Can I sell food from home in Oregon?

Q: Can I sell food from home in Oregon?

Yes. Oregon lets you make certain foods at home and sell them, under the Home kitchen exemption (ORS 616.723 cottage food); Domestic Kitchen License; Farm Direct Marketing exemption. No state permit, license or registration is needed (training, a food handler card or local rules may still apply; see below). Sales cap: $52,700 a year (see details). Last checked 2026-10-24. Not legal advice.

AllowedOnline ordersShips in-stateStores: limited

Yes. Oregon lets you make certain foods at home and sell them, under the Home kitchen exemption (ORS 616.723 cottage food); Domestic Kitchen License; Farm Direct Marketing exemption. No state permit, license or registration is needed (training, a food handler card or local rules may still apply; see below). Sales cap: $52,700 a year (see details).

Not legal advice. This page is a research summary, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities and counties can add their own rules. Confirm with your state agency and local health department, using the official sources below, before you sell.

Oregon cottage food law at a glance

Home food sales allowed	yes Home kitchen exemption (ORS 616.723 cottage food); Domestic Kitchen License; Farm Direct Marketing exemption
Law	ORS 616.723 (as amended by Or. Laws 2023 c.211); ORS 616.683 (farm direct); domestic kitchen license under ORS 616.695-616.755
Sales cap	$50,000 gross annual sales, adjusted for inflation; ODA currently lists $52,700
Permit or registration	none. No license under the exemption. Everyone who prepares the food needs a food handler card (ORS 624.570). ODA may issue an optional ID number (reasonable fee) to use on labels instead of the address. Records of sales must be kept for 3 years. A Domestic Kitchen License from ODA, with inspection, is needed beyond the exemption; its fee is unverified.
Sell in person	yes
Take online orders	yes
Ship within the state	yes
Ship to other states	unverified
Sell to shops and cafes	limited
Where you can sell, details	Direct sales to end users by any means: from home, online, by mail, at events. Packaged products may go to a retailer that stores and displays them separately, labeled as homemade. Sales to institutions are banned: restaurants, caterers, schools, day cares, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons.

yes = allowed; limited = allowed with conditions; no = not allowed; unverified = we could not confirm it from an official source.

What foods can you sell from home in Oregon?

Allowed: Packaged, non-potentially-hazardous foods: baked goods, confectionery, coffee beans, teas, popcorn, jams, jellies, honey, syrups, fruit butters, nut mixes, repackaged freeze-dried or dehydrated foods, powdered drink mixes. Other foods, including some TCS, need a Domestic Kitchen License.

Not allowed: Under the exemption: potentially hazardous foods and cannabis-containing foods. Even with a domestic kitchen license: low-acid canned foods, fluid milk or dairy processing, meat-containing pet food, and catering.

Label requirements in Oregon

Required statement: This product is homemade, is not prepared in an inspected food establishment and must be stored and displayed separately if merchandised by a retailer. exact wording from an official source

Other label items: Establishment name and phone; address or ODA ID number; product name; ingredients in descending order by weight; net weight/volume; federal allergen warnings; nutrition info if a claim is made; whether pets live in the home (pet allergen notice).

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Notes

The 2023 amendment (c.211) created the current license-free home tier with an inflation-indexed cap; its exact effective date is unverified. Farm Direct (ORS 616.683) separately lets farmers sell their own acidic jams, syrups and similar items, capped at $50,000, with the label "This product is homemade and is not prepared in an inspected food establishment." Meatless pet food may be exempt.

Sources

ORS Chapter 616 (incl. 616.723, 616.683) official
ODA: What can I do without a license? official
ODA: Home (Domestic) Kitchen Licensing official

Last checked: 2026-10-24 · confidence: high (high = key facts confirmed on an official page; medium = partly confirmed or secondary sources agree; low = a single secondary or outdated source). Summaries are our own wording, not the text of the law.

This page is a research summary, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities and counties can add their own rules. Confirm with your state agency and local health department, using the official sources below, before you sell.

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