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H0526
Allowing Small Home Kitchens to Sell Certain Foods
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 7:59 AM
In one sentence
This bill allows cottage food operations with less than $5,000 in sales during the current or previous year to sell time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods directly to consumers.
What it does
- Adds a new section (39-1608) to Idaho Code regarding cottage food operations.
- Allows qualifying cottage food operations to sell TCS foods directly to consumers.
- Limits this permission to businesses with no more than $5,000 in cumulative gross receipts during the current or previous calendar year.
Who it affects
- Cottage food operations making less than $5,000 a year
- Consumers who buy these foods directly from the operators
Limits and unknowns
- The rule only applies if total sales do not exceed $5,000 in the current or previous calendar year.
- Sales must be made directly to consumers; selling through other channels is not addressed here.
- The bill does not list specific types of TCS foods that are permitted.
Plain language
Terms to know
- cottage food operation
- A business that makes and sells food products.
- TCS foods
- Time/temperature control for safety foods, which require specific temperature management to remain safe.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Cottage food operations, TCS foods
Official activity
Bill history
- S 14th Ord