Oregon's statewide Cottage Food Exemption lets residents make and sell certain low-risk foods from home with no ODA license, permit, or registration, provided annual sales stay under the indexed cap ($52,700 for 2026). A food handler card is required.
Cottage food is governed by Oregon law, not a Lane County ordinance. The Oregon Department of Agriculture exempts producers of non-time/temperature-controlled foods (baked goods, confections, jams, and similar shelf-stable items) sold directly to consumers from licensing, permits, and registration, so long as total annual sales stay under the inflation-indexed cap of $52,700 for 2026. The only formal requirement is a food handler card. Higher revenue, out-of-state shipping, or perishable products require a Domestic Kitchen or other ODA license instead. Zoning still applies: a rural home food business must also fit within the Lane Code 16.290 home-occupation limits.
Exceeding the sales cap or selling non-exempt foods without an ODA license can trigger ODA enforcement; complaints prompt inspection even for exempt operations.
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