Illinois preempts local bans on cottage food sales, allowing homemade food production in residential kitchens with statewide product, labeling, and registration standards superseding most municipal restrictions.
The Home-to-Market Act (Public Act 102-0633), effective January 1, 2022, expanded cottage food operations beyond farmers markets to include direct sales from the producer's home, online, and delivery. Producers must register with the local health department, complete a food safety course, and comply with labeling rules in 410 ILCS 625/. Annual gross receipts are capped at $78,500 (adjusted). Local governments cannot prohibit cottage food operations but retain limited authority over zoning conflicts not directed at cottage food itself.
Selling unlabeled cottage food, exceeding revenue cap, producing prohibited foods like meat or low-acid canned goods, or operating without health department registration.
See how Urbana's cottage food operations rules stack up against other locations.
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