bill raises the cottage food sales cap to $150,000

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89R15141 JTZ-D

By: Harless
H.B. No. 3825

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the limitation on annual gross income of cottage food

production operations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 437.001(2-b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(2-b) "Cottage food production operation" means an

individual, operating out of the individual's home, who:

(A) produces at the individual's home, subject to

Section 437.0196:

(i) a baked good that is not a time and

temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section

437.0196;

(ii) candy;

(iii) coated and uncoated nuts;

(iv) unroasted nut butters;

(v) fruit butters;

(vi) a canned jam or jelly;

(vii) a fruit pie;

(viii) dehydrated fruit or vegetables,

including dried beans;

(ix) popcorn and popcorn snacks;

(x) cereal, including granola;

(xi) dry mix;

(xii) vinegar;

(xiii) pickled fruit or vegetables,

including beets and carrots, that are preserved in vinegar, brine,

or a similar solution at an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or less;

(xiv) mustard;

(xv) roasted coffee or dry tea;

(xvi) a dried herb or dried herb mix;

(xvii) plant-based acidified canned goods;

(xviii) fermented vegetable products,

including products that are refrigerated to preserve quality;

(xix) frozen raw and uncut fruit or

vegetables; or

(xx) any other food that is not a time and

temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section

437.0196;

(B) has an annual gross income of $150,000

[ $50,000 ] or less from the sale of food described by Paragraph (A);

(C) sells the foods produced under Paragraph (A)

only directly to consumers; and

(D) delivers products to the consumer at the

point of sale or another location designated by the consumer.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.