Home Business in Rock County, WI (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Rock County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Rock County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Cottage Food Operations
Wisconsin lets home producers sell non-hazardous baked goods directly to consumers without a license (the 2017 Kivirist ruling), and sell home-canned high-acid pickles and preserves under the 'pickle bill' up to $5,000 a year at farmers' markets and community events.
Cottage Food Rules in Rock County, WI
Some RestrictionsWis. Stat. 97.29 ("pickle bill")
A person is not required to obtain a license to sell at retail food products that the person prepares and cans at home if the food products are pickles or other processed vegetables or fruits with an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower... and the person receives less than $5,000 per year from the sale of the food products.
Home Business by City in Rock County
2 cities in Rock County have their own home business rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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