- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Carver County municipalities (Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia, etc.) may have home occupation zoning requirements. Carver County is in the Twin Cities metro area with active zoning. No specific Carver County cottage food ordinance identified.
- Home kitchen:
- Minnesota's two-tier system: Tier 1 (up to ~$7,665/year) — free Cottage Food Producer Registration Training only; Tier 2 (up to $78,000/year, 2025 amendment, CPI-indexed) — requires $50 Cottage Food Producer Training Course (renewable every 3 years) and $30 annual registration fee. Allowed: non-PHF baked goods, candies, condiments (including pickles, mustards, nut butters, salsas), dry goods, pastries, preserves, snacks, fermented foods, juices. Direct-to-consumer only; no indirect sales outside farmers markets.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
