Sutter County permits Cottage Food Operations by right in every zone that allows residences, with no Zoning Clearance or Use Permit; operators only need approval from the Sutter County Environmental Health Division under the California Health and Safety Code.
Zoning Code Section 1500-12-010(B) defines a Cottage Food Operation as a home business preparing or packaging cottage food products from the California Department of Public Health's approved categories for sale to consumers or third-party retailers. Section 1500-12-020(A) permits the use in all zones allowing residences, subject only to approval by the Sutter County Environmental Health Division. Under California Health and Safety Code Section 114365, a Class A operation (direct sales) registers with the local enforcement agency using a self-certification checklist, while a Class B operation (direct and indirect sales) must obtain a permit issued after an initial inspection. One outside employee is allowed under Section 1500-12-030(G).
Selling cottage food without Environmental Health registration or a permit violates Health and Safety Code Section 114365 and the Zoning Code's permit-required provisions, exposing the operator to enforcement by Environmental Health and county nuisance abatement and administrative penalties.
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