North Dakota: the home-kitchen movement
Food freedom Cottage food law · Food freedom act
North Dakota's 2017 Cottage Foods Act (NDCC 23-09.5), a Wyoming-style food freedom law, lets home producers sell a broad range of foods directly to informed end consumers for home consumption with no license, permit, inspection, fees, training, or sales cap. A 2025 amendment (SB 2386) now also allows internet, phone, mail, consignment, and interstate sales.
Where it stands
SB 2386 (2025, 69th Legislative Assembly) - the biggest recent change: amended NDCC 23-09.5-02(3) to remove the bans on interstate commerce and on sales over the internet, phone, mail, or by consignment. Signed by the governor 3/20/2025 and filed with the Secretary of State 3/20/2025; declared an emergency measure, so it took effect immediately. Poultry products still may not be sold in interstate commerce. No 2024 cottage-food law changes were identified. No pending bills: North Dakota's legislature meets in biennial regular sessions in odd-numbered years, so there is no 2026 regular session; the next regular session is the 70th Legislative Assembly in 2027.
Residents can find and support local kitchens through the North Dakota hub — browse kitchens, read the law guide, and see what is cooking near you.
Cottage food fight in North Dakota
- 2025 — Cottage food law
SB 2386 (2025, 69th Legislative Assembly) - the biggest recent change: amended NDCC 23-09.5-02(3) to remove the bans on interstate commerce and on sales over the internet, phone, mail, or by consignment. Source
How we got here
- 2025 — Cottage food law Cottage food fight
SB 2386 (2025, 69th Legislative Assembly) - the biggest recent change: amended NDCC 23-09.5-02(3) to remove the bans on interstate commerce and on sales over the internet, phone, mail, or by consignment. Source - 2025 — Cottage food law
Signed by the governor 3/20/2025 and filed with the Secretary of State 3/20/2025; declared an emergency measure, so it took effect immediately. Source - — Cottage food law
Poultry products still may not be sold in interstate commerce. Source - 2024 — Cottage food law
No 2024 cottage-food law changes were identified. Source
Supporters
On the public record supporting home kitchens in North Dakota.
Institute for Justice
Helped five plaintiffs sue the state health department for undermining the food freedom law; the court restored the law
Opposition
No on-record opposition has been verified for this state yet.
The deciders
Governor
Office of the Governor of North Dakota (name not yet verified in this research pass)
Administering agency
North Dakota Century Code Chapter 23-09.5 (Cottage Food Production and Sales)
Contact the deciders
A pre-written letter in North Dakota's own terminology. The buttons open it in your email — addressed by you to the office above. Nothing sends until you press send.