- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Mobile County municipalities (Mobile city, Prichard, Saraland, etc.) have their own zoning ordinances. Operators should verify home occupation permit requirements with local zoning authority. Alabama cottage food law approval goes through county health department, not county planning.
- Home kitchen:
- Alabama cottage food law (Ala. Code §22-20-5.1) requires: (1) completion of state-approved food safety course (e.g., Learn2Serve ~$7, or ACES course); (2) approval from local 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, all perishable/TCS foods, low-acid canned goods, juices. Acidified foods require pH testing. Direct sales only; no wholesale/indirect sales.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
