- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- A home occupancy license or certificate may be required. City of Great Falls Planning: 406-455-8414 (City of Great Falls Home Occupation Application). Unincorporated areas: Cascade County Planning Department: 406-454-6905 (Cascade County Home Occupation Permit Application). This is explicitly noted in the Cascade County Cottage Food Operation guidance document.
- Home kitchen:
- Cascade County has a specific Cottage Food Operation guidance and registration application administered by the Cascade City-County Health Department. One-time registration fee of $40. Approved foods include non-PHF items: baked goods (bread, cakes, pastries, cookies, crackers, granola, nuts/mixes, pies), dried fruits/herbs (pH ≤4.6), standardized jams/jellies/preserves/fruit butters (≥55% sugar), popcorn/cotton candy, fudge/candies with cooking step, molded chocolate. Prohibited: buttercream/cream cheese frostings, pepper/low-sugar jams, products with meat or cheese, cheesecake, pumpkin/meringue/custard/unbaked fruit pies, no-bake cookies. Montana Local Food Choice Act (§§50-49-201 et seq.) provides an additional broader pathway for direct producer-to-consumer transactions.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
