Pets out of the kitchen while you bake · State rule (counties usually restate it)
Pets in a New Hampshire microbakery kitchen
New Hampshire homestead licensing treats pets as a keep-them-out-of-the-kitchen-during-production rule.
Cottage / exemption path
RSA 143-A:12 homestead food. DHHS homestead materials expect animals out of the food-prep area during production. They do not require rehoming the dog.
Inspected / home-bakery path
Some homestead tiers are licensed. Inspection can enforce kitchen exclusion.
RSA §143-A:12 · verified 2026-08-19
Places with a specific local sentence
Not just “state baseline applies”
- Coos County
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- Grafton County
Pets must be excluded from the food production area during all food production activities.
- Strafford County
Not prohibited by state statute; kitchen sanitation required.
- Sullivan County
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