Alabama
Has Law?Online Orders
?In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$35,000/year
Alaska
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Arizona
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Arkansas
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
California
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
$75,000
Colorado
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$10,000/product
Connecticut
Has Law✗Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Delaware
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
$40,000
Florida
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$250,000
Georgia
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Hawaii
No Law?Online Orders
?In-State Ship
?License Req.
N/A
Idaho
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Illinois
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
$36,000
Indiana
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Iowa
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
?License Req.
$20,000
Kansas
Has Law✗Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Kentucky
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$60,000
Louisiana
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$20,000
Maine
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
?License Req.
Unlimited
Maryland
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$25,000
Massachusetts
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Michigan
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$25,000
Minnesota
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
$78,000
Mississippi
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$20,000
Missouri
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$50,000
Montana
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Nebraska
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Nevada
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
$100,000
New Hampshire
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
?License Req.
Unlimited
New Jersey
No Law?Online Orders
?In-State Ship
?License Req.
N/A
New Mexico
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
New York
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
North Carolina
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
North Dakota
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Ohio
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Oklahoma
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$75,000
Oregon
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Pennsylvania
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Rhode Island
Has Law✗Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
South Carolina
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$15,000
South Dakota
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Tennessee
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
100 units/wk
Texas
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
?License Req.
$150,000
Utah
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Vermont
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✗License Req.
$6,500
Virginia
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
Washington
Has Law✓Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
West Virginia
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Wisconsin
Has Law✗Online Orders
✗In-State Ship
✓License Req.
Unlimited
Wyoming
Has Law✓Online Orders
✓In-State Ship
✗License Req.
Unlimited
| State | Has Law | Online Orders | In-State Ship | Annual Limit | License Req. | Labeling Req. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ✓ | ? | ? | $35,000/year | ✗ | ✓ |
| Alaska | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arizona | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arkansas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| California | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $75,000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Colorado | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $10,000/product | ✗ | ✓ |
| Connecticut | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Delaware | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $40,000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Florida | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $250,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Georgia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hawaii | ✗ | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? |
| Idaho | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Illinois | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $36,000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Indiana | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Iowa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $20,000 | ? | ✓ |
| Kansas | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Kentucky | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $60,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Louisiana | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $20,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Maine | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ? | ✓ |
| Maryland | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $25,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Massachusetts | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Michigan | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $25,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Minnesota | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $78,000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mississippi | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $20,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Missouri | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $50,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Montana | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Nebraska | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Nevada | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $100,000 | ✓ | ✓ |
| New Hampshire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ? | ✓ |
| New Jersey | ✗ | ? | ? | N/A | ? | ? |
| New Mexico | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| New York | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| North Carolina | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| North Dakota | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ohio | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Oklahoma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $75,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Oregon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pennsylvania | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rhode Island | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Carolina | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $15,000 | ✗ | ✓ |
| South Dakota | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Tennessee | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | 100 units/wk | ✓ | ✓ |
| Texas | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | $150,000 | ? | ✓ |
| Utah | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Vermont | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | $6,500 | ✗ | ✓ |
| Virginia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
| Washington | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Virginia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wisconsin | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Unlimited | ✓ | ✓ |
| Wyoming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Unlimited | ✗ | ✓ |
✓Yes / Allowed
✗No / Not Allowed
?Unknown / Varies
Online Orders: Can accept orders via website/social media (usually requires in-person pickup or delivery)
In-State Ship: Can mail/ship products to customers within state borders
Note: Interstate shipping (across state lines) is prohibited in nearly all states as it triggers federal FDA regulation.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for general guidance only and may not be current. Cottage food laws change frequently. Always verify requirements with your state's health department before starting a home food business.