Selling home-baked goods requires a Washington State Department of Agriculture cottage food permit under RCW Chapter 69.22, not a Clark County permit. Only non-hazardous foods (baked goods, candies, jams) sold directly to the consumer are allowed, with gross sales capped at $35,000 per year.
Cottage food is a statewide WSDA program under RCW Chapter 69.22 and Chapter 16-149 WAC; Clark County does not issue a separate cottage food permit. A cottage food operation produces non-potentially-hazardous foods (baked goods, stovetop candies, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters) only in the home kitchen of the operator's primary residence, and only for direct sale to the consumer. Products cannot be sold by internet, mail order, or for retail outside Washington. Each label must include the business name, permit number, ingredients, net weight, and the statement: made in a home kitchen not subject to standard inspection. Gross sales may not exceed $35,000 annually.
Exceeding the $35,000 cap requires ceasing operation or obtaining a food processing plant license; operating without a permit violates state food safety law enforced by WSDA.
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