Vermont Home Bakery and Cottage Food Exemption

Vermont's home bakery exemption under 6 V.S.A. Section 3361a and Agency of Agriculture regulations permits the sale of non-potentially hazardous baked goods, jams, jellies, and similar shelf-stable products produced in a home kitchen without a commercial license, subject to gross sales limits and labeling requirements. Products must include the producer's name, address, ingredient list, and a statement that the food was made in an unregulated home kitchen. Potentially hazardous items such as meat, dairy, and acidified foods require licensing. Local zoning may regulate the home-business aspects but cannot override the statewide cottage food framework.

Selling non-exempt foods without a license or omitting required disclosures may result in Agency of Agriculture enforcement, embargoes, and civil penalties under 6 V.S.A. Section 3312.