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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
Oregon rule review
What this Oregon checker reviews before you print a label
The page is built from ODA — Cottage Food Exemption FAQ (March 2026) and the cited official sources below, then turns those rules into a practical pre-sale review.
Sales path
$52,700 or less
Product fit
Baked goods, confectionery/candy, coffee beans, dried tea/spice blends or powdered drink mixes made from commercial food, popcorn, honey/honey products from commercial food, syrups, or nut mixes
Jams, jellies, or fruit butters made from fruit with a natural pH below 4.60
Repackaging freeze-dried, dried, or dehydrated foods you bought as commercial food (not freeze-drying it yourself)
Label draft fields
Product name
Ingredients
Net weight or volume
Business / operation name
Street addressor ODA Unique ID Number
Phone number
City
Required home-kitchen disclosure
Major allergen statement
Final wording should be checked against OAR 603-025-0325 — Cottage Food Labeling before printing.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
More than $52,700
Oregon's unlicensed Cottage Food Establishment Exemption caps annual gross sales at $52,700 (2026). Above that, you need a separate, licensed Domestic Kitchen (Bakery and/or Food Processor license) with ODA registration and routine inspection — a different path from this exemption walkthrough.
Jams, jellies, or fruit butters made from fruit with a natural pH below 4.60
Jams, jellies, and fruit butters are allowed, but only when made from fruit with a natural pH below 4.60 — higher-pH fruit isn't covered under this exemption.
Repackaging freeze-dried, dried, or dehydrated foods you bought as commercial food (not freeze-drying it yourself)
Repackaging commercially freeze-dried/dried/dehydrated food is allowed, but freeze-drying raw food yourself is not — freeze-drying is only allowed for confectionery items you make.
Oregon's cottage food exemption excludes potentially-hazardous (TCS) products, including cream/custard/meringue-filled baked goods and candied or chocolate-covered fresh fruit, regardless of the base product.
Baked goods with fresh/frozen/dried meat or fish/shellfish, or vegetable/cheese focaccia
Oregon's cottage food exemption excludes baked goods containing meat, fish, or shellfish, and vegetable/cheese-topped focaccia, even though the base product is otherwise a baked good.
Pickles, pepper jelly, or other products from a base ingredient with natural pH above 4.60, home-brewed bottled tea, or hemp-leaf tea
Anything made from an ingredient with natural pH above 4.60 (like pickles or pepper jelly) isn't covered by Oregon's cottage food exemption, even though some of these are allowed under Oregon's separate farmer-only Farm Direct Marketing law. Home-brewed bottled tea and hemp-leaf tea aren't covered either — only dried tea from commercial food is allowed.
Use this order when you prepare the permit packet, label, and direct-sales plan.
Step 1
Check whether your product fits the Oregon 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 Oregon.
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 Oregon-specific disclosure or permit field requested by the form.
Step 4
Print the checklist and verify against official sources
A plain-English helper for Oregon home bakers and cottage food sellers. Not legal advice and not state approval.
Oregon FAQ
Oregon cottage food questions
Short answers to the questions people usually ask before they start the wizard.
Can I sell homemade 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.
What does the Oregon 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 Oregon?
Verify your product category, sales channel, annual limit or registration requirement, and label wording against ODA — Cottage Food Exemption FAQ (March 2026) 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 OAR 603-025-0325 — Cottage Food Labeling or the responsible local agency before printing labels.