What are the rules for selling homemade jam in your state?

Updated October 2026

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How to read the table The fifty states What the table shows Farm routes for growers Where the sources conflict or stop short Law changes for home jam sellers, 2025 to 2027 (checked October 22, 2026)Confirm your state's entry before your first sale Start with the basics of selling from home References

Find your state in the table below. As of October 2026, every state has some legal route for selling jam made outside a commercial plant. In 43 states, standard jams and jellies are allowed from a home kitchen once you meet the listed registration, permit, training or inspection step. In seven the answer is conditional: Indiana, Iowa, Maine and South Dakota want a test or recipe review first, Oregon and Virginia allow only some jams, and Rhode Island allows jam only from a registered kitchen on a farm. Each row gives the key condition, the sales cap, the online and shipping rules, the state's treatment of low-sugar jam, fruit butter and pepper jelly, and a link to the state's own page.

How to read the table

Jam. "Yes" means a home cook may sell standard fruit jams and jellies; any registration, permit, license, training or inspection is listed as the key condition, and so is a recipe rule that tested high-sugar fruit recipes already meet (a federal standard, a fruit list, a named recipe source). "Conditional" means jam is allowed only for some jams (Oregon's natural fruit pH rule, Virginia's list of jams that may not be allowed), only after a recipe review or a test of the product (Indiana, Iowa, Maine, South Dakota), or only for farmers (Rhode Island). "No" would mean no route covers jam, and "Not confirmed" that no official answer was found; as of October 2026 no state falls in either group. Farm routes in states that also allow home cooks are given as a note in the condition column and do not change the answer.
Key condition. The state's own words on which jams qualify, then the main registration, training or review step.
Sales cap. The yearly limit on gross sales, if any. "Not stated" or "None stated" means the sources reviewed give none, which is different from a law that says there is no cap.
Online and shipping. Whether you may take orders online, how the jar may reach the buyer, and whether out-of-state sales are allowed.
Low-sugar, fruit butter, pepper jelly. What the state says about the three products most often left out. "Barred" means a rule or agency excludes it; "Not addressed" means the sources reviewed are silent, so ask before you sell. Freezer jam and pumpkin butter are covered on preserves cottage food laws often exclude.
Sources. The numbered references at the end of the page, each with its date. Every row was checked against the state's own sources in October 2026.

The fifty states

State	Jam	Key condition	Sales cap	Online and shipping	Low-sugar	Fruit butter	Pepper jelly	Sources
Alabama	Yes	Listed cottage food. ADPH-approved food safety course; review form, certificate and sample label to the county health department; no kitchen inspection	None (income limit removed)	Online, phone or in person to Alabama buyers; delivery in person, by agent or by mail within Alabama	Not addressed	Lab test: water activity below 0.88 or pH below 4.2 (Extension)	Not named; ADPH requires pH verification for preserved vegetables	[1] [2] [3] [4]
Alaska	Yes	Named as non-potentially hazardous food. No food permit or inspection; business license in most cases; does not apply in the Municipality of Anchorage	None	Allowed; pickup, mail or delivery; made and sold in Alaska only	Not named; if it needs refrigeration, producer direct sales only	Not addressed	Not addressed	[5] [6] [7] [8] [4]
Arizona	Yes	Jams and jellies from allowable fruits. Free ADHS registration, renewed every three years; accredited food handler certificate	Not stated	Shelf-stable products may ship within Arizona; out of state not allowed (rule R9-8-101.02)	Lab test: pH 4.6 or below or water activity below 0.85 for shelf-stable approval; otherwise perishable, direct only	Not named; same lab route	Lab pH 4.6 or below as an acidified food	[9] [10] [180] [4]
Arkansas	Yes	Food Freedom Act. Finished pH 4.6 or below or water activity 0.85 or below; ADH recipe, or lab or calibrated meter test if you change it; no alcohol-flavored jams	None stated	Online with label information on the website; carrier delivery; out of state if federal law is followed	Contact ADH first	Apple butter at pH 4.6 or below or water activity 0.85 or below	Allowed with commercially dried, ground pepper; with pepper pieces, ask ADH	[11] [4]
California	Yes	Fruit butters, jams and jellies that comply with 21 CFR Part 150, Part 150 fruits only. Class A registration or Class B permit with the county (one county registration covers the state); training within three months	Class A $75,000; Class B $150,000 statute base, adjusted yearly by California CPI; CDPH adjusted limits from January 1, 2025: $86,206 and $172,411; confirm this year's figure with your county	Phone or internet sales filled in person, by mail or third-party delivery; out of state not addressed	Barred (below the Part 150 soluble solids minimum)	Allowed if it meets 21 CFR 150.110	Barred by name (CDPH FAQ)	[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [179] [4]
Colorado	Yes	Jams, jellies, preserves and fruit butter named. Food safety course before starting; annual CDPHE registration from January 1, 2027	$10,000 net revenue per product a year through 2026; $150,000 total from January 1, 2027	Online allowed; delivery within Colorado only	Not addressed	Allowed (named in statute)	Fresh or homemade dehydrated peppers barred now; every pepper jam and jelly barred from January 1, 2027	[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [4]
Connecticut	Yes	Named when nonpotentially hazardous; must meet 21 CFR 150 (DCP). Annual DCP license (up to $100); training; private well test	$50,000 gross a year	Internet, mail and phone orders; you or a designee deliver in person in Connecticut; no mail or carrier delivery	Barred in practice (21 CFR 150)	Barred (DCP)	Barred in practice (statute bars acidified foods)	[27] [28] [29] [30] [19]
Delaware	Yes	Regulation 4458A section 3.2.4 allows jams, jellies and fruit preserves. $30 yearly DPH registration; food safety test; limited to the Division's approved list. Farm route: a Department of Agriculture on-farm permit covers jams, jellies, preserves, marmalades and fruit butters at pH 4.6 or below or water activity 0.85 or below	Cottage: none stated. On-farm: $50,000	No online sales (advertising only); direct sales to consumers in Delaware	Not addressed	Cottage: not addressed. On-farm: allowed at pH 4.6 or below	Not addressed; on-farm rule bars pickled products and sauces	[31] [32] [33] [4]
Florida	Yes	Jams, jellies and preserves. No license, permit or state inspection	$250,000 gross a year	Internet and mail order; may ship across state lines by USPS or commercial carrier	Not addressed; a "low sugar" claim brings nutrition labeling	Fruit butters not addressed; pumpkin and vegetable butters prohibited	Barred (vegetable jellies prohibited)	[34] [35] [4]
Georgia	Yes	Statute lists jams, jellies and preserves. No state license since July 1, 2025; GDA still lists accredited training	None	Online and mail order direct to Georgia consumers (GDA)	Not addressed	Barred per GDA FAQ (statute silent)	Not addressed	[36] [37] [38] [39]
Hawaii	Yes	DOH: "No canning except jams & jellies." No food establishment permit; DOH food safety training	None stated	Online allowed; Act 195 provides for mail or shipping; out of state not addressed	Not addressed	Not named; canning limited to jams and jellies	Unresolved: DOH and Act 195 state the acidified test differently; get a written answer	[40] [41] [42] [43] [4]
Idaho	Yes	Two routes, no license: the cottage rule (fruit jams and jellies) and the 2026 Direct-to-Consumer Commerce Act (informed buyer, consignment allowed, disclosure, two years of records)	None	Cottage rule: online and mail order within Idaho. 2026 Act: all sales and delivery within Idaho	Allowed by name under the 2026 Act	Allowed under the 2026 Act; cottage rule names only jams and jellies	Not named; the Act treats condiments and sauces as perishable	[44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [4]
Illinois	Yes	Not on the prohibited list; county forms list jams as low-risk. Certified food protection manager; yearly local registration (up to $50)	None stated	Online with point-of-sale notice; in-state shipping in tamper-evident packaging; no shipping out of state	Not addressed	Allowed (county registration form)	Tested recipe, or a food safety plan plus a pH test every 3 years	[49] [50] [4]
Indiana	Conditional	Home based vendor: county registration; food handler certificate; pH verified for canned products, which must be naturally acidic. Farm route: homestead and small farm vendors (from July 1, 2026) may sell fruit spreads made primarily from their own property	Home based vendor: none stated. Homestead: $1,500,000	Phone and internet orders; delivery in person, by mail or carrier within Indiana	Allowed by name	Allowed by name (apple, pear)	Barred (acidified canned foods not approved)	[51] [52] [4]
Iowa	Conditional	Shelf-stable jams, jellies and fruit butters listed. Soluble solids test for the name; pH or water activity reading of every batch, with records; no license	None stated	In person, phone or internet; delivery by producer, agent or mail; out of state not addressed	Must pass the shelf-stability test; may not meet the standard for "jam"	Allowed if shelf stable	Not addressed	[53] [54] [55] [56] [4]
Kansas	Yes	No cottage statute. No KDA license for fruit jams and jellies sold directly if labeled; other products tested at the K-State lab	None stated	Online with shipping to the buyer or producer delivery; interstate brings federal and destination-state rules	Test first	Apple butter allowed; pumpkin and squash butter test first	Pepper-flavored vinegar or a little pepper powder allowed; other pepper jellies test first	[57] [58] [4]
Kentucky	Yes	Home-based processor registration, $50 a year; standard jams only. Farm route: the UK microprocessing program (grow an ingredient, workshop, recipe approval) for low-sugar and savory jams	$60,000 gross a year	Online and phone orders and payment; in-person delivery to Kentucky consumers only; no shipping	Microprocessing program (farmers only)	Allowed	Microprocessing program (farmers only)	[59] [60]
Louisiana	Yes	"Jams, jellies, and preserves" listed. No food permit; current sales tax certificate	Under $100,000 from August 1, 2026 (was $30,000)	Not addressed	Not addressed	Not addressed	Not named; statute sets no pH or recipe rule	[61] [62] [4]
Maine	Conditional	Licensed home kitchen: $20 a year Home Food License with one initial inspection; DACF says jam "generally requires licensing" and may need an approved recipe or product testing	None stated	Not addressed	Not addressed	Not addressed	Acidified; DACF says added requirements apply	[63] [64] [65] [66] [4] [67]
Maryland	Yes	High-acid jams, jellies and preserves from listed fruits at pH 4.6 or below. No license for direct sales; hot fill into sterile Mason jars, no paraffin; store sales after training and an MDH application	$100,000 from October 1, 2026 ($50,000 before)	Online, personal and mail delivery within Maryland; no interstate sales	Not addressed	Allowed from listed fruits at pH 4.6 or below; pumpkin, banana and pear butter need a processing license	Not on the closed cottage list	[68] [69] [70]
Massachusetts	Yes	Local board of health retail residential kitchen permit and inspection. Jams and jellies are the one exception to the ban on thermal processing in sealed containers; hot fill is banned, so expect a water bath	Not stated	Internet and mail with the retail permit; out-of-state sales must follow that state's law	Not addressed	Not addressed	Barred in effect: acidification is banned in every residential kitchen	[71] [72]
Michigan	Yes	Fruit jams and jellies under 21 CFR 150 in glass jars that can be stored at room temperature. No license, registration or inspection	$50,000 a year ($75,000 if units sell for $250 or more) until October 1, 2026; MDARD may adjust each October 1	Phone, internet and mail; third-party delivery only if the buyer can talk with you first; Michigan only	Barred	Barred (apple and pumpkin named)	Barred by name	[73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [178]
Minnesota	Yes	MDA names "certain jams and jellies"; pH 4.6 or below or water activity 0.85 or below. Annual MDA registration; training by tier	$78,000 gross (2026)	Online orders and payment; hand-over or personal delivery; no mail or carrier until August 1, 2027	Not named; pH or water activity test applies	Not addressed	Not named; must meet pH 4.6	[78] [79] [80] [81] [82]
Mississippi	Yes	Jams, jellies and preserves meeting 21 CFR 150. No state permit; water bath or approved hot-fill-hold (Extension)	$35,000 gross a year	Internet for advertising only; no online sales or shipping; face to face in Mississippi	Barred for sugar substitutes (MSDH); reduced sugar falls below Part 150	Not addressed	Not named; MSDH allows acidified canned foods at pH 4.6 or below	[83] [84]
Missouri	Yes	"Canned jam or jelly" is one of three allowed categories. No permit; sold directly to consumers at the home	None in statute	Internet sales only when you and the buyer are both in Missouri	Not addressed	Not addressed (statute names only jam or jelly)	Not addressed	[85] [86]
Montana	Yes	Local Food Choice Act: not excluded. No license; in person to an informed buyer at home or a traditional community event	None	Online not addressed; pre-arranged delivery; Montana only	Not excluded	Not excluded	Not excluded; MSU Extension advises an FDA filing for shelf-stable acidified foods	[87] [88] [89] [90]
Nebraska	Yes	Traditional jams and jellies made with pectin. Free one-time NDA registration; accredited food safety course	None	Mail or carrier for non-TCS food; UNL: online or mail order in Nebraska or to states where it is legal	Not addressed	Not addressed	UNL: allowed with pureed peppers, no chunks; conflicts with the ban on sealed acidified foods, so ask NDA	[91] [92] [93]
Nevada	Yes	Standardized recipes using only 21 CFR 150 fruits. Register before operating ($220 in Clark County)	$100,000 gross a year in Clark County (SNHD); Northern Nevada Public Health's older FAQ gives $35,000, so outside Clark County ask your local health authority	Internet for advertising, no shipping; in-person delivery; the SNHD FAQ contradicts itself on phone and internet orders	Barred	Barred	Barred in effect: acidified vegetables must be commercially made	[94] [95] [182]
New Hampshire	Yes	No license for sales from home, farm stand, farmers market or a retail store; $150 Class H license for online, mail and wholesale. Unchanged NCHFP recipe, or a written process review	Not stated	Online and mail order only with the Class H license; interstate not addressed	Process review unless an NCHFP recipe	Allowed with a process review; pumpkin butter barred	Process review required (named)	[96] [97] [98]
New Jersey	Yes	"Fruit jams, fruit jellies, and fruit preserves." $100 permit valid two years; Food Protection Manager certification	$50,000 gross a year	Online orders and payment; in-person hand-over or delivery to New Jersey homes; no mail or carrier	Not addressed	Barred by name	Barred by name (peppers are a prohibited ingredient); rhubarb and tomato jellies also barred	[99] [100] [101]
New Mexico	Yes	Standard high-sugar fruit jams and jellies. Food Handler Card; no NMED permit; NMED does not cover Albuquerque and Bernalillo County	None stated	Internet and mail to New Mexico consumers only	Not addressed (only "standard high sugar" jams named)	Not addressed	Barred (named as not allowed)	[102] [103] [104] [105]
New York	Yes	Free NYSDAM home processor registration; jams, jellies and marmalades from 22 listed high-acid fruits; nothing that needs refrigeration	None stated	Internet within New York only; no out-of-state shipping	Barred in effect ("spreads" prohibited)	Not addressed	Barred by name	[106] [107] [108] [109]
North Carolina	Yes	Listed as low-risk shelf-stable food. NCDA&CS kitchen inspection before any sale, no fee; no pets in the home; water test	None stated	Shipping by USPS or FedEx with labels; out of state not addressed	Not addressed	Not addressed	Acidified route: lab process authority letter	[110] [111]
North Dakota	Yes	Named in the Cottage Food Act. No license, permit or inspection; sale to an informed end consumer	None	SB 2386 (2025) was meant to allow internet, phone and interstate sales; exact text not verified	Not excluded	Not excluded	Not excluded	[112] [113] [114] [115] [116]
Ohio	Yes	Jams, jellies and fruit butters listed. No registration, license or fee; acidified foods barred	None stated	Online not addressed; no sales outside Ohio	Sugar-free barred (Farm Bureau); reduced sugar not addressed	Allowed; pumpkin butter not	Barred (acidified; hot pepper butter named)	[117] [118] [119] [120] [121] [122]
Oklahoma	Yes	Fruit jams and jellies that follow the Ball Blue Book or NCHFP. No license	$75,000; $250,000 from November 1, 2026	Internet and phone within Oklahoma; delivery, including third party, within Oklahoma; no out-of-state sales per OSU FAPC-242 (the statute, 2 O.S. 5-4.3, sets no in-state limit; ask ODAFF)	Not addressed	Unclear ("butters" listed among TCS examples)	Not addressed	[123] [124] [125] [183]
Oregon	Conditional	Jams, jellies and fruit butters only from fruit with a natural pH below 4.60 (figs, melons, Asian pears, persimmons fail); test results on request; no license. Farm route: the Farm Direct Marketing Law covers jam from your own fruit with a recognized recipe or process authority, up to $50,000	Under $52,700 gross a year	Online and mail with purchaser records; out of state not addressed	Not addressed	Allowed from fruit with a natural pH below 4.60	Barred (fruit only)	[126] [127] [128] [129]
Pennsylvania	Yes	Limited Food Establishment registration ($35 a year), plan review and inspection; soluble solids lab test unless a standard recipe; no animals in the home	Not stated	Internet sales from the production site; across state lines, PDA says you "may also need FDA registration", though a private home is not a facility under 21 CFR 1.227	Not addressed by PDA	Not addressed by PDA; Penn State: soluble solids test unless a standard recipe	Reviewed as acidified: approved recipe, pH 4.6 or below, process authority if pH 4.2 to 4.6	[130] [131] [132] [185]
Rhode Island	Conditional	Farmers only. Cottage food registration covers only baked goods, so home cooks off the farm cannot sell jam. Farm route: a registered kitchen on a farm may make jams, jellies and preserves from locally grown produce (R.I. Gen. Laws 21-27-6.1)	Farm route: none stated	Not addressed	Not addressed	Not addressed	Not addressed	[133] [134] [135]
South Carolina	Yes	Standardized science-based recipe with acidic fruit, sugar and pectin. No license	None	Online and mail order delivered within South Carolina	Barred	Not addressed	Barred by name (peppers listed as low acid)	[136] [137]
South Dakota	Conditional	Covered as a canned good at pH 4.6 or below or water activity 0.85 or below, plus the $40 state course (valid five years) or processing authority verification of each recipe	None	No online sales; face to face with personal delivery; no mail or carrier	Same pH test; SDSU review advised	Same pH test	Same pH test; SDSU process review advised	[138] [139] [140]
Tennessee	Yes	Food Freedom Act. No permit, license, inspection or training; canned jam is shelf stable only with a tested process	None	In person or remote; delivery by producer, agent or carrier within Tennessee; freezer jam in person only	Not named; shelf stable only if pH below 4.6 with a tested process	Not named; same test	Pepper jam above pH 4.6 is a low-acid canned food (UT Extension)	[141] [142] [143]
Texas	Yes	All foods except listed exclusions. Accredited food handler course; registration only for foods that need refrigeration	$150,000 gross a year, adjusted yearly (CPI-U)	Online with personal delivery by you, an employee or a household member; SB 541 removed mail order	If refrigerated: registration, date made and safe handling statement	High-acid fruit butters allowed; pumpkin butter excluded	If acidified: listed-source recipe or process authority, plus batch number	[144] [145] [146] [181]
Utah	Yes	Food freedom route: no license, informed buyer in Utah. Cottage route: registration, inspection, 21 CFR 150 fruits only (no tomato)	None stated	Not addressed; Utah only; since 2026 a designated representative may sell and deliver	Cottage: barred. Food freedom: not excluded	Cottage: barred. Food freedom: not excluded	Cottage: barred. Food freedom: not addressed	[147] [148] [149] [150] [151] [152]
Vermont	Yes	Jams and jellies listed in the Manufactured Food Rule. VDH online training before starting and every year; exemption filing by January 15; nothing that needs refrigeration	$30,000 gross a year (a separate $10,000 processor exemption can be added)	Not addressed	Ask VDH for a product determination	Ask VDH for a product determination	Ask VDH for a product determination	[153] [154] [155]
Virginia	Conditional	Jams and jellies that are not low-acid or acidified low-acid. No fee, permit or inspection; VDACS (July 2026) lists fig jam, banana jam, lavender jelly and zucchini or carrot cake jam among products that "may not be allowed"	None for jams	Phone and internet; delivery in person, by mail or delivery service within Virginia (HB 402); no interstate sales	May not qualify, depending on the recipe	Apple butter "may not be allowed" (VDACS)	"May not be allowed" (VDACS)	[156] [157] [158] [159]
Washington	Yes	Standardized under 21 CFR 150 with a cook step, sterilized containers, no paraffin. WSDA permit with home inspection ($230 in statute fees for a new permit; WSDA's form asks $355); food worker card; freezer jam barred by name	$35,000 gross a year	No internet or mail-order sales (RCW 69.22.020(4)); WSDA's form says internet sales must be picked up or delivered in person in Washington; the statute controls, so confirm with WSDA	Not named; likely outside the standard (confirm with WSDA)	Allowed if standardized under Part 150	Not named; peppers are not a standard jelly fruit (confirm with WSDA)	[160] [161] [162] [163] [164] [184]
West Virginia	Yes	Standard jams and jellies from standard fruits with sugar: no WVDA permit or label review. Nonstandard jams need a potentially hazardous cottage food permit	None stated	Standard jam in person or remotely; WVDA says across state lines if federal and state rules are met (not confirmed); permitted products West Virginia only	No-sugar-added and artificially sweetened need the permit	Plain fruit butters need no permit; with added ingredients, permit; pumpkin is not a fruit butter	Permit with process authority approval	[165] [166] [167] [168] [169] [170]
Wisconsin	Yes	Fruit-based, home-canned, pH 4.6 or below. No license; sales only at community events, flea markets and farmers markets	Under $5,000 a year (per person, DATCP; per household, UW Extension)	No internet or out-of-state sales	Only if home-canned at pH 4.6 or below	Not named	Not named	[171] [172] [173]
Wyoming	Yes	Jams named as non-potentially hazardous. No license or inspection; informed end consumer; third-party retail allowed with a home-kitchen label	Up to 250,000 products and $250,000 a year (producer definition)	Not addressed; Wyoming only	Not addressed	Not addressed	Not named; cooked vegetables are potentially hazardous, so direct sales only	[174] [175] [176]

What the table shows

Jam is the most widely allowed home food, but the allowance is narrower than it looks. Many states define the jam they allow by a federal standard, a list of fruits or a pH. California [13], Connecticut [28], Michigan [73], Mississippi [83], Nevada [94], Utah's cottage program [149] and Washington [160] tie jam to 21 CFR 150, the federal standard of identity, which sets the fruit and the minimum sugar. Oregon allows only fruit with a natural pH below 4.60 [127], and New York only 22 listed fruits [106].

The edge products split the states. Counting only states whose rules exclude a product on every home route, 13 bar pepper jelly, 7 bar low-sugar jam and 5 bar fruit butter. Virginia's FAQ says pepper jelly and apple butter "may not be allowed" [156], several states send each product to a lab test or a process review, and many say nothing. Indiana [51] and Idaho's 2026 act [44] are the states that name low-sugar jam as allowed. The product-by-product comparison, with freezer jam and pumpkin butter, is on preserves cottage food laws often exclude.

Caps range from under $5,000 to $250,000, and most states have none. Of the 49 states that let any home cook sell jam, 19 state a yearly cap. The lowest is Wisconsin's limit of less than $5,000 [172], with Colorado's $10,000 per product close behind until 2027 [21]. The highest is $250,000 in Florida [35] and Wyoming [174], which Oklahoma matches from November 1, 2026 [125]. The other 30 either say there is no cap or state none in the sources reviewed. Indiana's separate homestead route for farm vendors allows up to $1,500,000 [52].

Sales usually stop at the state line. Florida is the one state whose guidance plainly allows cottage food to be shipped to other states [34]. Arkansas allows it if federal law is followed [11], Nebraska to states where receiving it is legal [92], and Massachusetts if the other state's law allows it [71]. Delaware [31], Mississippi [84], South Dakota [139], Washington [161] and Wisconsin [172] allow no online sales at all. The patterns are on selling jam online.

The label statement is almost universal, and the wording is exact. Nearly every state that allows home jam requires a sentence telling the buyer the jar came from a home kitchen the state does not inspect, and several set a minimum type size: 10 point in many states, 11 point in Michigan [77] and Washington [161]. Kansas [57], North Carolina [110] and Pennsylvania [131] require no home-kitchen statement. Each state page quotes its own wording; the federal elements every jar also needs are on what a jam label must say.

Farm routes for growers

Six states give farmers a route that home cooks do not have. In Rhode Island the farm route is the only one, which is why its row reads Conditional. In the other five it sits beside the home route, and if you grow your own fruit it may fit better than cottage food.

State	Farm route	What it allows
Rhode Island	Farm home food manufacture (R.I. Gen. Laws 21-27-6.1)	Jams, jellies and preserves from locally grown produce, made in a registered kitchen on the farm; no refrigerated products [134]
Delaware	On-farm home processing (Department of Agriculture permit)	Jams, jellies, preserves, marmalades and fruit butters at pH 4.6 or below or water activity 0.85 or below, up to $50,000 [33]
Oregon	Farm Direct Marketing Law	Jam from your own fruit with a recognized recipe or process authority approval, up to $50,000 [128]
Kentucky	Home-based microprocessor	Low-sugar and savory jams for growers who complete a University of Kentucky workshop and recipe approval [60]
Indiana	Homestead and small farm vendor (from July 1, 2026)	Fruit spreads made primarily from your own property, up to $1,500,000 [52]
Maryland	On-farm home processing license	Sales to restaurants and other retailers for farmers under $40,000 [69]

Where the sources conflict or stop short

California's caps. The CDPH page shows $75,000 and $150,000 [12], the statute's base figures, which are adjusted each year by the California Consumer Price Index [179]. CDPH's adjusted limits effective January 1, 2025 are $86,206 and $172,411 [16]; no CDPH notice for 2026 was found. Ask your county environmental health department.
Georgia's label statement. The statute and the Department of Agriculture's FAQ print different disclosures [39] [37]. Ask GDA which one it enforces.
Hawaii and pepper jelly. The Department of Health and Act 195 state the acidified food test differently (pH 4.2 or below or water activity below 0.88, against both together) [41] [42]. Get the Department's answer in writing.
Nevada orders. The Southern Nevada Health District's FAQ says the law prohibits phone and internet sales, and also that food may be ordered by phone or internet for in-person delivery [94]. Follow the stricter reading until the district clarifies.
Washington online sales. An advocacy source reports online ordering with pickup or delivery [162]; the statute bars internet and mail-order sales [161]. This page follows the statute.
Wisconsin's cap. DATCP applies the $5,000 limit per person [172]; UW Extension's 2014 guidance applies it per household [173].
Colorado and pumpkin butter. CDPHE's 2027 eligibility list names pumpkin butter as approved [25], while CSU Extension and the National Center for Home Food Preservation say there is no safe home canning process [22] [4]. Do not sell it canned and shelf stable.
Nebraska and pepper jelly. UNL says pepper jelly with pureed peppers is allowed [93], but the law excludes hermetically sealed acidified foods [92]. Ask the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
West Virginia's label. The WVDA vendor guide and the 2026 emergency rule word the home-kitchen statement differently, and the rule is unclear on whether it applies to standard jam [166] [167]. Ask WVDA.
New Jersey's ingredient list. NJDOH allows fruit jams but lists "Fresh Fruit" and home-grown or foraged fruit among prohibited ingredients [100]. Ask NJDOH how it reads the two together.

Law changes for home jam sellers, 2025 to 2027 (checked October 22, 2026)

Dates are as the sources state them. A change listed with a future date was not yet in force on that day; plan for it, then confirm with the agency once it takes effect.

Enacted

State	Change	Effective
Georgia	HB 398 removed the state license and allowed sales to retail stores and restaurants [38]	July 1, 2025
Tennessee	HB 130 added many temperature-controlled foods for in-person direct sale [143]	July 1, 2025
Vermont	Act 42 and the Manufactured Food Rule set a $30,000 cap and yearly training and exemption filing [153] [154]	July 1, 2025 (Act); January 15, 2026 (rule)
Texas	SB 541 raised the cap from $50,000 to $150,000, broadened the food list and allowed wholesale to registered cottage vendors [144]	September 1, 2025
North Dakota	SB 2386 amended the sales provisions; testimony says the purpose was to allow internet, phone and interstate sales [114] [115]	March 2025 (emergency clause)
New Hampshire	2025 acts allowed an email address and QR codes on labels and created a recipe-approval review committee [177]	November 12, 2025
Idaho	S.B. 1283, the Idaho Direct-to-Consumer Commerce Act, listed regular and sugar-free jams and butters and opened perishable homemade foods [44] [47]	On approval, March 2026
Michigan	2025 PA 51 raised the cap from $25,000 to $50,000 ($75,000 for units of $250 or more) and allowed online sales and in-state shipping with direct interaction [178]	March 24, 2026
Utah	An amendment to Utah Code 4-5a-104 lets a designated representative sell and deliver food freedom products [148]	May 6, 2026
West Virginia	SB 44 created a permit for potentially hazardous cottage foods, which covers pepper, herb and no-sugar-added jams [168] [165]	June 12, 2026
Indiana	HEA 1424 created the homestead and small farm vendor route, including fruit spreads, with a $1,500,000 cap [52]	July 1, 2026
Virginia	HB 402 allowed internet and phone sales of jam with delivery by mail or delivery service within Virginia; VDACS's July 2026 FAQ reflects it [159] [156]	In VDACS guidance by July 2026
Louisiana	Act 801 (HB 403) raised the cap from $30,000 to $100,000 [62]	August 1, 2026
Maryland	HB 535 (Chapter 320) raised the cap from $50,000 to $100,000 [70]	October 1, 2026
Oklahoma	HB 3720 renamed the law the Local Food Freedom Act and raised the cap from $75,000 to $250,000 [125]	November 1, 2026
Colorado	HB26-1033 (Tamale Act) brings annual CDPHE registration, a $150,000 total cap in place of $10,000 per product, new label items, and drops every pepper jam and jelly [24] [25]	January 1, 2027
Nevada	AB 352 moves cottage food registration to the state agriculture department; whether it changes caps, products or shipping is not stated [95]	July 1, 2027
Minnesota	A 2025 law creates a single tier and allows in-state shipping [80]	August 1, 2027

Proposed, not in force

State	Proposal	Status as of October 2026
Alaska	SB 226 would bar potentially hazardous homemade food in reduced oxygen packaging [8]	Introduced January 26, 2026
Delaware	A revision of the cottage food regulation keeps jam, the $30 fee and the online ban [32]	Proposed February 2026; no effective date stated
Missouri	HB 3108 would replace RSMo 196.298, name jams and jellies as homemade food, drop the word "canned" and allow agents and third-party retail [86]	Introduced 2026; enactment not confirmed
Rhode Island	S 2506 Substitute A would add allergens and a not-inspected statement to farm home food labels [135]	Substitute A, February 2026; status not confirmed

Confirm your state's entry before your first sale

Home food law changes often, and a table can only be as current as the day it was checked. Before you sell:

Open your state's page from the table and read the agency source it cites.
Call or email the agency and confirm the rule for the exact products you will sell, by name.
Keep the written answer with your records, dated.

Start with the basics of selling from home

If this is your first look at home food law, selling jam from home under cottage food explains how these laws work, why jam fits them, and the steps to take before your first sale.