Cottage food laws · all 50 states, ranked
Best states to start a home bakery
Alabama — Good (9/14)
Alaska — Excellent (13/14)
Arizona — Excellent (13/14)
Colorado — Moderate (8/14)
Florida — Good (11/14)
Georgia — Good (11/14)
Indiana — Good (11/14)
Kansas — Excellent (13/14)
Maine — Good (10/14)
Massachusetts — Moderate (8/14)
Minnesota — Good (9/14)
New Jersey — Restrictive (5/14)
North Carolina — Good (10/14)
North Dakota — Excellent (14/14)
Oklahoma — Excellent (13/14)
Pennsylvania — Good (9/14)
South Dakota — Excellent (12/14)
Texas — Excellent (12/14)
Wyoming — Excellent (13/14)
Connecticut — Restrictive (4/14)
Missouri — Good (11/14)
West Virginia — Excellent (14/14)
Illinois — Good (10/14)
New Mexico — Good (10/14)
Arkansas — Good (11/14)
California — Moderate (8/14)
Delaware — Moderate (8/14)
Washington, D.C. — Good (9/14)
Hawaii — Good (11/14)
Iowa — Good (11/14)
Kentucky — Good (9/14)
Maryland — Good (10/14)
Michigan — Good (10/14)
Mississippi — Moderate (7/14)
Montana — Excellent (13/14)
New Hampshire — Good (11/14)
New York — Good (11/14)
Ohio — Good (11/14)
Oregon — Good (10/14)
Tennessee — Excellent (14/14)
Utah — Excellent (14/14)
Virginia — Excellent (12/14)
Washington — Restrictive (3/14)
Wisconsin — Good (10/14)
Nebraska — Excellent (13/14)
South Carolina — Good (11/14)
Idaho — Excellent (14/14)
Nevada — Moderate (8/14)
Vermont — Moderate (8/14)
Louisiana — Good (11/14)
Rhode Island — Restrictive (4/14)
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