Fla. Stat. §500.80 lets Sunrise residents sell homemade, shelf-stable foods direct to consumers, and ship them within Florida, earning up to $250,000 a year with no state food permit. The city cannot prohibit it.
Florida's cottage food law, §500.80, allows production of non-hazardous foods such as baked goods, jams, candies, and dried goods in a home kitchen without a permit or inspection from the Department of Agriculture, so long as annual gross sales stay at or below $250,000. Since 2021 operators may sell in person and ship within Florida. Products must be labeled with the operator's name and address, ingredients, allergens, net weight, and a statement that the food is made in an unlicensed home kitchen. The City of Sunrise cannot ban cottage food operations, though its Land Development Code still treats them as home occupations under §16-81.
Selling potentially hazardous foods, misbranding products, or exceeding the $250,000 cap ends the exemption and can trigger Department of Agriculture enforcement and a requirement to move to a licensed facility.
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