Can I sell food I made at home?
Usually yes. I bake in
Plain English, read off the state's own site. Not legal advice; your city or county can add rules the state does not.
Do I register?
Yes
With Alabama Department of Public Health.
Training?
Yes
Complete it before you sell.
Sales cap
None
No stated sales limit. The $20,000 cap in the old law was removed by SB160 in the 2021 session.
What does it cost?
Fee
The state sets no fee. Your county health department may charge for the review, and the amount is theirs to set.
Where can I sell?
5 places
Direct from your own home. By phone. Online, to Alabama addresses. A stall, cart, tent or storefront that is not health-department permitted. Farmers markets, through the Alabama Farmers Market Authority.
Can I ship?
Limited
Online, phone, mail and delivery by an agent are all allowed, but only to someone in Alabama. Interstate shipping is not.
Read from Alabama Department of Public Health,
checked 2026-07-09.
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35 to go. A state with no page has no page. We would rather have none than a plausible one, because a wrong sales cap is the kind of mistake that gets somebody fined.