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Pets in a microbakery kitchen in Clallam County?

Washington cottage-food permits: only the permittee (and people they supervise) in the kitchen during processing. Pets are out during processing — not out of the house.

What the rule actually means

Cottage path first — then any inspected path

Cottage / exemption path

RCW 69.22. Only the cottage-food permittee and persons under their direct supervision may be in the kitchen during processing. That keeps pets and extra household traffic out of the kitchen while you work. It is not a dwelling-wide pet ban.

Inspected or home-bakery path

WSDA permits and inspects the cottage-food kitchen.

County or program note on file

No persons other than permittee or directly supervised persons allowed in kitchen during processing. This effectively excludes pets from the preparation area.

County file notes that quote RCW 69.22 are state baseline, not a county overlay.

RCW §69.22 · verified 2026-08-19

Change place

Pets in another county kitchen?

Clallam County in Washington — home cottage-food path only.

Not legal advice

Crosodo compiles publicly available statutes and agency pages for home cottage-food bakers. It is not legal, veterinary, or housing advice and is provided without warranty. Confirm with Washington and Clallam County offices before you sell or change how pets live in the home. Rules change.