Ohio's Cottage Food Law lets you bake and sell non-hazardous foods from a Licking County home kitchen with no license, no inspection, and no sales cap. Correct labeling is the main rule.
Cottage food in Licking County runs on state law, not a county permit. Under Ohio Revised Code §3715.01 and §3715.025, a cottage food production operation may make and sell non-potentially-hazardous, shelf-stable items — breads, cookies, cakes, candies, jams, jellies, dried herbs, granola — with no license, no registration, no inspection, and no limit on sales. Foods needing refrigeration are excluded. Each product must carry a label with the producer's name and address, product name, ingredients, allergens, net weight, and the statement that it is home-produced. A separate Ohio Department of Agriculture home bakery registration covers refrigerated or filled bakery items.
Selling potentially hazardous or refrigerated foods outside the exemption, or skipping the required label, can bring a stop-sale order and push the operation under full food-processing licensing.
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