Home Business in Clay County, MO (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Missouri.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Clay County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Cottage Food Operations
Missouri's cottage food law lets Clay County residents sell home-baked goods, canned jams and jellies, and dried herbs directly to consumers with no license, no inspection, and no sales cap. Products just need a home-kitchen label.
Clay County Cottage Food Operation Rules
Few RestrictionsMo. Rev. Stat. § 196.298
an individual operation out of the individual's home who: (a) Produces a baked good, a canned jam or jelly, or a dried herb or herb mix for sale at the individual's home; and (b) Sells the food produced under paragraph (a) of this subdivision only directly to consumers
Home Daycare
Caring for children for pay in a Clay County home requires a license from the Missouri DESE Office of Childhood once you exceed six children. Six or fewer, including three or fewer under age two, is license-exempt.
Clay County Home Daycare Regulations
Some RestrictionsMo. Rev. Stat. § 210.211.1
Any person who is caring for six or fewer children, including a maximum of three children under the age of two, at the same physical address.
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