- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Richland County has home occupation provisions in its zoning ordinance. Operators in unincorporated Richland County should verify with county planning. Columbia (incorporated) has its own zoning rules. South Carolina cottage food law does not include explicit local preemption; local home occupation compliance required.
- Home kitchen:
- South Carolina cottage food law (S.C. Code §44-1-145) allows non-PHF foods produced in primary domestic residence without registration, permit, or inspection. Allowed: baked goods, candy, jams, jellies, and other shelf-stable non-PHF foods. 2022 amendment (Act No. 208) expanded to allow retail store and grocery store sales, online/mail order sales. No sales cap. Label must indicate produced in unlicensed home kitchen. Potentially hazardous foods (requiring refrigeration for safety, pH above 5.6 or acidified above 4.6) prohibited unless product assessment conducted.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
