New Mexico · Cottage Food
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Answer a few plain-English questions about what you make and how you want to sell it. We check it against New Mexico's Homemade Food Act, flag anything that falls out of the non-TCS direct-to-consumer path, and build you a personalized checklist and printable label draft.
Built from New Mexico Environment Department guidance and the 2021 Homemade Food Act text. Not legal advice and not state approval — rules can change, so verify final requirements with NMED before selling.
Usually no for a qualifying non-TCS homemade food sold direct to the end consumer within New Mexico. The Homemade Food Act allows farmers-market sales, roadside stands, internet sales, home pickup/delivery, and in-state mail delivery without a permit from NMED. The biggest blockers are TCS foods, wholesale/resale, out-of-state sales, and starting production before getting the required food handler card.
New Mexico rule review
The page is built from New Mexico Environment Department — Homemade Food Act and the cited official sources below, then turns those rules into a practical pre-sale review.
Final wording should be checked against New Mexico Legislature — HB 177 (Homemade Food Act) before printing.
Needs extra review
New Mexico allows online, telephone, custom-order, pickup, delivery, and in-state mail sales, but the required product information must still be disclosed to the consumer on the webpage or otherwise before sale.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
New Mexico's Homemade Food Act is direct-to-consumer only and does not allow resale inventory.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
New Mexico homemade food items may not be sold outside the state.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
TCS foods must be produced in a permitted commercial kitchen, not under New Mexico's Homemade Food Act.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
These foods are outside New Mexico's Homemade Food Act and require permitted production.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
New Mexico requires foods containing hemp, hemp extract, or CBD to be produced under a commercial hemp manufacturing permit.
New Mexico permit prep
Use this order when you prepare the permit packet, label, and direct-sales plan.
Step 1
Start with the product category and shelf-stability questions. The wizard flags foods that usually need refrigeration, separate licensing, or extra official review in New Mexico.
Step 2
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
Enter the product name, ingredients, allergens, net weight, producer information, and any New Mexico-specific disclosure or permit field requested by the form.
Step 4
A plain-English helper for New Mexico homemade food sellers. Not legal advice and not state approval.
New Mexico FAQ
Short answers to the questions people usually ask before they start the wizard.
Usually no for a qualifying non-TCS homemade food sold direct to the end consumer within New Mexico. The Homemade Food Act allows farmers-market sales, roadside stands, internet sales, home pickup/delivery, and in-state mail delivery without a permit from NMED. The biggest blockers are TCS foods, wholesale/resale, out-of-state sales, and starting production before getting the required food handler card.
It walks through the state-specific blockers, then produces a printable checklist and a label draft using the answers you entered.
Verify your product category, sales channel, annual limit or registration requirement, and label wording against New Mexico Environment Department — Homemade Food Act before relying on the checklist.
No. It is an informational draft based on the page sources. Check final wording with New Mexico Legislature — HB 177 (Homemade Food Act) or the responsible local agency before printing labels.