- Home occupation permit required:
- Yes
- Details:
- Washington County regulates home occupations under Title 10 Chapter 26 with Major and Minor home occupation categories. Major home occupation requires a business license; Minor does not (courtesy license available). In St. George city, home occupations require a Class A or Class B license under Code 3-7-6; cottage food operations are explicitly referenced (may use 'that area of the home kitchen as permitted by the health department as part of a cottage food operation as defined in Utah Code Annotated section 4-5-501'). Class A: residents only; Class B: one nonresident employee allowed, up to 10 customers at a time.
- Home kitchen:
- UDAF registration required for cottage food registration pathway. Food handler's permit required. Non-TCS foods only. No sales cap. UDAF prohibits requiring commercial kitchen equipment. Alternatively, Home Consumption and Homemade Food Act (Title 4, Chapter 5A) allows sales without state registration but only at direct-to-sale farmers markets or direct-to-sale locations.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
