Recommended practice — not a written cottage-food rule · State rule (counties usually restate it)
Pets in a West Virginia microbakery kitchen
West Virginia cottage-food law does not write a pet-room rule.
Cottage / exemption path
W. Va. Code cottage-food provisions do not require pets out of the dwelling. Keep pets out of the kitchen during production as sanitation.
W. Va. Code §19-40-1 et seq. · verified 2026-08-19
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