Oregon's Cottage Food Exemption lets you sell non-potentially-hazardous baked goods and confections from your home kitchen without an ODA license, as long as sales do not exceed $52,700 annually and you sell directly to the consumer. Low-acid canned goods are never allowed.
Regulated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture under OAR 603-025-0311 to 603-025-0330, the exemption covers baked goods, confectionery, and other non-time/temperature-controlled-for-safety foods distributed to the public, with annual sales that must not exceed $52,700. Foods must be sold directly by the producer to the consumer, not to restaurants, grocers, or institutions. This is a statewide rule that applies in Clackamas County; the county sets no separate cottage-food license, though a home baking operation still runs as a home occupation under ZDO 822 in unincorporated areas.
Exceeding the sales cap, selling prohibited foods, or wholesaling to stores/restaurants voids the exemption and can require a full ODA food establishment license.
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