Arizona · Cottage Food Program

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.

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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.

ADHS Cottage Food Program A.R.S. §§ 36-931 to 36-933

Arizona label requirements

Your name and ADHS registration number
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