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Minnesota 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 Minnesota's current cottage food exemption — Tier 1/Tier 2 registration, the $78,000 sales cap, required training, and the in-person-delivery rule for online/phone orders — flag the choices that push you toward a full food license, and build you a personalized checklist plus a printable label draft.
Free customized label/checklist after walk-through completion
Built from current Minnesota Department of Agriculture guidance and Minn. Stat. § 28A.152. Not legal advice and not state approval — verify final requirements with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture before you sell.
Free registration walk-throughSee fast whether you fit Minnesota's Tier 1 or Tier 2 cottage food rules.
Free checklistKeep the training requirement, sales cap, and delivery rules tied to your own answers.
Free label generationDraft Minnesota's exact disclosure statement plus your registration and ingredient lines in one place.
Do you need a permit to sell cottage food in Minnesota?
You need to register (not get a license) as a Minnesota cottage food producer with the state. Tier 1 (up to $7,665/yr gross receipts) has no fee but requires free online training and an exam every year; Tier 2 ($7,666–$78,000/yr) costs $50/yr and requires an approved safe food handling course every 3 years. Above $78,000/yr you need a full food license instead. Minnesota allows non-potentially-hazardous foods plus home-canned goods tested at pH ≤ 4.6 or water activity ≤ 0.85 — but home-canned products can never be sold outside Minnesota. Phone/internet orders are fine only if you personally deliver within Minnesota; shipping by mail or common carrier, and hand-delivery outside Minnesota, aren't allowed yet (a 2027 law change will add in-state shipping). No wholesale or retail resale.