2026 reference
New Mexico Cottage Food Law
New Mexico'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 (in-state shipping allowed).
Watch for: State law preempts local bans (overriding Albuquerque's previous prohibition). Direct-to-consumer only — no wholesale.
Key facts
Where you can sell
Direct sales, farmers markets, and online sales permitted (in-state shipping allowed).
- Direct (in-person)
- Farmers markets
- Online (in-state)
- In-state mail
What's required before your first sale
ANAB-accredited food handler certification (about $7) required. No state permit.
Label requirements
- Name, home address, telephone number, and email address of the processor
- Common or usual name of the food item
- Ingredients in descending order of predominance, including all sub-ingredients in parentheses for compound ingredients
- Verbatim disclosure required by NMSA § 25-12-3(C)(4): "This product is home produced and is exempt from state licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens."
- 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)
Generate your New Mexico disclosure label in one click
Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for New Mexico 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 New Mexico requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.
Sources
- New Mexico Environment Department — Homemade Food Act
- Forrager — cottage food law database
- New Mexico Homemade Food Act, NMSA §§ 25-12-1 to 25-12-5 (HB 177, 2021); labeling at § 25-12-3(C)
Reference content only — not legal advice. State laws change frequently. Verify against the official source before launching.
Tools that work with New Mexico
Compare with nearby states
Run your New Mexico cottage food business in one place
Ardent Seller tracks ingredients, batches, labels, and revenue against your state's cap — built for cottage food producers.