Your Placer County permit checklist
The apply checklist — not the statute page.
- Which permit you need — local names like HBB, MHO, CFO Class A
- Fees and where to file
- Filing checklist + saved workspace
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The statute and county answer — what the law allows.
The apply checklist, forms, fees, and dashboard workspace for this county.
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Work the guide saves you — not a page count
- Which permit you need — local names like HBB, MHO, CFO Class A
- Zoning / home occupation: where you file
- Local health Class A/B path when the county runs it
- Fee schedule — published amount only, blank if none
- House pickup vs off-site — what zoning already says
County workspace on your dashboard
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Permit steps with the local name that office uses (HBB, MHO, CFO Class A).
Live .gov URLs and snapshots when we have them. Blank if we do not.
Your county rules. Permit checklists.
See permit information in one place. Get updates and access dashboard features as they advance.
The required disclaimer wording for this state, a sample mockup, and links to the free label pack and official examples.
Whether customers may pick up at the dwelling. Zoning is local. A food exemption does not grant porch pickup.
USDA listings for this place and neighboring counties: name, address, season or hours, and website when the directory has one. A cottage-food exemption is not a booth — you still apply to the market.
The state food list for this place. County zoning does not add a food to the state list.
Orders, payments, in-state shipping, and whether out-of-state sales are published as allowed.
Pets in the kitchen you bake in. A dedicated-kitchen rule is separate from selling pet treats.
Dog biscuits and cat treats are usually commercial feed, not cottage food. Sourced license path when we have it.
Neighboring counties are compared in a table for rules and regulations.
What you need in Placer County — and what you do not
California CDPH (state)
Not requiredCDPH does not permit or register Cottage Food Operations. It only maintains the approved foods list.
Class A is direct sales only (up to $75,000 gross a year). Class B is direct plus indirect (up to $150,000). File Class A registration or a Class B permit with county Environmental Health.
CDPH Cottage Food Operations →California routine kitchen inspection
Not requiredNo routine state inspection for the exemption (complaint inspection may still apply).
Class A: no routine inspection. Class B: initial and ongoing inspections. Both subject to inspection upon consumer complaint.
Zoning / home occupation
RequiredA local home occupation or home-based-business approval is required in Placer County.
Placer County Environmental Health requires CFO registration (Class A) or permit (Class B). Additionally, all CFOs must obtain a Business License AND approval from local city or county Planning Department before operating. For unincorporated Placer County, county Planning Department approval needed. For incorporated cities (Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, etc.), city-specific planning approval needed. State law (GOV §51035) preempts local zoning restrictions on CFOs.
Local health / cottage-food registration
RequiredClass A registration or a Class B permit goes through Placer County Environmental Health — not CDPH.
Class A is direct sales only (up to $75,000 gross a year). Class B is direct plus indirect (up to $150,000). File Class A registration or a Class B permit with county Environmental Health. Class A: no routine inspection. Class B: initial and ongoing inspections. Both subject to inspection upon consumer complaint.
Local business license
RequiredA local business license (or BPOL) is required in Placer County.
House / porch pickup
Check locallyOn-site pickup is flagged as allowed in Placer County — still confirm hours, parking, and HOA rules.
Class A: direct-to-consumer sales only. Class B: retail and wholesale sales also permitted. All sales within California. Label must include 'Made in a Home Kitchen', Registration/Permit number, city/town, and county (Placer).
What Placer County publishes for the home cottage-food path
Dollar amounts appear only when we have read them on an official page. If a cell is blank, that office has not published a flat price we can quote. Ask them before you pay. A fee that varies with sales is a percent of receipts (privilege tax / BPOL), not a sticker price. Not MEHKO, commissary, or storefront.
| Step / local name | Amount | Period | Official source | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
County Class A/B CFO registration or permit Statewide fee is set by the county. See the local health line. | — | — | Official source → | 2026-08-19 |
Cottage Food Operation This office has not published a flat dollar amount we can quote. Ask them before you pay. | — | — | Official source → | 2026-08-19 |
Cottage foods Class A; Class B $363 Placer County Environmental Health fee schedule effective July 1 2025. City overlays not filled. | $201 | Annual | Official source → | 2026-08-19 |
Business license / BPOL This office has not published a flat dollar amount we can quote. Ask them before you pay. | — | — | Official source → | 2026-08-19 |
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