Arizona regulates home food businesses at the state level, not the county. Pinal County residents must register with the Arizona Department of Health Services under A.R.S. 36-136(H)(4) to sell non-hazardous home-baked and confectionery goods, and follow state labeling rules.
Under A.R.S. 36-136(H)(4)(g), a person preparing home-baked or confectionery goods for commercial purposes must register with the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS) Home Baked and Confectionery Goods Program. Only non-potentially-hazardous foods qualify. Registrants need a food handler card and must label each product with the preparer's name and registration number, ingredients, production date, and the state allergen statement. Note Pinal County's home-occupation ordinance (2.150.260) separately prohibits 'commercial food preparation' as a home occupation, so operate under the state cottage food program's scope, not a broader food business.
Selling home-baked goods commercially without AZDHS registration, or without required labeling, violates state food law and can trigger enforcement by AZDHS.
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