California's cottage food law lets residents prepare non-potentially-hazardous foods at home for sale; Sonoma County Environmental Health issues Class A registrations for direct sales and Class B permits for direct plus indirect wholesale sales.
Under Health and Safety Code Section 114365, a Class A cottage food operation must register with Sonoma County Environmental Health and submit a self-certification checklist, and is generally not subject to routine inspection. A Class B operation, which may also sell indirectly through shops and restaurants, must obtain a permit following an initial inspection and faces no more than one inspection per year. Only non-potentially-hazardous foods are allowed, products must carry compliant labels, and Government Code Section 51035 bars the county from prohibiting cottage food operations in residential dwellings. A registration or permit from one county is valid statewide. Applications go to Environmental Health at 463 Aviation Blvd, Santa Rosa.
Operating a cottage food business without the required Class A registration or Class B permit is subject to enforcement by Sonoma County Environmental Health, the local enforcement agency under the California Retail Food Code.
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