- Home occupation permit required:
- Varies
- Details:
- Bastrop County is semi-rural and growing rapidly (Austin metro area). No county-wide home occupation permit for cottage food identified; individual municipalities within the county may have requirements. Operators should check Bastrop city or county planning rules.
- Home kitchen:
- Texas cottage food law (§437.001 et seq.) is highly permissive: no registration, no permit, no inspection required. Annual gross sales cap $150,000 (raised by SB 541, 2025). Allowed: all non-TCS foods including baked goods, candy, jams/jellies, pickles, dried herbs, roasted coffee, granola, vinegar, acidified foods, fermented vegetable products, dried meats. Prohibited: meat/poultry/seafood, ice cream, low-acid canned goods, CBD/THC products, raw milk.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
