Carrollton, TX Home Business: Cottage Food Operations (2026)

0192 goes further: no local government authority, including a local health department, may regulate the production of food at a cottage food operation, or require it to obtain any license, permit or fee to sell directly to a consumer or a cottage food vendor. 0192(c). 86(I)(5), telling farmers market vendors operating as cottage food producers to follow the state statute rather than city food rules. The exemption is not unlimited: a cottage food operation must be run by an individual out of that individual's home (or a nonprofit director's home), gross $150,000 or less annually from food sales after CPI adjustment, and deliver food to the buyer at the point of sale.

Certain foods are carved out entirely, including meat, seafood, ice products, low-acid canned goods, and raw milk. 0193 requires every food sold to carry a label with the operation's name and address (or a DSHS-issued ID number in place of the address) and the disclosure that the product was made in a private residence not subject to government licensing or inspection. 0195 requires the individual producing the food to complete an accredited basic food safety training course, or be directly supervised by someone who has, or be a household member.