Home Business in Anoka County, MN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Anoka County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Cottage Food Operations
Under Minnesota's statewide cottage food exemption (Minn. Stat. 28A.152), you may sell non-hazardous homemade foods and certain home-canned goods directly to consumers without a food license. You must register annually with the Department of Agriculture, label products, and stay under $78,000 in gross annual sales. This applies statewide in Anoka
Minnesota Cottage Food Law Lets You Sell Homemade Food
Some RestrictionsMinn. Stat. 28A.152, subd. 3-4
A person selling exempt foods under this section is limited to total sales with gross receipts of $78,000 or less in a calendar year. A person who prepares and sells exempt food under subdivision 1 must register annually with the commissioner.
Home Daycare
In Minnesota, family and group family child care in your home must be licensed. Anoka County processes and monitors these licenses as an agent of the state. Licensing follows Minnesota Rules Chapter 9502 and Minnesota Statutes Chapter 142B, which set capacity, ratios, background studies, and health and safety requirements.
Home Daycare Requires a License Through Anoka County
Some RestrictionsMinn. Rules 9502.0300-.0445; Minn. Stat. ch. 142B and 245C
Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0300 to 9502.0445 govern the provisions of licensing family and group family child care. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 142B governs licensed programs and may supersede some requirements in the family child care rule. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245C governs background study processes in licensed programs.
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