- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Madison County municipalities (Huntsville, Madison, Athens area) have their own zoning ordinances. Operators should verify home occupation permit requirements with local zoning authority. Huntsville is a rapidly growing city and has active planning/zoning enforcement.
- Home kitchen:
- Alabama cottage food law (Ala. Code §22-20-5.1) requires: (1) completion of state-approved food safety course; (2) approval from local county health department (Madison County Health Department). No sales cap (removed by 2021 amendment). Allowed: non-PHF baked goods, jams/jellies, candy, dried herbs/vegetables, roasted coffee, dried baking mixes, fermented/preserved vegetables or fruit with approved acidity. Prohibited: meat, poultry, fish, TCS foods, low-acid canned goods, juices. Acidified foods require pH testing. Direct sales and online/in-state shipping (added 2021). No wholesale.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
