Selling home-baked goods, jams, candies and other non-hazardous foods requires a WSDA cottage food permit under RCW 69.22 and WAC 16-149. Annual gross sales of cottage food products may not exceed $35,000. Snohomish County does not add its own cottage food rule.
Cottage food is regulated at the state level by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). RCW 69.22 and WAC 16-149 require a permit to produce cottage food products sold directly to the ultimate consumer, and RCW 69.22.050 caps annual gross sales at $35,000. Allowed products are non-potentially-hazardous items such as baked goods, candies, jams, jellies, preserves, and fruit butters. WSDA inspects the home kitchen before issuing the permit. Snohomish County sets no separate cottage food ordinance, but the operation must still fit within home-occupation zoning limits.
Selling cottage foods without a WSDA permit, or exceeding the $35,000 annual cap, violates RCW 69.22 and can lead to WSDA enforcement and permit denial or revocation.
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