To start a cottage food business in Wyoming, you confirm your product, label it correctly, and start selling directly to customers — under the Food Freedom Act there's no license, no permit, no inspection, and no training, up to $250,000 in annual sales, and you can sell almost any food, including dairy, eggs, and prepared meals. It's the most permissive home-food law in the country. This is the step-by-step playbook; for the full legal detail, see our Wyoming cottage food law guide.
The short version: Wyoming pioneered "food freedom" in 2015, and it remains the gold standard. There is no licensing, no registration, no inspection, no food-handler card, and a high $250,000 sales cap. You can sell nearly any food that doesn't contain meat (small-scale poultry and rabbit are an exception), in any form — fresh, cooked, refrigerated, frozen, dried, or canned — including dairy and eggs, which almost every other state bans. The two real rules: sell directly to an informed consumer within Wyoming (no interstate commerce), and put the required home-kitchen statement on your label. That's it.
Wyoming is one of the cheapest states to start because nothing is required:
Most Wyoming sellers start for under $150.
You can legally start the same day — there's nothing to apply for:
Wyoming's list is the broadest in the country: nearly any food that doesn't contain meat (small-scale poultry and rabbit are an exception), in any form — fresh, cooked, refrigerated, frozen, dried, or canned — including dairy, eggs, and prepared meals. The full details and labeling rules are in our Wyoming cottage food law guide and cottage food labeling guide.
Wyoming is direct-to-the-informed-consumer within the state:
Because Wyoming allows online ordering and a very broad perishable list, a real storefront makes selling far easier — especially for perishables and prepared meals that need scheduled pickup. Homegrown gives Wyoming cottage food sellers an online storefront with built-in payments and pickup for $10/month at 0% commission — you keep every dollar except standard card processing. Start a free trial and have a Wyoming-ready storefront live in about 15 minutes.
The cap is $250,000 in annual sales — among the highest in the country — with no permit required along the way. To get the most out of it:
Starting a cottage food business doesn't require an LLC, but it's worth understanding the basics: see whether you need an LLC to sell food from home and how cottage food taxes work on Schedule C. Wyoming has no state income tax, but you may need a sales tax license depending on what you sell.
No. Under the Food Freedom Act, there's no license, permit, inspection, training, or food-handler card required.
Often under $150 — nothing is required, so your main costs are labels, packaging, and ingredients. An online storefront adds $10/month.
Up to $250,000 in annual sales — among the highest caps in the country.
Nearly any food that doesn't contain meat (small-scale poultry and rabbit are an exception), in any form — including dairy, eggs, and prepared meals.
No — Wyoming food freedom is direct to an informed consumer within Wyoming. Interstate sales aren't covered.
You can start the same day — there's nothing to apply for.
No. Most sellers start as sole proprietors. An LLC is optional and mainly about liability protection if you scale.
Wyoming's Food Freedom Act is the most permissive in the country — no license, a $250,000 cap, and almost any food including dairy and eggs. Confirm your product, inform your customers, label correctly, and set up an easy way for them to order and pay. Set up a Homegrown storefront to take Wyoming cottage food orders online, see the best platform to sell food from home, read the full Wyoming cottage food law, and compare other states on our cottage food laws by state hub.
*This guide is general information, not legal advice. Cottage food rules change — verify current requirements with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture before you start selling. Last verified: June 2026.*
