Start a home kitchen in Wyoming

The steps, the costs, where to apply, and how to get inspection-ready — in Wyoming's own program terms.

Food freedom act

Sales cap: A 'producer' may not produce more than 250,000 individual food or drink products annually and may not exceed $250,000 in gross revenue annually from those products (W.S. 11-49-102(a)(vi), added by 2020 HB0084, effective July 1, 2020). There is no separate per-product or other dollar cap in the statute, and no cap increase or change is scheduled for a future date.

Allowed foods: Nearly all homemade food and drink prepared in a private, unlicensed home kitchen, both potentially hazardous and non-potentially hazardous foods (e.g., baked goods, jams, pickled vegetables, dairy, eggs, raw milk, cooked meals), may be sold. Poultry may be sold under the 1,000-bird federal-style exemption. Domestic rabbit meat, farm-raised fish (not catfish, raised under Title 23), live animals, and portions of animals for future delivery are allowed. Sales through animal shares (W.S. 11-49-104) are allowed. EXCEPTIONS: meat products from cattle, sheep, swine, or goats are generally not covered, except through animal shares or the 2025 PRIME Act provision (new W.S. 11-49-103(n)), which is not yet effective because it requires governor certification that federal law allows direct-to-consumer uninspected meat sales. Homemade or uninspected food may not be served or used as an ingredient in a commercial food establishment (2023 amendment). Wild game is excluded.

The permit steps

1. No license, permit, certification, inspection, packaging, or labeling is required by any state agency or any agency of a political subdivision for products sold under the Wyoming Food Freedom Act (W.S. 11-49-103(b)).
2. The producer (or seller) must inform the end consumer that the food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated, or inspected.
3. For sales of non-potentially hazardous food, eggs, and dairy products at a retail location or grocery store, food must be clearly and prominently labeled 'this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens' and must not be displayed on the same shelf or display as food produced in a licensed establishment (W.S. 11-49-103(k)).
4. A retail space selling homemade food must inform consumers and display a sign that the homemade food has not been inspected.
5. If the retail space is associated with a commercial food establishment or sells inspected products alongside potentially hazardous homemade food, it must comply with Department of Agriculture rules (W.S. 11-49-103(d)).
6. A producer using a 'designated agent' (including consignment-model markets and food freedom stores) to market, transport, store, or deliver products must designate the agent in writing; the agent may not take ownership of the food (W.S. 11-49-102(a)(xii), 2023).

How it works, start to finish

1. Confirm you qualify as a 'producer' under W.S. 11-49-102(a)(vi): you grow, harvest, prepare, or process food or drink products on your own or leased property, and stay under 250,000 products and $250,000 gross revenue per year.
2. Prepare food in your private home kitchen — no state license, permit, or inspection is required.
3. Sell within Wyoming only, to informed end consumers for home consumption — allowed venues include farmers markets, farms, ranches, your home or office, a third-party retail/grocery location, a designated agent, or any location you and the buyer agree to.
4. Tell every buyer the food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated, or inspected; use the required 'this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens' label for retail/grocery sales and display the uninspected-food sign.
5. Do not sell meat products (other than poultry, rabbit, farm-raised fish, or animal-share meat) under the act, and do not sell or serve homemade/uninspected food through a commercial food establishment.
6. If selling alongside inspected products or through a commercial food establishment's retail space, check the Department of Agriculture's rules for separation and signage requirements.

Where to apply in Wyoming

Official sources — start with the agency or department that runs Wyoming's program:

• 2020 HB0084 – Food freedom amendments (enrolled, wyoleg.gov)
• 2023 SF0102 – Food Freedom Act amendments (enrolled PDF, wyoleg.gov)
• 2025 SF0120 – Wyoming PRIME act (enrolled, wyoleg.gov)
• Joint Agriculture interim committee minutes, June 11–12, 2026 (wyoleg.gov)

Inspection prep (general)