Texas cottage food law lets you sell approved home-produced foods from a Guadalupe County home with no permit, no license, and no health inspection. Annual cottage food sales are capped at $150,000, and no local health department may require a permit or fee.
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 437 defines a cottage food production operation as an individual making approved foods at home, expanded by HB 970 (2013), HB 1926 (2019), and SB 541 (2025). Permitted items are non-time/temperature-control foods such as baked goods, candy, jams, dried herbs, and roasted coffee, sold directly to consumers, by mail, or through cottage food retailers. No county or city health permit or inspection is required, and no local government may impose a license or fee. Each package must show the producer's name and address, an ingredient list, allergen disclosure, and a statement that the food is made in a home not inspected by a health authority. The maker must hold a food handler certificate.
Selling unapproved time/temperature-control foods, exceeding $150,000 in annual cottage food sales, or omitting the required label and home disclaimer removes cottage food protection and subjects the seller to full retail-food permitting and enforcement.
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