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Do you need a license to sell baked goods on a small scale occasionally to generate a few extra dollars?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes, it is.
Depending on which state you live in, the licensing requirements will vary, but you will almost certainly be required to bake the items you intend to sell in a kitchen that has been certified by your state's department of environmental health (or equivalent) and to label the items with your name, address, phone number and ingredient list.
You may also be required to take a food handler's safety course.
The additional information was posted by Denay of Cooking with Denay an instructor for the Wake Public School Lifelong Learning Program in NC. She has been teaching How to Operate a Home-Based Bakery for three years.
I am always asked who can bake from home or why can't I bake from my home like the folks in Virginia? Every state, county and local government has it's own rules and regs regarding baking from home and/or processing foods like jams, jellies, pickles etc from home. You will have to investigate and check the government agencies in your area to see what rules and regulations apply to you and the products your wish to produce. There are currently 12 states that allow home-based baking and low risk food processing. They are listed below:
Please note that some states have sketchy information about the regulations regarding the operation of a home based business; you will have to become a home-based baking investigator. You may need to call the State Farmer's Market where you intended to sell your baked goods to locate current rules and regulations. If you are not able to bake from home or process certain low risk foods from home you may have to rent an incubator kitchen or licensed commercial kitchen from a private owner. Visit the listing on this site to see if there is a facility in your area. The information provided will be updated as new states are added so bookmark this page. ALABAMA
The state of Alabama now allows home-based bakeries. The ruling goes into effect Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Alabama Home Food Processor Regulations(Farmer's Markets) IOWA
Iowa Laws Home Prepared Foods
KENTUCKY
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/FCS9/FCS9100/FCS9100.pdf MAINE
Quality Assurance and Regulation, Division of
28 State House Station Deering Bldg. - AMHI Complex
Augusta, ME 04333-0028
Hal Prince, Director
(207) 287-2161
http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/index.shtml
NEW HAMPSHIRE
http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/FOODSANITATION/ELIGIBILITY/residential-kitchens.htm
http://www.nh.gov/agric/publications/documents/2008FMNPDirectory.pdf
*There is a NH Farmers Markets Association which you can contact for information regarding the individual markets; each of them has their own By-Laws, and some locales have Health Inspectors which will inspect the Farmers Markets on any given sale day. The website is: www.nhfma.org. NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Food and Drug Protection Division
Food Regulatory Specialist
4000 Reedy Creek Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 733-7366
www.ncagr.com
Selling Baked Goods at North Carolina Farmers' Markets
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/markets/raleigh/2007-2008_Guidelines.pdf OHIO Cottage Food FAQs Ohio Regulations PENNSYLVANIA
Guidance and Requirements for Home Food Processors
Home Food Processors
http://www.agriculture.state.pa.us/foodsafety/lib/foodsafety/homeproc.pdf TENNESSEE
John W. Sanford
Food Manufacturing Administrator
Regulatory Services/Food and Dairy Section
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Desk - 615-837-5534
Fax - 615-837-5005
email - john.sanford@state.tn.us
Domestic Kitchen Rules and Regulations
http://tennessee.gov/sos/rules/0080/0080-04/0080-04-11.pdf
VERMONT
The licensing process in Vermont consists of submitting an application, paying a fee and participating in an inspection of your kitchen. If you have a private water system, it would need to be tested. A link to the application is below. Once you receive your application, the Vermont sanitarian will contact you to schedule an appointment.
Application link: http://healthvermont.gov/forms/documents/JULY_2008_APP.pdf
Licensing Contact:
Donna Chandler
Food & Lodging Program
Vermont Department of Health
(802)863-7222
dchandl@vdh.state.vt.us VIRGINIA
Contact Information for the Virginia Cooperative Extension
http://www.ext.vt.edu/contact/contact.html
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/homebus/354-305/354-305.html#L4 UTAH
Rebecca Nielsen, EHS
Utah Dept. of Agriculture & Food
P.O. Box 146500
350 North Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500
801-538-7100 Main
801-860-7075 Cell
Food Compliance
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoIf you are doing this as part of a fund raising program for a qualified organization, then no special business permit would be required. If you, personally, are seeking to make a profit from this type of sale, then yes, you would need to have a business license in order to stay on the good side of the law.
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∙ 11y agoYes, because you need to be qualified to be able to.
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Sales tax license as with any merchandise,
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∙ 13y agoMabey, you do, butt do kids need one? Probably not.
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∙ 13y agoyes or else theyll shut it down loser get a life geesh peas out sucker
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∙ 12y agoYes. A business license and a health inspection are required.
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∙ 12y agoyou dont need a licence to sell confectionery
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