TITLE: Relating to the limitation on annual gross income of cottage food production operations.

SUMMARY: Relating to the limitation on annual gross income of cottage food production operations.

FULL TEXT:
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.