LB262, which changes the cottage food regulations in Nebraska, will go into effect on July 19, 2024. NDA is aware of those changes and is working to make updates and provide information to the public. Please continue to follow this page for those updates.
LB 304 of 2019 amended the Nebraska Pure Food Act which is administered by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA). For sales which are not at a Farmers Market, as of September 1, 2019, a person may prepare and sell food that is NOT Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food directly to the consumer at a public event or for pick up or delivery without obtaining a food establishment permit so long as the person preparing and selling the food (producer) complies with the following:
State law does not require that a producer (under LB 304) register with the NDA if the producer is only selling at Farmers Markets. However, to sell at a farmers market, the producer is still required to comply with:
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