Wyoming · Cottage Food / Food Freedom Act
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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 Wyoming's Food Freedom Act, flag anything that isn't allowed, and build you a personalized checklist and a printable food label. One place, no legal jargon.
Built from the public Wyoming Food Freedom Act statute and Wyoming Dept. of Agriculture guidance. Not legal advice and not state approval — rules can change, so verify final requirements with the Wyoming Dept. of Agriculture before selling.
Usually yes — Wyoming's Food Freedom Act is one of the most permissive homemade-food laws in the country. It covers far more than shelf-stable baked goods: refrigerated foods, dairy, raw milk, and more are allowed direct-to-consumer, with no license, permit, or inspection. Meat is the main exception. The wizard below checks the choices that commonly change the answer.
Wyoming rule review
The page is built from Wyoming Dept. of Agriculture — Food Safety and the cited official sources below, then turns those rules into a practical pre-sale review.
Final wording should be checked against Wyoming Statutes Title 11 PDF (official) before printing.
Needs extra review
Retail-shelf sale only covers eggs, dairy, and non-potentially-hazardous (shelf-stable) foods — not other refrigerated foods or meat. Check your product type below.
Needs extra review
Selling to a shop that resells your product as its own inventory doesn't automatically qualify as a direct producer-to-consumer sale.
Needs extra review
The Act is built around in-person, direct sales at markets, farms, ranches, and homes. Mail-order fulfillment isn't explicitly addressed the way in-person sale locations are.
Usually blocks the cottage food path
The Food Freedom Act only covers sales inside Wyoming. Interstate commerce is prohibited under the Act.
Needs extra review
Refrigerated / potentially-hazardous foods are allowed under the Food Freedom Act, but you take on more food-safety responsibility and must still give buyers the required disclosure.
Needs extra review
Dairy and raw milk were added to the Act's coverage in 2023 (SF0102) and can be sold direct-to-consumer, but they still need the required disclosure and careful handling.
Wyoming 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 Wyoming.
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 Wyoming-specific disclosure or permit field requested by the form.
Step 4
A plain-English helper for Wyoming home producers selling under the Food Freedom Act. Not legal advice and not state approval.
Wyoming FAQ
Short answers to the questions people usually ask before they start the wizard.
Usually yes — Wyoming's Food Freedom Act is one of the most permissive homemade-food laws in the country. It covers far more than shelf-stable baked goods: refrigerated foods, dairy, raw milk, and more are allowed direct-to-consumer, with no license, permit, or inspection. Meat is the main exception. The wizard below checks the choices that commonly change the answer.
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 Wyoming Dept. of Agriculture — Food Safety before relying on the checklist.
No. It is an informational draft based on the page sources. Check final wording with Wyoming Statutes Title 11 PDF (official) or the responsible local agency before printing labels.