Selling dried sourdough starter in Wyoming
What Wyoming official sources actually say about selling dried sourdough starter under cottage food law — dry mix / non-tcs list supports — confirm. Last verified 2026-10-15.
If you keep a jar going in Wyoming, 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
- Law
- Wyoming Statutes Title 11 Agriculture, Livestock and Horticulture, Chapter 49 Marketing Homemade Foods, §§11-49-101 through 11-49-104 (Wyoming Food Freedom Act)
- Statute
- Wyo. Stat. §11-49-101 through §11-49-104 (Wyoming Food Freedom Act)
- Agency
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- Dried-starter read
- Dry mix / non-TCS list supports — confirm
- Annual sales cap
- No annual sales cap published in the statute row
- Registration / permit
- Registration required (statute row): No.
- Kitchen inspection
- Kitchen inspection (statute row): No.
- Food-handler training
- Food-handler training (statute row): No.
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Where in-state sales usually go
Sales cap, registration, allowed foods, and every county — free on Crosodo.
From the Crosodo statute row: Wyoming's Food Freedom Act allows considerably broader indirect sales than most states. Non-potentially hazardous foods, eggs, and dairy products may be sold through third-party vendors (retail shops, grocery stores) as long as the sale complies with the Act. The third-party seller must inform consumers that the food is not certified, licensed, or inspected, and non-potentially hazardous foods must be displayed separately from licensed products with a label stating 'this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens.' Potentially hazardous homemade foods (except eggs/dairy) must be sold by the producer or designated agent only. A 'designated agent' may also facilitate transactions including marketing, transport, storage, and delivery without taking ownership of the product.
County zoning, market manager rules, and home-occupation permits still apply on top of the state food rule. Start with the Wyoming state guide and your county page.
Labeling
Homemade foods are broadly exempt from labeling requirements (§11-49-103(b)). However, the producer must inform the end consumer (verbally or by sign) that the food is not certified, labeled, licensed, packaged, regulated, or inspected. For retail/grocery store sales: non-potentially hazardous foods must be labeled 'this food was made in a home kitchen, is not regulated or inspected and may contain allergens.' Retail spaces selling homemade food must display a sign indicating it has not been inspected. Potentially hazardous homemade foods at retail locations adjacent to commercial food establishments require physical separation per §11-49-103(d).
Walk the fields in the Wyoming 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.
- Wyoming Food Freedom — last verified 2026-10-15
- Wyo. Stat. §11-49-101 through §11-49-104 (Wyoming Food Freedom Act)
- Wyoming Department of Agriculture
- Wyoming extension
- Wyoming cottage food state guide
- Selling cottage food in Wyoming
- Wyoming labeling guide
- All 50 states — dried starter hub
Wyoming dried starter FAQ
Can I sell dried sourdough starter in Wyoming?
The Wyoming Food Freedom Act covers homemade food that is not potentially hazardous, and statute examples include dry mixes. Dried starter is not named. Confirm with the Wyoming Department of Agriculture Consumer Health Services.
What is the Wyoming cottage-food sales cap?
No annual sales cap published in the statute row
Can I ship dried sourdough starter out of Wyoming under cottage food law?
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.
Crosodo Journal entries are recipe, craft, and cottage-food notes for home bakers. Recipes assume an active starter and basic equipment. Cottage food sales are governed by your state's law — start with the free state directory, check a product with Can I sell this?, or grab a label template. Not legal advice.
