- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Hunt County municipalities (Greenville, Commerce, Wolfe City, etc.) may have home occupation zoning requirements. Texas state law does not preempt local zoning, but health departments cannot regulate cottage food. No specific Hunt County cottage food ordinance identified.
- Home kitchen:
- Texas allows almost all non-TCS foods. Annual sales cap of $150,000 (raised by SB 541, 2025). No registration, permit, or inspection required. Health departments have no regulatory authority over cottage food operations except to prevent an immediate and serious threat to human life or health. Nonprofits may also operate under cottage food framework as of 2025.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
