- Home occupation permit required:
- Varies
- Details:
- No county-specific cottage food permit identified. Grant County is a small, rural west-central Minnesota county with county seat Elbow Lake. Local townships may have home occupation zoning standards. Operators should contact Grant County planning or their local township.
- Home kitchen:
- Minnesota cottage food law (Minn. Stat. §28A.152, amended 2025) allows up to $78,000 annual gross sales of non-potentially hazardous foods from a home kitchen. Tier 1 (up to ~$7,665/year): free online training only. Tier 2 (up to $78,000/year): paid training course and $30 annual registration fee required. Direct sales, farmers markets, community events, and internet sales permitted. Canned goods cannot be sold across state lines.
Last verified 2026-05-06. Not legal advice.
