- Home occupation permit required:
- Varies
- Details:
- Virginia state cottage food law requires no permit. Danville city may require a local home occupation or business license. Operators should contact Danville city planning/zoning and the city clerk for local business license requirements.
- Home kitchen:
- Virginia Home Kitchen Food Processing Exemption (Va. Code §3.2-5130) permits direct-to-consumer sale of non-TCS shelf-stable foods from a private home. No state permit, registration, or inspection required. No general sales cap; pickles and acidified vegetables (pH 4.6 or lower) capped at $9,000/year. Sales must be direct to consumers at home, farmers markets, or temporary events (14 consecutive days or fewer). Online sales/ordering prohibited; no wholesale or interstate sales. All products must bear label: name, address, phone, date processed, and 'NOT FOR RESALE — PROCESSED AND PREPARED WITHOUT STATE INSPECTION.' Danville city may require a local business license.
Last verified 2026-05-06. Not legal advice.
