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Arizona cottage food label requirements and registration checklist
Answer a few plain-English questions about what you make and how you want to sell it. We check it against Arizona's cottage food program — including the dairy/meat/poultry sales-channel rule and the ADHS registration and food handler training requirements — flag anything that isn't allowed, and build you a personalized checklist and a printable food label.
Free customized label/checklist after walk-through completion
Built from the public Arizona Revised Statutes and ADHS guidance. Not legal advice and not state approval — rules can change, so verify final requirements with Arizona ADHS before selling.
Free permit walk-throughSee right away if a choice would block you from selling under Arizona's cottage food program.
Free checklistYour answers folded into Arizona's current requirements, ready to print or save as PDF.
Free label generationThe required Arizona disclosure statement plus your name, registration number, and product details, assembled into a printable draft.
Can I sell homemade food in Arizona?
Often yes — Arizona's cottage food program needs only a free, self-certifying online registration with ADHS (no fee, no inspection), plus accredited food handler training, and has no sales cap. Your sales channels depend on whether your product contains dairy, meat, or poultry: those items must be sold and delivered by you personally, while everything else can also go through an agent, retail vendor, or shipping carrier — as long as sales stay within Arizona. Unpasteurized milk, fish/shellfish, alcohol, and marijuana products are excluded outright; meat and poultry need a federal inspection exemption. The wizard below checks the choices that commonly change the answer.
Ingredient list in descending order by weight, and production date
“This product was produced in a home kitchen that may come in contact with common food allergens and pet allergens and is not subject to public health inspection.”
Common Arizona cottage food blockers
Unpasteurized milk, fish/shellfish products, alcohol, or marijuana products
Meat or poultry without a qualifying federal inspection/production exemption
Selling a dairy/meat/poultry-containing item through an agent or retail vendor instead of yourself
Delivering a dairy/meat/poultry-containing item by shipping carrier, platform, or agent instead of in person
Selling to a customer outside Arizona
Not registering with ADHS or completing food handler training
Arizona rule review
What this Arizona checker reviews before you print a label
The page is built from Arizona Department of Health Services — Cottage Food Program and the cited official sources below, then turns those rules into a practical pre-sale review.
Sales path
I sell it directly to the customer myself — in person or remotely (online/phone)
Through an agent of mine, or a retail shop/vendor that sells it for me
I deliver it to the customer myself, in person
Delivered by my agent, a retail vendor, a third-party delivery platform, or a shipping carrier
Product fit
Baked goods, candy, jams/jellies, dry mixes, honey, dried foods, or another food with no dairy, meat, or poultry ingredient
Contains dairy as an ingredient (butter, milk, cream, cheese, yogurt) — including most baked goods made with butter or milk
Contains meat, meat by-products, or meat food products
Contains poultry or poultry by-products
Label draft fields
Product name
Ingredients
Net weight or count
Business / operation name
ADHS registration number
Date produced
City
Required home-kitchen disclosure
Major allergen statement
Final wording should be checked against Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 36-931 to 36-933 (Cottage Food Program) before printing.
Needs extra review
Contains meat, meat by-products, or meat food products
Meat is only allowed under Arizona's cottage food program if it comes from a source inspected under a federal exemption. Confirm your sourcing meets this before relying on it.
Use this order when you prepare the permit packet, label, and direct-sales plan.
Step 1
Check whether your product fits the Arizona cottage food path
Start with the product category and shelf-stability questions. The wizard flags foods that usually need refrigeration, separate licensing, or extra official review in Arizona.
Step 2
Confirm where and how you plan to sell
Choose every sales channel you expect to use. The result calls out direct-sale limits, shipping issues, wholesale/resale limits, and other channel rules that matter before you take orders.
Step 3
Draft the label from your actual product details
Enter the product name, ingredients, allergens, net weight, producer information, and any Arizona-specific disclosure or permit field requested by the form.
Step 4
Print the checklist and verify against official sources
A plain-English helper for Arizona home cooks and cottage food preparers selling under the state's cottage food program. Not legal advice and not state approval.
Arizona FAQ
Arizona cottage food questions
Short answers to the questions people usually ask before they start the wizard.
Can I sell homemade food in Arizona?
Often yes — Arizona's cottage food program needs only a free, self-certifying online registration with ADHS (no fee, no inspection), plus accredited food handler training, and has no sales cap. Your sales channels depend on whether your product contains dairy, meat, or poultry: those items must be sold and delivered by you personally, while everything else can also go through an agent, retail vendor, or shipping carrier — as long as sales stay within Arizona. Unpasteurized milk, fish/shellfish, alcohol, and marijuana products are excluded outright; meat and poultry need a federal inspection exemption. The wizard below checks the choices that commonly change the answer.
What does the Arizona checker do?
It walks through the state-specific blockers, then produces a printable checklist and a label draft using the answers you entered.
What should I verify before selling in Arizona?
Verify your product category, sales channel, annual limit or registration requirement, and label wording against Arizona Department of Health Services — Cottage Food Program before relying on the checklist.
Is the label draft official approval?
No. It is an informational draft based on the page sources. Check final wording with Arizona Revised Statutes §§ 36-931 to 36-933 (Cottage Food Program) or the responsible local agency before printing labels.