Oklahoma's Homemade Food Freedom Act lets people make food and beverages at home and sell them without a license or other requirements from the State Department of Health or the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF), as long as they follow the act's sales, delivery and labeling rules. Starting Nov. 1, 2026, HB 3720 renames it the Local Food Freedom Act and lets producers make these foods at a residence or another location other than a restaurant.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.2(3); 2 O.S. 5-4.3(A); HB 3720 (2026), sections 1, 2 and 7 (2 O.S. 5-4.1, 5-4.2(1), (3))

License or permit

No license is needed. Before making and selling foods that need time or temperature control for safety (TCS foods), such as cheesecake, the producer must pass ODAFF-approved food safety training, such as ServSafe Food Handler, of no more than eight hours. Starting Nov. 1, 2026, anyone producing the food must complete it.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.3(A), (A)(5); HB 3720 (2026), section 3; Oklahoma State Department of Health guidance (2021)

Sales cap

Gross annual sales of prepared food, counting all locations, must be less than $75,000 through Oct. 31, 2026, and less than $250,000 starting Nov. 1, 2026.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.2(1); HB 3720 (2026), sections 2 and 7

What you cannot sell

Alcoholic beverages, unpasteurized milk and cannabis or marijuana products are not covered by the act. Homemade food products may not contain seafood; meat, meat by-products or meat food products; or poultry or poultry products.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.2(3); 2 O.S. 5-4.3(A)(8)

How you can sell

Foods that do not need time or temperature control may be sold by the producer directly to consumers in person or remotely, including online or by phone, or by an agent or a third-party vendor such as a store, farm stand or farmers market that displays the required placard. They may be delivered by the producer, an agent, a third-party vendor or a parcel carrier. TCS foods must be sold by the producer directly to the consumer and delivered by the producer. Products packaged and distributed in interstate commerce must also follow federal law.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.3(A)(1)-(4), (7)

Labels

Consumers must get the producer's name and phone number, the physical address where the food was made, a description of the product, its ingredients in descending order of proportion, a statement of any of the eight most common allergens it contains and the statement "This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection." Starting Nov. 1, 2026, "private residence" becomes "facility." The information goes on the label, on a placard and take-away card for unpackaged food, or on the webpage for internet sales, in at least 10-point type. A producer may instead use an ODAFF registration number, $15 a year, in place of the name, phone number and address.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.3(A)(6), (B), (C); HB 2975 (2024), enrolled; HB 3720 (2026), section 3

Local rules

Counties may regulate home food businesses only if their ordinances do not conflict with the act or restrict sales that follow it. Starting Nov. 1, 2026, producers must also follow all local zoning and building code laws.

Sources: 2 O.S. 5-4.6; 2 O.S. 5-4.3(A)(9), added by HB 3720 (2026)

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