- Home occupation permit required:
- Yes
- Details:
- Dakota County zoning requires home occupation permit or conditional use permit for home-based businesses in residential zones. Business must be secondary to residential use; no external signage; typically no on-site employees. Cities within Dakota County (Eagan, Lakeville, Apple Valley, Burnsville) have their own rules. Home sales directly to consumers allowed to extent permitted by local ordinance per state statute. HOAs may impose additional restrictions.
- Home kitchen:
- Minnesota cottage food law (Minn. Stat. §28A.152) allows non-potentially-hazardous foods without a food license, up to $78,000 gross annual sales (2025 inflation-adjusted cap). Tier 1 (up to ~$7,665/yr): free online training registration. Tier 2 (up to $78,000/yr): $50 annual registration fee + approved food safety course every 3 years. Direct sales to consumers, at farmers markets/events, from home (to extent allowed by local ordinance), and online (with producer delivering). Local ordinances not preempted: Dakota County municipalities may impose additional zoning/licensing requirements. Dakota County requires home occupation permit.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
