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Oregon cottage food label requirements and permit checklist
Answer a few plain-English questions about what you make and how you want to sell it. We check it against Oregon's Cottage Food Establishment Exemption — the sales cap, allowed products, and sales-channel rules — flag what disqualifies the standard no-license exemption, and build you a personalized checklist plus a printable label draft.
Free customized label/checklist after walk-through completion
Built from current Oregon Department of Agriculture guidance, ORS 616.723, and OAR 603-025-0320. Not legal advice and not state approval — verify final requirements with the Oregon Department of Agriculture before selling.
Free permit walk-throughSee fast whether your product, sales plan, and revenue fit Oregon's no-license Cottage Food Establishment Exemption.
Free checklistKeep the sales cap, allowed-product, and food handler card requirements tied to your own answers.
Free label generationDraft Oregon's exact disclosure statement plus your producer, allergen, and ingredient lines in one place.
Do you need a license to sell cottage food in Oregon?
Not if you stay within Oregon's Cottage Food Establishment Exemption (ORS 616.723): no ODA application, registration, or inspection is required, only a $52,700 annual gross sales cap for 2026 (adjusted yearly for inflation), a defined list of allowed non-TCS foods, and a statewide $10 Oregon Food Handler Card for everyone handling the food. Go over the cap or want to make a broader range of products, and you'd need a separate, licensed Domestic Kitchen (Bakery and/or Food Processor license, $208/year, with routine ODA inspection) instead — Oregon doesn't use a tiered "Class 1/2/3" system, just this exemption-vs-license split. Local zoning, fire, plumbing, and electrical code compliance still apply separately.
Ingredients in descending order by weight, including sub-ingredients
Net weight or volume in English and metric
Business name and street address (or ODA Unique ID Number — no P.O. boxes) and phone number
Federally required allergen information
Pet species disclosure if pets are present in the home
Exact statement: This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment, and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer.
Common Oregon blockers
Gross annual sales over $52,700 (2026)
TCS/perishable-filled products, meat/fish baked goods, or high-pH products like pickles
No current Oregon Food Handler Card
Sales to restaurants, schools, hospitals, or other institutions, or catering
Selling your product as an ingredient to another licensed processor