 2026

Louisiana, the date Act 801 took effect: a yearly sales ceilingLouisiana State Legislature, HB403 (2026 Regular Session) says:“06/08 H Effective date: 08/01/2026. 06/08 H Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 801.”Louisiana State Legislature, HB403 (2026 Regular Session) · Read Oct 24, 2026
Louisiana's Low-Risk Foods (R.S. 40:4.9) rules: a yearly sales ceilingLouisiana State Legislature, House Summary of Senate Amendments, HB 403 (2026 Regular Session) says:“1. Changes gross annual sales limit for producers of low-risk, homemade foods from $30,000 to $100,000. ... Proposed law increases the gross annual sales limit for this exemption from $30,000 to $100,000, after which a producer would no longer qualify for the exemption.”Louisiana State Legislature, House Summary of Senate Amendments, HB 403 (2026 Regular Session) · Read Oct 24, 2026

Maryland's Cottage Food Business rules: a yearly sales ceilingMaryland General Assembly, 2026 Laws of Maryland Chapter 320 (HB 535) says:“(b–1) "Cottage food business" means a business that: ... (3) Has annual revenues from the sale of cottage food products in an amount not exceeding [$50,000] $100,000. ... SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect October 1, 2026.”Maryland General Assembly, 2026 Laws of Maryland Chapter 320 (HB 535) · Read Oct 8, 2026

Michigan's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingMDARD, Cottage Food: getting started FAQ says:“The limit is currently gross sales up to $50,000 yearly, however, $75,000 is allowable if the cottage food operation sells cottage food products at a price of $250 or more per unit.”MDARD, Cottage Food: getting started FAQ · Read Oct 8, 2026
Michigan's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingMichigan Compiled Laws 289.4102 says:“(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the gross sales of cottage food products by a cottage food operation must not exceed $50,000.00 annually until October 1,2026. ... Beginning October 1, 2026, and by each October 1 thereafter, the department may adjust the gross sales amounts set under this subsection by the amount calculated by multiplying the sales limit in effect during the immediately preceding fiscal year by the inflation adjustment factor and rounding to the nearest whole dollar.”Michigan Compiled Laws 289.4102 · Read Oct 8, 2026

Minnesota's Cottage Food Exemption rules: a yearly sales ceiling2024 Minnesota Statutes, 28A.152 Cottage Foods Exemption says:“An individual selling exempt foods under this section is limited to total sales with gross receipts of $78,000 or less in a calendar year.”2024 Minnesota Statutes, 28A.152 Cottage Foods Exemption · Read Oct 24, 2026

Mississippi's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingMSDH, Cottage Food Operation: Frequently Asked Questions says:“You are limited in the amount of sales you can have selling Cottage Foods, which is $35,000 in gross annual sales.”MSDH, Cottage Food Operation: Frequently Asked Questions · Read Oct 24, 2026

Nevada's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingNRS 580.600 (Nevada Legislature) says:“(a) "Cottage food operation" means a natural person who manufactures or prepares food items in his or her private home or, if allowed by the food safety authority, in the kitchen of a fraternal or social clubhouse, a school or a religious, charitable or other nonprofit organization, for sale to a natural person for consumption and whose gross sales of such food items are not more than $100,000, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 6, per calendar year.”NRS 580.600 (Nevada Legislature) · Read Oct 24, 2026
Nevada's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingNRS 580.600 (Nevada Legislature) says:“Beginning with Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the amount of gross sales of a cottage food operation specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 7 must be adjusted for each fiscal year by the Department by adding to the amount the product of the amount multiplied by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) published by the United States Department of Labor from July 2025 to the July preceding the fiscal year for which the adjustment is calculated. The Department shall publish the adjusted amount on the Internet website of the Department on or before September 30 of each year.”NRS 580.600 (Nevada Legislature) · Read Oct 24, 2026

New Jersey's Cottage Food Operator Permit rules: a yearly sales ceilingN.J.A.C. 8:24-11, Cottage Food Operator Rules (NJDOH) says:“(b) The gross annual sales (that is, before deductions of taxes and operating expenses) that a cottage food operator generates from the sale of cottage food products shall not exceed $ 50,000.”N.J.A.C. 8:24-11, Cottage Food Operator Rules (NJDOH) · Read Oct 8, 2026

Oklahoma's Local Food Freedom Act rules: a yearly sales ceilingODAFF, Food Safety says:“The maximum allowable earnings for a local food business is $250,000 each year in sales.”ODAFF, Food Safety · Read Oct 24, 2026
Oklahoma, the date the $250,000 limit starts: a yearly sales ceilingOklahoma House of Representatives, news release, 7 May 2026 says:“The measure increases the allowable annual sales cap for local food businesses from $75,000 to $250,000 and clarifies how products can be sold and delivered to consumers. ... The measure takes effect Nov. 1, 2026.”Oklahoma House of Representatives, news release, 7 May 2026 · Read Oct 24, 2026

Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption rules: a yearly sales ceilingODA, Cottage Food Exemption FAQ (March 2026) says:“In 2026, this means you can sell up to $52,700 of Cottage Foods and up to $50,000 of Processed Farm Direct foods in the calendar year.”ODA, Cottage Food Exemption FAQ (March 2026) · Read Sep 25, 2026

Rhode Island's Cottage Food Manufacture rules: a yearly sales ceilingR.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27-6.2, Cottage food manufacture (Rhode Island General Assembly) says:“(6) Total annual gross sales for a cottage food operation shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per calendar year. ... The director of health shall request documentation to verify the annual gross sales figure of any cottage food operation.”R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27-6.2, Cottage food manufacture (Rhode Island General Assembly) · Read Oct 24, 2026

Texas's Cottage Food Production Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingTexas Health and Safety Code §437.001 says:“(B) has an annual gross income of $150,000 or less from the sale of food described by Paragraph (A), as the department annually adjusts for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics or its successor in function;”Texas Health and Safety Code §437.001 · Read Sep 25, 2026

Vermont's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingVermont Department of Health, Manufactured Food Rule (effective 1/15/2026) says:“6.1.1 The following food manufacturing establishments are exempt from the requirement to obtain a license: ... 6.1.1.2 A cottage food operation, as defined in this rule, that has gross annual sales of $30,000 or less from the sale of cottage food products.”Vermont Department of Health, Manufactured Food Rule (effective 1/15/2026) · Read Oct 24, 2026
Vermont, food processors with sales of $10,000 or less: a yearly sales ceilingVermont Department of Health, Manufactured Food Rule (effective 1/15/2026) says:“6.1.1 The following food manufacturing establishments are exempt from the requirement to obtain a license: : 6.1.1.1 A non-bakery food manufacturing establishment that has gross annual sales of $10,000 or less; and”Vermont Department of Health, Manufactured Food Rule (effective 1/15/2026) · Read Oct 24, 2026

Washington's Cottage Food Operation rules: a yearly sales ceilingRevised Code of Washington, chapter 69.22 says:“the annual gross sales of cottage food products may not exceed $35,000. The determination of the maximum annual gross sales must be computed on the basis of the amount of gross sales within or at a particular domestic residence and may not be computed on a per person basis within or at an individual domestic residence.”Revised Code of Washington, chapter 69.22 · Read Sep 25, 2026

Wisconsin, home-canned foods: a yearly sales ceilingWis. Stat. § 97.29(2)(b)2., Food processing plants (home-canned foods) says:“c. The person receives less than $5,000 per year from the sale of the food products.”Wis. Stat. § 97.29(2)(b)2., Food processing plants (home-canned foods) · Read Oct 24, 2026

Wyoming's Wyoming Food Freedom Act rules: a yearly sales ceilingWyoming Statutes § 11-49-102, Definitions says:“"Producer" means any person who grows, harvests, prepares or processes any food or drink products on the person's owned or leased property, does not produce more than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000) individual food or drink products annually and does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) in gross revenue annually from the food and drink products;”Wyoming Statutes § 11-49-102, Definitions · Read Oct 24, 2026

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Selling food made at home in Nebraska

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What may I make at home in Nebraska?

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Where does the path start, whatever you make in Nebraska?

Write the recipe down with exact amounts

Decide how it is kept: on a shelf, in the fridge or frozen

Find out where you are allowed to make it for sale

Have the pH and water activity of a finished batch measured

Get a Process Authority's letter on how it is made safe

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