Carmichael residents may operate a California Cottage Food Operation (CFO) under state Cottage Food Law (AB 1616, AB 1144) producing approved non-hazardous foods at home. Class A (direct sales, up to $150,000/year) requires registration with Sacramento County Environmental Management; Class B (indirect sales) requires a permit and home kitchen inspection.
California Health & Safety Code §113758 (Cottage Food Operations) - administered locally by Sacramento County Environmental Management Department (EMD) - lets Carmichael residents make 'non-potentially hazardous' foods (baked goods, jams, dried teas, candies, etc.) from a home kitchen. Class A CFOs (direct sales only - direct to consumer, farmers market, online) require a $124 EMD registration; gross sales capped at $150,000/year (adjusted by CDPH). Class B CFOs (selling indirectly through retail stores) require an EMD permit plus an annual kitchen inspection (~$224). The 2019 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO, AB 626) is also authorized in Sacramento County (one of the few CA counties to opt in) - allowing limited on-site cooked-meal sales under a separate EMD permit.
Operating an unpermitted CFO: misdemeanor under H&SC §113789 - up to $1,000 fine. Sacramento County EMD enforces with cease-and-desist orders for unregistered operations. Selling outside the approved-foods list voids the CFO classification and may trigger broader food-facility-licensing requirements.
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