Montgomery County, OH Home Business: Cottage Food Operations (2026)
Key Facts
- Regulator
- Ohio Department of Agriculture
- License needed
- None for cottage foods
- Statute
- ORC Chapter 3715
- Required label
- "This product is home produced"
- Hazardous goods
- $10/yr Home Bakery License
Summary
Ohio's cottage food law is statewide, run by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, not Montgomery County. A cottage food operation needs no license, registration, fee or inspection, but products must carry the required home-produced label.
The label shall state 'This product is home produced.' in ten-point type.
Full Breakdown
Under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3715, a cottage food production operation may make and sell approved non-hazardous foods from home with no license, no registration, no fee, no inspection and no sales cap. Allowed items include cookies, breads, brownies, fruit pies, cakes, unfilled baked donuts, candy, popcorn, granola, jams, jellies and fruit butters. Potentially hazardous items such as cheesecakes, custard or cream pies and filled donuts are excluded and require a $10-per-year Home Bakery License from the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Every label must include the exact statement 'This product is home produced' in at least ten-point type, plus name, address and ingredients. Products are subject to ODA sampling.
Violations & Fines
Selling non-approved or unlabeled products, or ODA-detected adulteration, can trigger enforcement by the Ohio Department of Agriculture; time/temperature-controlled goods sold without a Home Bakery License are unlawful.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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