Cottage food quick guide · Last reviewed October 2026
Selling homemade food in Nevada
- Sales cap
- $100,000
- Permit or registration
- Health district registration ($220 in Clark County)
- Online & shipping
- Online and mail order per current guidance; NDA takes over July 2027
- Sell through stores
- No stores or restaurants
- Refrigerated foods
- No; acidified foods under the craft food law
Allowed from a home kitchen
Sourdough bread · Cookies & brownies · Fruit pie · Macarons · Strawberry jam · Granola · Spice rubs & seasoning blends · Loose-leaf tea blends · Dried fruit & fruit leather · Freeze-dried candy · Chocolates & truffles · Toffee, fudge & caramels · Marshmallows
Home kitchen, with a special license or program
Pepper jelly · Shelf-stable salsa · Hot sauce · Canned pickles · Sauerkraut & kimchi · Canned tomato sauce
Needs a commercial kitchen or other license
Pumpkin pie · Cheesecake · Cake with cream cheese frosting · Meat tamales · Fresh salsa (refrigerated) · Nut butter · Garlic or herb-infused oil‡ · Mustard (no egg) · Home-cooked meals‡ · Beef jerky · Cheese & yogurt‡ · Cold-pressed juice‡ · Kombucha‡
Ask the agency first
Cake with buttercream · Fruit tamales · Low-sugar or freezer jam · Roasted coffee · Pure honey · Infused honey · Vanilla extract · Fruit-infused vinegar
Every product has conditions, such as registration, training, labeling, and sales limits. See the full guide for each one. ‡ General rule; not specifically addressed in this state's guidance.
Limited sources: the detailed rules for Nevada rely on local health district guidance plus a secondary summary (Forrager). Confirm with the state agency.
How to start
- Check that the product is a non-perishable food on Nevada's cottage list. Pickles, salsas, sauces, fruit butters, and nut butters aren't cottage foods.
- Register with your health district: SNHD in Clark County ($220 one-time), NNPH in Washoe County, or the state elsewhere. You must be a single person, not a business with employees.
- Sell directly to consumers in Nevada. Register in each other district where you sell.
- From July 1, 2027, the Nevada Department of Agriculture takes over registration statewide under AB 352.
- Label every product.
Key label items
Use the exact required wording shown in the full guide and on the agency's site.
- Cottage food statement
- Business name and home address
- Product name
- Ingredients
- Net amount
- Allergens