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Cottage food label requirements in Oklahoma

Local Food Freedom Act (formerly Homemade Food Freedom Act; renamed by HB 3720, effective 2026-11-01), 2 O.S. §§ 5-4.1 to 5-4.6, as amended by HB 3720 (2026). Regulated by Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF), Food Safety Division. Checked against state sources on .

The statement your label needs

This product was produced in a facility that is exempt from government licensing and inspection.

Type size and placement: legible format of at least 10-point font

What is different in Oklahoma

  • HB 3720 (effective 2026-11-01) changed the label wording from "private residence" to "facility": old text was "This product was produced in a private residence that is exempt from government licensing and inspection."
  • Third-party vendors must display a placard: "This product was produced in a facility that is exempt from government licensing and inspection. This product may contain allergens."
  • Non-TCS foods may ship via parcel carrier; TCS foods must be delivered by the producer
  • Products packaged and distributed in interstate commerce must also meet federal labeling law
  • Internet sales: label info on the webpage and on/in each shipped item
Permit
No permit or registration for most baked goods. Exempt from licensing by OSDH and ODAFF. Optional ODAFF registration number ($15/year, good for one year) may replace name, phone and address on labels. Approved food safety training (e.g. ServSafe Food Handler) required before producing/selling TCS foods. Must comply with local zoning and building codes.
Sales cap
$250,000 a year. $250,000 gross annual sales of prepared food (all locations) under HB 3720, effective 2026-11-01; was $75,000 before. ODAFF page already states $250,000.
Where you can sell
Non-TCS: direct (in person, internet, telephone) or through third-party vendors (retail/grocery stores, farms, farm stands, farmers markets, buying clubs, craft/flea markets). TCS: producer direct to consumer only.
Online orders
Yes
Ship in state
Yes
Ship out of state
Yes
Sell to shops / cafés
Limited
Allowed foods
Non-TCS and TCS foods and beverages, including canned/fermented items; excludes meat, poultry, seafood, unpasteurized milk, cannabis and alcoholic beverages. TCS foods must be sold and delivered by the producer directly to the consumer.

What a Oklahoma cottage food label must show

  1. Name and phone number of the producer (or ODAFF registration number)
  2. Physical address where the product was produced (or ODAFF registration number)
  3. Description of the food product
  4. Ingredients in descending order of proportion
  5. Statement of the presence of any of the major food allergens
  6. The required statement (above)

Federal rules still apply on top: ingredients in descending order by weight (21 CFR 101.4), the nine major allergens declared by name (FALCPA and the FASTER Act), and net quantity in ounces and grams (21 CFR 101.7). Oklahoma allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is allowed, and so is shipping to other states.

Make a Oklahoma label now

The Oklahoma statement is already on it. Type your ingredients, tick the allergens and print on Avery sheets or a thermal roll. To have the ingredient order and allergens worked out from a costed recipe, use the workbench.

List by weight in the recipe, largest first, with sub-ingredients in parentheses. The workbench does this ordering for you from a recipe.
Contains (major food allergens)

Still missing: business name and address.

Print at 100% scale with no margins. Check the result against Oklahoma’s rules above before selling.

Chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin), butter (cream), brown sugar, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, baking soda, salt.
Contains: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Soy.
Net Wt 3 oz (85 g)
This product was produced in a facility that is exempt from government licensing and inspection.

True size. Oklahoma statement at 10 pt minimum.

Oklahoma cottage food questions

What statement has to be on a Oklahoma cottage food label?

Oklahoma requires: “This product was produced in a facility that is exempt from government licensing and inspection.” (legible format of at least 10-point font).

Do I need a permit to sell baked goods from home in Oklahoma?

No permit or registration for most baked goods. Exempt from licensing by OSDH and ODAFF. Optional ODAFF registration number ($15/year, good for one year) may replace name, phone and address on labels. Approved food safety training (e.g. ServSafe Food Handler) required before producing/selling TCS foods. Must comply with local zoning and building codes.

Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Oklahoma?

Yes: $250,000 in gross sales a year. $250,000 gross annual sales of prepared food (all locations) under HB 3720, effective 2026-11-01; was $75,000 before. ODAFF page already states $250,000.

Can I sell cottage food online or ship it in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma allows cottage food orders online or by phone. Shipping within the state is allowed, and so is shipping to other states.

Sources

  1. Enrolled HB 3720 (2026), amending 2 O.S. §§ 5-4.1 to 5-4.6 (statute)
  2. ODAFF Food Safety Division: Homemade (Local) Food Freedom Act (agency)
  3. Permit or registration page (agency)

Checked October 17, 2026. This is a checklist built from the sources above, not legal advice. Rules change; your county or the agency has the final word. Spotted something out of date? The about page explains how we check.

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