Selling homemade food from an Eagan home is governed primarily by Minnesota's Cottage Food Law (Minn. Stat. 28A.152), not a city ordinance. Producers may sell non-hazardous and approved home-canned foods up to $78,000 gross receipts per calendar year, must register annually with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and must label products as homemade. Eagan's home occupation standards still apply.
Minnesota's Cottage Food Law, Minn. Stat. 28A.152, lets individuals prepare and sell certain non-potentially hazardous foods and approved home-processed/home-canned products (pH 4.6 or lower, or water activity .85 or less) from their home without a food license. Under Subdivision 3, total sales are capped at 'gross receipts of $78,000 or less in a calendar year' (subject to biennial inflation adjustment beginning August 1, 2027). Producers must 'register annually with the commissioner' of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (Subd. 4) and pay an annual registration fee. Permitted sales channels (Subd. 2) include direct-to-consumer sales at a community event or farmers' market, from the person's residence (subject to local ordinances), by mail or commercial delivery, and over the Internet. Each product must be labeled with the preparer's name and registration number or address, preparation date, ingredients, allergens, and the statement 'These products are homemade and not subject to state inspection,' with a matching sign or placard at the point of sale. Eagan does not publish a separate cottage food ordinance; the state law controls the food side. However, the at-home production and any on-site sales must still fit within Eagan's home occupation standards — incidental and secondary use, no more than three people active, limited parking, and no street-visible activity or advertising signs.
Selling cottage foods without the required annual state registration, exceeding the gross-sales cap, selling prohibited potentially hazardous foods, or failing to label and display the 'not subject to state inspection' statement can lead to enforcement by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. On the local side, an at-home cottage food operation that violates Eagan's home occupation standards (traffic, parking, street-visible signs) can draw a city zoning complaint.
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