Idaho Cottage Food Law

Idaho's cottage food law sets no statewide revenue cap and no state permit or registration is required. Direct sales, farmers markets, and online sales permitted.

Watch for: Idaho's simplicity is genuine — just label correctly and start selling.

Annual revenue cap

No cap

Permit / registration

Not required

Kitchen inspection

Not required

Food handler training

Not required

Acidified foods

Excluded

Interstate shipping

In-state only

Where you can sell

Direct sales, farmers markets, and online sales permitted.

Direct (in-person)
Farmers markets
Online (in-state)

What's required before your first sale

No registration required. Standard labeling. Food safety training required for any TCS items.

Label requirements

Name and contact information of the producer
Verbatim disclosure required under Idaho Code § 37-205(3)(b)(i), conspicuously displayed: "This product is not subject to government food safety inspection or licensing requirements. It may contain allergens." (Idaho permits this on the product label, a conspicuous sign, or a card given to the buyer)
Ingredient list when the product contains two or more ingredients
For perishable products: handling instructions sufficient for safe storage and preparation
Federal allergen labeling under FALCPA + FASTER Act: "Contains:" statement for any of the nine major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame)

How Ardent Seller helps

Generate your Idaho disclosure label in one click

Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for Idaho from data you already track — the state's required disclosure statement rendered verbatim (and sized to meet the state's minimum type size where one applies), your operator info, ingredients in descending order by weight, the federal "Contains:" allergen line, net weight, and lot code. A validation checklist flags anything Idaho requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.

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