Oregon: the home-kitchen movement
Cottage food (restricted) Cottage food law (ORS 616.723) · Licensed domestic kitchen program
Oregon runs a state-level, two-tier home food system through the Oregon Department of Agriculture: a no-license cottage food exemption (ORS 616.723, expanded by SB 643 in 2023) for non-TCS foods sold direct-to-consumer or at retail, and an inspected ODA Domestic Kitchen license (bakery or food processor) for a broader product line. There is no county opt-in structure — counties do not license domestic kitchens — and no food freedom act.
Status, history, and administering agency are verified from the state law guide's primary sources. Supporter/opposition research for this state is still in progress — nothing is listed until it can be sourced.
Where it stands
2024: SB 643 (2023), ch. 211, signed 6/12/2023, effective 1/1/2024 — overhauled the cottage food law. Expanded allowed foods from baked goods/confectionary only to 13 categories (coffee, popcorn, jams, honey, syrups, nut mixes, freeze-dried/repackaged items, etc.); replaced the $20,000 annual cap with a $50,000 cap adjusted yearly by ODA for inflation; removed the 'end user only' and internet-sale bans so direct sales are allowed 'in any manner' (home, online, mail, events) and retail sales are allowed when the retailer stores/displays the food separately with 'homemade' signage; added an ODA-issued Unique Identification Number as a label address alternative; and clarified pets may be excluded from the prep area but cannot be grounds to bar sales. 2025: HB 2805, ch. 440, signed 6/26/2025, effective 1/1/2026 — removed the cap on ODA food-establishment license fee increases; ODA may now raise license fees up to 3% per year by rule (affects domestic kitchen licensees). 2026: ODA rulemaking DOA 95-2026, effective 3/13/2026, raised the cottage food annual gross sales cap from $51,200 to $52,700 under the ORS 616.723(9) CPI inflation adjustment. Pending/future: ODA's 2027 legislative concept list (LC 603-05, 'Food Safety License Exemptions,' June 2026 Board of Agriculture packet) proposes replacing ORS 616.723 with a registered 'Class A' framework — mandatory registration with UIN, allergen labeling, all sales channels open (direct, retail, wholesale within Oregon), a graduated step-up to a domestic kitchen license at a $50,000 cap instead of a regulatory cliff, and product scope set by rule so food-science-supported additions skip a legislative cycle. This is a concept only, not yet a bill. No food freedom act exists in Oregon.
Residents can find and support local kitchens through the Oregon hub — browse kitchens, read the law guide, and see what is cooking near you.
Cottage food fight in Oregon
- 2023 — SB 643 — 13 categories; cap to $50,000; online/mail and retail sales
SB 643 (2023, ch. 211; effective January 1, 2024) overhauled Oregon's cottage food law: allowed foods expanded from baked goods/confectionery only to 13 categories, the cap was replaced ($20,000 to $50,000, CPI-adjusted), and the 'end user only' and internet-sale bans were removed so direct sales are allowed in any manner (home, online, mail, events) and retail sales are allowed with separate display and 'homemade' signage. Source
How we got here
- 2023 — Cottage food law (ORS 616.723)
211, signed 6/12/2023, effective 1/1/2024 — overhauled the cottage food law. Source - — Cottage food law (ORS 616.723)
Expanded allowed foods from baked goods/confectionary only to 13 categories (coffee, popcorn, jams, honey, syrups, nut mixes, freeze-dried/repackaged items, etc.); replaced the $20,000 annual cap with a $50,000 cap adjusted yearly by ODA for inflation; removed the 'end user only' and internet-sale bans so direct sales are allowed 'in any manner' (home, online, mail, events) and retail sales are allowed when the retai Source - 2025 — Cottage food law (ORS 616.723)
440, signed 6/26/2025, effective 1/1/2026 — removed the cap on ODA food-establishment license fee increases; ODA may now raise license fees up to 3% per year by rule (affects domestic kitchen licensees). Source - 2026 — Cottage food law (ORS 616.723)
2026: ODA rulemaking DOA 95-2026, effective 3/13/2026, raised the cottage food annual gross sales cap from $51,200 to $52,700 under the ORS 616.723(9) CPI inflation adjustment. Source - 2023 — SB 643 — 13 categories; cap to $50,000; online/mail and retail sales Cottage food fight
SB 643 (2023, ch. 211; effective January 1, 2024) overhauled Oregon's cottage food law: allowed foods expanded from baked goods/confectionery only to 13 categories, the cap was replaced ($20,000 to $50,000, CPI-adjusted), and the 'end user only' and internet-sale bans were removed so direct sales are allowed in any manner (home, online, mail, events) and retail sales are allowed with separate display and 'homemade' signage. Source
Supporters
Supporter research for this state is in progress — nothing is listed until it can be sourced.
Opposition
No on-record opposition has been verified for this state yet.
The deciders
Governor
Office of the Governor of Oregon (name not yet verified in this research pass)
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