Can I sell jams & jellies from home in Wisconsin?

Baked goods: DATCP's homemade baked goods page; the cookies, cakes, and muffins examples are from the Court of Appeals' description of Kivirist (2024 WI App 69, ¶5). The finished, ready-for-sale product must not be potentially hazardous. Home-canned foods: DATCP's Home-Canned Foods page; the statute says "pickles or other processed vegetables or fruits with an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower" (§ 97.29(2)(b)2.a.), and DATCP recommends testing the pH of acidified products. Honey: DATCP's Honey and Honey Products page (no DATCP license needed) and § 97.29(1)(h)8.; this is a separate licensing exemption, not part of either route above.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Wisconsin does not require a state-issued permit for cottage food.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

The program is run by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Division of Food and Recreational Safety.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods flyer (P-DFRS0222, 05/2025) · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Wisconsin does not charge a state cottage food license fee.

Source: DATCP — Home-Canned Foods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Wisconsin sets no overall annual sales cap for cottage food.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

In person: Yes; farmers markets: Yes; online orders within Wisconsin: Not addressed; shipping to other states: No — not authorized; delivery within Wisconsin: Not addressed; sales to stores or for resale: No.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Home bakers: the court orders apply only when the home baker sells directly to consumers; DATCP says a business wholesaling baked goods must be licensed. DATCP's baked-goods guidance does not address internet sales, delivery, or shipping. Home-canned foods: only retail sales direct from producer to consumer, only at community or social events, flea markets, or farmers markets in Wisconsin; DATCP says sales out of your home, wholesale, on consignment, via the internet, or out of state are not permitted, nor are pickle bill products sold along with licensed foods.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Wisconsin does not require food safety training.

Source: DATCP — Licenses and Homemade Baked Goods · Verified Oct 21, 2026

Wisconsin does not require a home kitchen inspection.

Source: DATCP — Selling Home-Canned Foods: Do It Safely and Legally (FD-PUB-61, 12/2022) · Verified Oct 21, 2026