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Texas Cottage Food Law, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.001 et seq., as amended by SB 541 (effective September 1, 2025)High confidence

Cottage food law · Texas

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Texas cottage food law — what actually applies when you sell from home.

Here's what Texas allows under current cottage food rules: what you can sell, what you can't, and how to start legally.

Why this matters

What Texas actually allows — and what it doesn't.

Texas Cottage Food Law, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.001 et seq., dramatically expanded by SB 541 (effective September 1, 2025).

SB 541 Major Changes:

Revenue cap tripled from $50,000 to $150,000, indexed to inflation annually

Exclusion model: Can sell ANY food except prohibited categories (vs. prior approved list)

Annual revenue cap

$150,000 a year.

Annual gross cap

$150,000

Texas Cottage Food Law, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.001 et seq., as amended by SB 541 (effective September 1, 2025)

Required label language

Every package carries a statutory disclaimer.

The disclaimer below must appear on every package, in the exact casing the statute specifies:

Required on every label

THIS PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL LICENSING OR INSPECTION.

— Texas Cottage Food Law, Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.001 et seq., as amended by SB 541 (effective September 1, 2025)

Sales channels

Where you can sell in Texas — and where you can't.

Online ordering

YesYes

Shipping

YesYes

Seller delivery

YesYes

Third-party delivery (DoorDash, Uber Eats)

NoNo

Interstate sales

NoNo

Wholesale to retail stores

NoNo

Registration & permits

Texas does not require state registration.

Registration

Not required

Timeline

About 7 days

Labeling standard

Standard

Inspection

None

Food safety certification

Not required

Address privacy

Available

Via state unique id

Prohibited categories

What you can't sell under cottage food rules.

  • Meat
  • Meat Products
  • Poultry
  • Poultry Products
  • Seafood
  • Fish
  • Shellfish
  • Ice Products
  • Ice Cream
  • Gelato
  • Popsicles
  • Low Acid Canned Goods
  • Cannabis Cbd
  • Thc
  • Raw Milk

How to start

Steps to a legal first sale in Texas.

  1. Confirm your products qualify

    Verify your menu fits Texas's cottage food rules. Most states restrict temperature-controlled, meat, seafood, and low-acid canned items; check the prohibited-foods list above.

  2. Optional: register for address privacy

    Texas does not require registration, but offers an optional ID that replaces your home address on labels.

    Agency page

  3. Label every product correctly

    Every label must include your name (or registered ID), product name, ingredients, allergens, and the statute-required disclaimer verbatim.

  4. Start taking orders

    Texas allows online orders, in-state shipping, seller delivery. Route orders through your own channels — third-party couriers are not permitted here.

About VibeKitchen

The storefront tool this guide comes from.

VibeKitchen is a storefront and order-management tool for home food sellers — your own ordering page, your own checkout, your own customers. We’re the reason this guide exists: we had to research every state’s cottage food rules to build the product, and we’re publishing what we learned.