Cottage food label requirements in Wyoming
Wyoming Food Freedom Act, W.S. 11-49-101 through 11-49-104. Regulated by Wyoming Department of Agriculture. Checked against state sources on .
The statement your label needs
this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens
Type size and placement: Statement required only for non-potentially hazardous food and dairy sold at a retail location or grocery store: "clearly and prominently labeled"; not on the same shelf as licensed-establishment food.
What is different in Wyoming
- Sales must occur only in Wyoming and not involve interstate commerce
- Third-party retail shops or grocery stores may sell only non-potentially hazardous food, eggs and dairy
- Homemade food cannot be used as an ingredient in a commercial food establishment
- Designated agents (incl. consignment markets, food freedom stores) may facilitate sales
- Permit
- No permit or registration for most baked goods. Homemade foods sold under the Act are exempt from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging and labeling requirements.
- Sales cap
- $250,000 a year. Producer may not exceed $250,000 gross revenue annually from food and drink products, nor produce more than 250,000 individual products annually.
- Where you can sell
- Directly between producer (or designated agent) and informed end consumer at farmers markets, farms, ranches, producer's home or office, a third-party retail seller (non-potentially hazardous foods, eggs, dairy), or any location agreed with the consumer.
- Online orders
- Not addressed clearly by state sources
- Ship in state
- Not addressed clearly by state sources
- Ship out of state
- No
- Sell to shops / cafés
- Limited
- Allowed foods
- Homemade food and drink, including non-potentially hazardous foods (baked goods without dairy/meat or other hazardous fillings or frostings, jams, candies, granola) and potentially hazardous foods sold by producer or designated agent; meat limited to listed exceptions.
What a Wyoming cottage food label must show
- Direct sales: producer must inform the end consumer that the food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated or inspected (no fixed wording)
- Retail/grocery sales of non-potentially hazardous food: the required statement (above)
- Retail space selling homemade food: sign indicating the homemade food has not been inspected
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). Wyoming’s sources do not clearly address online orders — ask the agency before you set up a web shop. Shipping within the state is not clearly addressed, and products may not cross state lines.
Make a Wyoming label now
The Wyoming 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.
Still missing: business name and address.
Print at 100% scale with no margins. Check the result against Wyoming’s rules above before selling.
True size. Wyoming statement.
Wyoming cottage food questions
What statement has to be on a Wyoming cottage food label?
Wyoming requires: “this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens” (Statement required only for non-potentially hazardous food and dairy sold at a retail location or grocery store: "clearly and prominently labeled"; not on the same shelf as licensed-establishment food).
Do I need a permit to sell baked goods from home in Wyoming?
No permit or registration for most baked goods. Homemade foods sold under the Act are exempt from state licensure, permitting, inspection, packaging and labeling requirements.
Is there a sales limit for cottage food in Wyoming?
Yes: $250,000 in gross sales a year. Producer may not exceed $250,000 gross revenue annually from food and drink products, nor produce more than 250,000 individual products annually.
Can I sell cottage food online or ship it in Wyoming?
Wyoming’s sources do not clearly address online orders — ask the agency before you set up a web shop. Shipping within the state is not clearly addressed, and products may not cross state lines.
Sources
- Wyoming Statutes Title 11, ch. 49 Wyoming Food Freedom Act (wyoleg.gov compiled title) (statute)
- 2025 SF0120 Enrolled Act 16 (amending 11-49-102, 11-49-103) (statute)
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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