Selling dried sourdough starter in Nevada

If you keep a jar going in Nevada, selling dried sourdough starter is a different cottage-food question than selling bread. The product is flour and water that you fermented, then dried. Official pages almost never use the words “dried starter.” This post only repeats what the current statute, agency page, or extension guide actually says — and where that source is silent.

Dried starter is not automatically a baked good

A loaf is baked. Dried starter is a dry culture. Some states publish a closed allowed-foods list (baked goods, jams, dried herbs). Some allow non-TCS / non-potentially-hazardous foods as a class. A few name baking mixes, dry mixtures, or — in Kansas — dehydrated sourdough starter. We do not stretch a baked-goods line into a dry-culture line unless a source supports that read.

The quick facts

The May 2026 guide printed $35,000 under repealed NRS 446.866. The 2025 recodification we opened (NRS 580.600) uses $100,000, with a CPI adjuster. Local health authorities still register operators until the 2027 NDA transition. Confirm the number your county is enforcing today.

Where in-state sales usually go

From the Crosodo statute row: Under the pre-2025 law (NRS 446.866), sales must be in-person transactions only — no internet or phone sales. Products may not be sold to wholesalers, brokers, distributors, or retail establishments for resale. AB352 (2025) amends this to allow phone and internet transactions with delivery via mail or food delivery service, but product relinquishment must still occur in Nevada. Local rules vary significantly: Clark County (Las Vegas), Washoe County, Carson City, and Douglas County have separate health authority requirements.

County zoning, market manager rules, and home-occupation permits still apply on top of the state food rule. Start with the Nevada state guide and your county page.

Labeling

Labels must comply with federal labeling requirements (21 U.S.C. §343(w), 9 C.F.R. Part 317, 21 C.F.R. Part 101) and must prominently state: 'MADE IN A COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION.' Labels must also include the product name, ingredient list in descending order by weight (with sub-ingredients), allergen information, and the name and physical address of the producer.

Walk the fields in the Nevada cottage food labeling guide. Do not copy another state's disclaimer.

Interstate / shipping across state lines

Cottage-food / homemade-food exemptions are in-state instruments. They do not, by themselves, authorize interstate commerce. Confirm manufactured-food licensing with the state agency and FDA facility registration for your facts. We do not invent a permit name or a fee.

Cottage-food exemptions are state instruments. They do not replace federal rules that apply when food enters interstate commerce. If you want to ship out of state, ask the state manufactured-food program and confirm FDA facility registration for your situation. We do not invent a license name or a fee here.

Official sources

Every number and product claim on this page is tied to a source opened on 2026-10-15, plus the Crosodo statute row and — where we have them — the regulations library notes for Maryland, Colorado, and Virginia.

• NRS 580.600 cottage food operations — last verified 2026-10-15
• NRS §446.866 (repealed 2025; superseded by AB352/chapter 420 & 512, Statutes of Nevada 2025)
• Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health
• Nevada Department of Agriculture food safety (cottage handoff note)
• Nevada extension
• Nevada cottage food state guide
• Selling cottage food in Nevada
• Nevada labeling guide
• All 50 states — dried starter hub