- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- No specific McCone County cottage food or home occupation rules found. City of Circle may have business license requirements. Recommend verifying with McCone County planning/zoning department.
- Home kitchen:
- Cottage food operations must register with local health authority under Mont. Code §50-50-117. Non-potentially-hazardous foods only under standard cottage food track (§50-50-116). Products sold direct-to-consumer at farmers markets, events, and from home; no consignment/retail/wholesale. The Montana Local Food Choice Act (Mont. Code §§50-49-201 et seq.) provides an additional pathway for direct producer-to-consumer sales of virtually any homemade food without licensing or inspection requirements, provided the sale is in-state and consumers are informed the food is unlicensed and uninspected. No sales cap under either track.
Last verified 2026-05-06. Not legal advice.
