2026 reference
Vermont Cottage Food Law
Vermont's cottage food law sets an annual revenue cap of $30,000 and producers must register with the state before the first sale. Direct sales, farmers markets, and online sales permitted.
Watch for: Vermont's Act 42 (2025) tripled the cap from $10K and changed the requirements. Verify against the most current rules.
Key facts
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
Annual virtual training plus registration with Health Dept by Jan 15. Updated labeling rules.
Label requirements
- Name and address of the operation
- Name of the food product
- Ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight
- Net weight or net volume
- Allergen information per federal labeling requirements
- If a nutrient content/health claim is made, nutritional labeling per federal requirements
- Verbatim disclosure required by the Vermont Manufactured Food Rule § 6.2.1.1.7, in at least 10-point type in a color that contrasts with the background: "Made in a home kitchen not inspected by the Vermont Department of Health."
Generate your Vermont disclosure label in one click
Ardent Seller assembles a print-ready cottage food label for Vermont 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 Vermont requires that's missing before you print. Included on every plan.
Sources
- Vermont Department of Health — Home-Based Food Licenses & Exemptions
- Forrager — cottage food law database
- Vermont Manufactured Food Rule § 6.2.1 (effective 2026-01-15); 18 V.S.A. §§ 4303, 4353
Reference content only — not legal advice. State laws change frequently. Verify against the official source before launching.
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