New York cottage food makers

License or permit: No food processing license is needed, but home processors must submit a Home Processor Registration Request to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYSDAM) by email or mail.

Sales cap: NYSDAM’s home processing guidance does not set a dollar limit on sales.

How you can sell: Home processors may sell at retail or wholesale, including at farms, farm stands, farmers markets, green markets, craft fairs and flea markets, by home delivery and online. Every sale must be within New York, and shipping out of state is not allowed.

What you cannot sell: NYSDAM prohibits foods that need time or temperature control for safety and other foods with safety concerns, such as foods with no step that kills germs.

What you can sell: Only foods on NYSDAM’s approved list may be made, and none may need refrigeration.