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lat1nacurv3s
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Joined: May 09, 2009
Posts: 17
Location: Dallas, Texas
Birthday: Mar 08
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Sun May 17, 2009 10:56 am |
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Any one here from Texas (Dallas County area) sale out of their home kitchen? Because I personally know of several ladies that do. Yet this list says "NO", it's not allowed. I'm wondering if there's a similar clause like that of Annieos in Kansas? Hmm....
I'm going to look into it cause I def want to start my own lil biz....NOT that I'm ever going to call anyone either. I think that's just so mean.
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lat1nacurv3s
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Joined: May 09, 2009
Posts: 17
Location: Dallas, Texas
Birthday: Mar 08
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Sun May 17, 2009 3:38 pm |
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For those in Texas, there currently is a bill in the works to change the law and make it legal for bakers to run a successful home based bakery business from your own residential kitchen.
It's called the TEXAS COTTAGE FOOD LAW. Here's the link if you would like to learn more about it.
http://www.texascottagefoodlaw.com/ |
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tonimarie
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Joined: May 13, 2007
Posts: 398
Location: Montana
Birthday: Jun 12
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Mon May 18, 2009 7:45 pm |
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anybody know about Montana? I have searched the Department of Agriculture-found nothing relating;emailed them and have never heard back. not sure where to look now  |
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Nic011380
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Joined: Apr 20, 2009
Posts: 1
Location: louisville KY
Birthday: Jan 13
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Thu May 28, 2009 4:52 pm |
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Anyone know about Kentucky? |
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BillaCakes
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Joined: May 24, 2009
Posts: 34
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 8:55 pm |
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| lat1nacurv3s wrote: | For those in Texas, there currently is a bill in the works to change the law and make it legal for bakers to run a successful home based bakery business from your own residential kitchen.
It's called the TEXAS COTTAGE FOOD LAW. Here's the link if you would like to learn more about it.
http://www.texascottagefoodlaw.com/ |
Unfortunately, that bill died along with about 4000 others at the stroke of midnight on May 14th. A big shout out to all of the Texas peeps who supported that bill and pushed it as far as we did sans lobbyists!
At this point, if you are operating a cake business out of your home in Texas, your kitchen had better be separate from your living quarters and licensed as such (ie garage outfitted for baking) or you do it on the DL and at your own risk. Hopefully in two years when the House of Reps meets for session again we'll get 'er done! In the meantime, I'm looking for commercial kitchen space to rent in Austin! |
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jer702
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Joined: Jan 27, 2009
Posts: 402
Location: Sin City, NV
Birthday: Oct 26
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Tue Jun 02, 2009 9:08 pm |
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| bakermommy4 wrote: | The list says that Nevada is a no...that's not accurate. I just got my license and its about whether you are in the city or county limits. And you don't receive just the business license, you have to also apply for a home occupational permit too.
Just an update |
Wow, I always thought Vegas was no..interesting  |
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Larkin121
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Joined: Aug 18, 2006
Posts: 121
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Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:51 am |
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Wait... WA varies by county??!?!?! Anytime I have tried to find this info, I find it on a state level and it says no. Anyone know WHICH counties allow it? Or how to find out? |
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TracyLH
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Joined: Jun 26, 2008
Posts: 1029
Location: Virginia
Birthday: Jan 12
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Thu Jun 04, 2009 3:37 pm |
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Thankyou for taking the time to put this all together!
I also would be interested to know about WA state. Does anyone out there know about the counties that are a go or who to contact to find out? Thanks! |
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Larkin121
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Joined: Aug 18, 2006
Posts: 121
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Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:17 pm |
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K, I looked it up best I could some more and found that for sure King and Pierce counties in WA are a no. I saw somewhere else that someone said Kitsap county IS allowed. Doesn't help me, as I'm in Pierce. So bizarre that it's ok in one area but not another in the same state!!! It's either safe for the consumer or not, geez. |
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TracyLH
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Joined: Jun 26, 2008
Posts: 1029
Location: Virginia
Birthday: Jan 12
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Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:19 am |
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Thanks for doing that Larkin! Where did you go to find out, especially about Kitsap county? Is it the Dept. of Agriculture as VA is? |
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Lori00
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Joined: Mar 12, 2009
Posts: 26
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:57 pm |
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Connecticut is a no but I am working on changing that |
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Lori00
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:59 pm |
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I already posted my answer but it was incomplete. CT will allow it only if you have a second kitchen just for that purpose. Otherwise it is a no. |
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Ruth0209
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Joined: Aug 09, 2007
Posts: 871
Location: Scenic Idaho
Birthday: Feb 09
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Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:10 pm |
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| CourtneysCustomCakes wrote: | I didn't read all the way through the Idaho site. But I have spoke to the Health Department in my county, and it is ok. We of course have to do all the tax stuff if we are selling. And it is reccommended to take a health class through the health department, and we can pay a fee to have them come out and inspect the kitchen. But that is all optional. According to the Health Department they don't consider Cake Decorating hazardous. Apparently they don't think we can hurt anyone with a cake.
How ever I do know that it varies by county. Because My MIL's Health Dept say no. |
Idaho's food code is a statewide law, and Idaho doesn't allow home kitchens. I have heard that the enforcement varies by county and some health inspectors may interpret cake baking as non-hazardous, but if you look at the code, there's really no way you can interpret cake baking in that category. In my county, you have to bake from a licensed and inspected kitchen.
Interestingly though, my health inspector told me that the Health Department has no authority to levy any fines for violations. |
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Lori00
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Joined: Mar 12, 2009
Posts: 26
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:57 pm |
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Ruth is that car a cake? OMG I want to make a copy of my boyfriends car into a cake and it is a convertible olds 442 how did you do that! |
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Ruth0209
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Joined: Aug 09, 2007
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Location: Scenic Idaho
Birthday: Feb 09
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Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:22 pm |
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| Lori00 wrote: | | Ruth is that car a cake? OMG I want to make a copy of my boyfriends car into a cake and it is a convertible olds 442 how did you do that! |
Yes, that's a cake all right. It's probably the hardest cake I've ever done. It took me over 20 hours from researching the shape to completion. I made a pattern from paper to get the proportions and contours right. I think Sugar Shack has a really good tutorial on how to do a car cake. I'd search around the site. A picture is worth a thousand words. |
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