California law bars Menifee from prohibiting cottage food operations in residences; home preparation of approved low-risk foods is allowed with a Class A registration or Class B permit from the local environmental health enforcement agency.
Government Code Section 51035 requires cities to classify cottage food operations as a permitted use of residential property or grant a nondiscretionary permit, so Menifee's general ban on retail sales from the site (Section 9.255.060.O) cannot override state cottage food law. Under Health and Safety Code Section 114365, a Class A operation registers with the local enforcement agency and may make direct sales statewide; a Class B operation needs a permit and may also sell indirectly through retailers, subject to no more than one routine inspection per year. In Riverside County, the county environmental health agency serves as the local enforcement agency for food operations.
Selling cottage food products without a Class A registration or Class B permit violates the California Retail Food Code and is subject to enforcement by the local environmental health agency.
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