- Home occupation permit required:
- Conditional
- Details:
- Eau Claire County municipalities may have home occupation zoning requirements. The City of Eau Claire and surrounding townships have their own zoning rules. No specific Eau Claire County cottage food ordinance identified.
- Home kitchen:
- Wisconsin's cottage food landscape is shaped by statute and case law: (1) Statute §97.29(2)(b)2 ('Pickle Bill'): unlicensed home-canned pickles and acidified vegetables/fruits (pH 4.6 or lower) at community events or farmers markets, capped at $5,000/year; (2) Kivirist court order (2017): home bakers of good character may sell shelf-stable, nonhazardous baked goods direct to consumer without a license; (3) 2024 Wisconsin Cottage Food Association v. DATCP ruling: Kivirist exception does NOT extend to unbaked goods (chocolates, fudge, candy). No food handler certification required. No registration required.
Last verified 2026-05-05. Not legal advice.
